Chase Elliott wins Busch Pole Award for season finale at Phoenix – NASCAR

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Chase Elliott won the Busch Pole Award for Sunday’s season-ending race at Phoenix Raceway (3 p.m. ET on NBC/NBC Sports App, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), which hosts the championship weekend for the NASCAR Playoffs this year for the first time.

The Cup Series lineup was determined using NASCAR’s competition-based formula, which is a total number based on the series’ previous event: 15% of a fastest lap time position, 25% of the driver’s final race finish position, 25% of the owner’s final race position and 35% of the owner points position.

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Joining Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on the front row will be Joey Logano in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.

In the majority of national series events since NASCAR’s May return, starting lineups have been set by random draws. This structure, first introduced in early August, draws on performance from both individual races and season-long results, rather than leaving a range of starting spots up to chance.

See the full starting lineup for Sunday’s race below (P = playoff eligible):

StartDriverCar #Team
1Chase Elliott (P)9Hendrick Motorsports
2Joey Logano (P)22Team Penske
3Brad Keselowski (P)2Team Penske
4Denny Hamlin (P)11Joe Gibbs Racing
5Ryan Blaney12Team Penske
6Alex Bowman88Hendrick Motorsports
7Kurt Busch1Chip Ganassi Racing
8Kyle Busch18Joe Gibbs Racing
9Clint Bowyer14Stewart-Haas Racing
10Aric Almirola10Stewart-Haas Racing
11Kevin Harvick4Stewart-Haas Racing
12Matt DiBenedetto21Woods Brothers Racing
13Martin Truex Jr.19Joe Gibbs Racing
14Erik Jones20Joe Gibbs Racing
15Cole Custer41Stewart-Haas Racing
16Matt Kenseth42Chip Ganassi Racing
17Christopher Bell95Leavine Family Racing
18Austin Dillon3Richard Childress Racing
19Ryan Newman6Roush Fenway Racing
20Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47JTG Daugherty Racing
21Tyler Reddick8Richard Childress Racing
22Ty Dillon13Germain Racing
23Bubba Wallace43Richard Petty Motorsports
24Ryan Preece37JTG Daugherty Racing
25William Byron24Hendrick Motorsports
26Jimmie Johnson48Hendrick Motorsports
27John Hunter Nemechek38Front Row Motorsports
28Corey LaJoie32Go Fas Racing
29Michael McDowell34Front Row Motorsports
30Daniel Suarez96Gaunt Brothers Racing
31Chris Buescher17Roush Fenway Racing
32JJ Yeley27Rick Ware Racing
33Timmy Hill66Motorsports Business Management
34Quin Houff00StarCom Racing
35Brennan Poole15Premium Motorsports
36James Davison53Rick Ware Racing
37Joey Gase51Petty Ware Racing
38Josh Bilicki77Spire Motorsports
39Garrett Smithley7Tommy Baldwin Racing