Chase Elliott will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green in the race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway.
The No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports driver earned the pole after winning last week’s event at Martinsville Speedway.
March’s Phoenix victor Joey Logano will start next to Elliott on the front row, while his Team Penske cohort Brad Keselowski lines up third. Denny Hamlin, the last of the championship contenders, starts fourth, while Ryan Blaney rounds out the top five starters.
Alex Bowman begins sixth, while Busch brothers Kurt and Kyle are seventh and eighth. Stewart-Haas Racing teammates Clint Bowyer and Aric Almirola complete the top 10 in the lineup.
The lineup was formed using an equation combining four statistical categories: rank in owner points (35%), driver’s finishing position (25%), owner’s finishing position (25%) and fastest lap from previous race (15%).
Cup Starting Lineup for Phoenix
The Season Finale 500 airs on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. ET on NBC.
Joy joined Frontstretch in 2019 as a NASCAR DraftKings writer, expanding to news and iRacing coverage in 2020. She's currently an assistant editor and involved with photos, social media and news editing. A California native, Joy was raised watching motorsports and started watching NASCAR extensively in 2001. She earned her B.A. degree in Liberal Studies at California State University Bakersfield in 2010.