NASCAR at Martinsville: Starting lineup for the Xfinity 500, the closing playoff elimination rush earlier than championship

NASCAR at Martinsville: Starting lineup for the Xfinity 500, the closing playoff elimination rush earlier than championship

After Kyle Larson won the final three NASCAR Cup Sequence playoff races, it would possibly perhaps presumably presumably level-headed come as no surprise that he’s on the pole for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday (2 p.m. ET, NBC) for the final playoff elimination rush earlier than the winner-lift-all championship event at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 7.

Larson has won nine races this season — four in the playoffs alone — and is sitting on the tip of the playoff standings with factual two races left. And due to he’s won essentially the most necessary two of three in the Round of 8, he’s the correct driver locked into the Championship 4, so the rest three title contenders will make sure at Martinsville.

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Alternatively, due to the challenges associated to racing for the length of the COVID-19 pandemic, most rush weekends this season fabricate now not consist of note or qualifying lessons. That goes for playoff races too, and the playoff drivers will originate on the entrance of the discipline.

So with out qualifying, NASCAR determines the initiating lineup with a formula primarily primarily primarily based on these components:

  • 25 percent: Driver’s ending blueprint from the outdated rush
  • 25 percent: Automobile owner’s ending blueprint from the outdated rush
  • 35 percent: Personnel owner functions ranking
  • 15 percent: Fastest lap from the outdated rush

Here’s a watch at the birth lineup for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville on Sunday.

1. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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2. Streak Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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3. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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4. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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5. Joey Logano, No. 22 Personnel Penske Ford

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6. Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Personnel Penske Ford

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7. Kyle Busch, No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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8. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Personnel Penske Ford

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9. Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

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10. Kurt Busch, No. 1 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet

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11. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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12. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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13. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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14. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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15. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Racing Ford

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16. Ross Chastain, No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet

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17. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

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18. Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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19. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford

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20. Daniel Suárez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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21. Matt DiBenedetto, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

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22. Streak Briscoe, No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

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23. Aric Almirola, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

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24. Cole Custer, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

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25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

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26. Ryan Preece, No. 37 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

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27. Ryan Newman, No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford

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28. Erik Jones, No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet

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29. Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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30. BJ McLeod, No. 78 Stay Hasty Motorsports Ford

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31. Cody Ware, No. 51 Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet

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32. Anthony Alfredo, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford

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33. Josh Bilicki, No. 52 Rick Ware Racing Ford

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34. Joey Gase, No. 53 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

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35. Justin Haley, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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36. Quin Houff, No. 00 StarCom Racing Chevrolet

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37. Garrett Smithley, No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet

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38. Timmy Hill, No. 66 Motorsports Industry Administration Toyota

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