Dover starting lineup for Sunday’s race


DOVER, DELAWARE - AUGUST 22: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the # 21 Menards / Monster Energy Ford, drives during the NASCAR Cup Series Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway on August 22, 2020 in Dover, Delaware.  (Photo by Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images) |  Getty Images

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The starting lineup is set for Drydene 311 on Sunday at Dover International Speedway (4pm ET, NBCSN, NBC Sports App, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). The top 20 finishers of Saturday’s race at Dover were inverted for Sunday, with the rest of Sunday’s lineup based on NASCAR’s new metric formula.

Matt DiBenedetto in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford Mustang will start from the pole position with Ryan Newman in the No. 6 Roush Fenway Racing Ford Mustang, also on the front row.

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The new metric formula of NASCAR weights the finish position of the previous race (weight 50%), ranking in points owner points (35%) and the fastest lap of the previous race (15%).

See the full lineup for Sunday’s race below.

Starting point Driver Car # Team
1 Matt DiBenedetto 21 Wood Brothers Racing
2 Ryan Newman 6 Roush Fenway Racing
3 Ty Dillon 13 Germain Racing
4 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
5 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Racing
6 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
7 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
8 Tyler Reddick 8 Richard Childress Racing
9 Erik Jones 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
10 Cole Custer 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
11 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
12 Brad Keselowski 2 Team Penske
13 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
14 Jimmie Johnson 48 Hendrick Motorsports
15 Clint Bowyer 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
16 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
17 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
18 Kyle Busch 18 Joe Gibbs Racing
19 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
20 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
21 Alex Bowman 88 Hendrick Motorsports
22 Matt Kenseth 42 Chip Ganassi Racing
23 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
24 Christopher Bell 95 Leavine Family Racing
25 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
26 Bubba Wallace 43 Richard Petty Motorsports
27 John Hunter Nemechek 38 Front Row Motorsports
28 Kurt Busch 1 Chip Ganassi Racing
29 Ryan Preece 37 JTG Daugherty Racing
30 Corey LaJoie 32 Go Fas Racing
31 Daniel Suarez 96 Gaunt Brothers Racing
32 JJ Yeley 27 Rick Ware Racing
33 Josh Bilicki 53 Rick Ware Racing
34 Brennan Poole 15 Premium motorsports
35 Quin Houff 00 StarCom Racing
36 Timmy Hill 66 Motorsports Business Management
37 Reed Sorenson 77 Spire Motorsports
38 Joey Gase 51 Petty Ware Racing
39 Garrett Smithley 7 Tommy Baldwin Racing
40 BJ McLeod 78 BJ McLeod Motorsport