NASCAR starting grid for Sunday: Cup Series qualifying results, Sonoma starting lineup
Following Saturday's Cup Series qualifying results at Sonoma Raceway, we've provided the NASCAR starting grid for tomorrow along with the NASCAR starting lineup.
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NASCAR starting lineup for Sonoma
Here is the Cup Series starting lineup, along with qualifying times from Saturday.
Shane van Gisbergen – 1:14.594 seconds
Chase Briscoe: 1:14.844 seconds
William Byron – 1:15.025 seconds
Ross Chastain: 1:15.087 seconds
A.J. Allmendinger: 1:15.120 seconds
Ty Gibbs – 1:15.128 seconds
Ryan Blaney – 1:15.134 seconds
Tyler Reddick – 1:15.176 seconds
Alex Bowman: 1:15.233 seconds
Christopher Bell – 1:15.243 seconds
Kyle Larson – 1:15.254 seconds
Zane Smith – 1:15.278 seconds
Chase Elliott – 1:15.283 seconds
Chris Buescher – 1:15.373 seconds
Michael McDowell – 1:15.408 seconds
Denny Hamlin – 1:15.437 seconds
Kyle Busch – 1:15.475 seconds
John Hunter Nemechek -1:15.517 seconds
Daniel Suarez – 1:15.563 seconds
Ryan Preece – 1:15.589 seconds
Brad Keselowski –1:15.624 seconds
Joey Logano – 1:15.629 seconds
Carson Hocevar – 1:15.666 seconds
Austin Cindric – 1:15.734 seconds
Josh Berry – 1:15.836 seconds
Ty Dillon – 1:16.033 seconds
Cole Custer – 1:16.122 seconds
Riley Herbst – 1:16.254 seconds
Justin Haley – 1:16.270 seconds
Bubba Wallace – 1:16.275 seconds
Erik Jones: 1:16.297 seconds
Noah Gragson – 1:16.299 seconds
Austin Dillon – 1:16.461 seconds
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 1:16.623 seconds
Todd Gilliland – 1:16.732 seconds
Cody Ware – 1:17.478 seconds
Katherine Legge – DNS
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NASCAR starting grid for tomorrow: Save Mart 250
Here is the NASCAR Cup Series starting grid for tomorrow's race at Sonoma.
Row 1: Shane Van Gisbergen, Chase Briscoe
Row 2: William Byron, Ross Castain
Row 3: AJ Allmendinger, Ty Gibbs
Row 4: Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick
Row 5: Alex Bowman, Christopher Bell
Row 6: Kyle Larson, Zane Smith
Row 7: Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher
Row 8: Michael McDowell, Denny Hamlin
Row 9: Kyle Busch, John Hunter Nemechek
Row 10: Daniel Suarez, Ryan Preece
Row 11: Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano
Row 12: Carson Hocevar, Austin Cindric
Row 13: Josh Berry, Ty Dillon
Row 14: Cole Custer, Riley Herbst
Row 15: Justin Haley, Bubba Wallace
Row 16: Erik Jones, Noah Gragson
Row 17: Austin Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Row 18: Todd Gilliland, Cody Ware
Row 19: Katherine Legge
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