NASCAR lineup at Pocono: Starting order, pole for HighPoint.com 400 based on qualifying results

David Suggs

NASCAR lineup at Pocono: Starting order, pole for HighPoint.com 400 based on qualifying results image

Trick or treat?

Whenever the Cup Series rolls into Pocono, drivers are presented with a challenge. It's the Bermuda Triangle of tracks, a three-sided maze that resides in the sleepy hillsides of Long Pond, Pa.

At first glance, the track looks like anything but a racing hub. It's rigid and unusual, a world away from the ovals that make up most of NASCAR's courses. And that shape that has earned the track the dubious sobriquet "The Tricky Triangle."

Last year's race at the track was especially frantic. Chase Elliott was awarded the checkered flag after Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified due to unapproved material cloaking the front fascia of their cars.

Elliott would love a return to fortune in 2023. He is on the outside looking in at playoff contention despite driving one of the fastest cars in all of NASCAR. But his chances took a big hit Saturday when he spun in qualifying.

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Here's what you need to know about Elliott's place in the starting lineup Sunday and who will be on the pole.

Who won the pole for Pocono in 2023?

William Byron took the pole for Sunday's race as he posted the fastest lap time in qualifying. He outpaced Martin Truex Jr., who will join him in the front row. It's the 11th career pole and third of the season for Byron.

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NASCAR at Pocono starting lineup 2023

Leading the field for Sunday's race are William Byron and Martin Truex Jr.

Starting pos. Driver Car No. Team
1 William Byron 24 Hendrick Motorsports
2 Martin Truex Jr. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
3 Kyle Larson 5 Hendrick Motorsports
4 Kevin Harvick 4 Stewart-Haas Racing
5 Christopher Bell 20 Joe Gibbs Racing
6 Joey Logano 22 Team Penske
7 Tyler Reddick 45 23XI Racing
8 Denny Hamlin 11 Joe Gibbs Racing
9 Austin Cindric 2 Team Penske
10 Bubba Wallace 23 23XI Racing
11 Ty Gibbs 54 Joe Gibbs Racing
12 Corey LaJoie 7 Spire Motorsports
13 Brad Keselowski 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
14 Ryan Blaney 12 Team Penske
15 Michael McDowell 34 Front Row Motorsports
16 AJ Allmendinger 16 Kaulig Racing
17 Daniel Suarez 99 Trackhouse Racing
18 Chris Buescher 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
19 Justin Haley 31 Kaulig Racing
20 Alex Bowman 48 Hendrick Motorsports
21 Ross Chastain 1 Trackhouse Racing
22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing
23 Austin Dillon 3 Richard Childress Racing
24 Erik Jones 43 Legacy Motor Club
25 Kyle Busch 8 Richard Childress Racing
26 Harrison Burton 21 Wood Brothers Racing
27 Aric Almirola 10 Stewart-Haas Racing
28 J.J. Yeley 15 Rick Ware Racing
29 Chase Briscoe 14 Stewart-Haas Racing
30 B.J. McLeod 78 Live Fast Motorsports
31 Cole Custer 51 Rick Ware Racing
32 Noah Gragson 42 Legacy Motor Club
33 Ty Dillon 77 Spire Motorsports
34 Ryan Preece 41 Stewart-Haas Racing
35 Chase Elliott 9 Hendrick Motorsports
36 Todd Gilliland 38 Front Row Motorsports

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.