Chase Elliott hit the lottery in his home state Thursday night. The Georgia native drew the No. 1 spot for Sunday's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in a random selection.
Aric Almirola will join Elliott on the front row. The Stewart-Haas driver is still looking for his first top-five finish of the season. His best finish was seventh for the weeknight Darlington race in May.
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Joey Logano, Kyle Busch and Clint Bowyer drew the rest of the top five. Logano and Elliott possibly being nose to tail for the start of the race at the 1.54-mile AMS could be interesting. Elliott slid into Logano while the two drivers were battling for the win with three laps to go at Bristol Motor Speedway on Sunday. Both cars wrecked, which allowed Brad Keselowski to steal the win.
Logano and Elliott discussed the crash after the race, with Logano later telling FS1 he was not pleased that Elliott didn't immediately apologize for causing the crash.
Who won the pole for the NASCAR race at Atlanta?
Chase Elliott drew the No. 1 position in a random draw of the series' top 12 teams based on owner points. This is the second pole of the Cup Series season for Elliott. He qualified first at Phoenix in March in the last race before the Series shut down for COVID-19.
The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 is scheduled for Sunday, June 7, at with the green flags scheduled for 3:25 p.m. ET (Fox, PRN) at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
NASCAR starting lineup at Atlanta
| Start | Driver | Car No. | Team |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 2 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 14 | Erik Jones | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 15 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 18 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 19 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 20 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 22 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 24 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 25 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Go Fas Racing |
| 26 | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
| 27 | Christopher Bell | 95 | Leavine Family Racing |
| 28 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Germain Racing |
| 29 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 30 | JJ Yeley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 31 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 32 | Josh Bilicki | 27 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 33 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Premium Motorsports |
| 34 | Garrett Smithley | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 35 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
| 36 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 37 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Motorsports Business Management |
| 39 | B.J. McLeod | 78 | B.J. McLeod Motorsports |
| 40 | Reed Sorenson | 7 | Tommy Baldwin Racing |
