Darlington starting lineup: Qualifying washout puts Kevin Harvick in No. 1

Ray Slover

Darlington starting lineup: Qualifying washout puts Kevin Harvick in No. 1 image

Thanks, Hermine: Because of a tropical storm, or hurricane, or tropical storm. or whatever, NASCAR canceled all Friday events are Darlington Raceway.

And with that, it washed away qualifying fo Sunday's Southern 500.

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Friday's two practice sessions were to have given drivers and their throwback-schemed machines a chance to prepare. Qualifying was scheduled for Saturday.

Instead, Sprint Cup drivers took the Track Too Tough To Tame twice on Saturday. Sunday's lineup will be strictly by the book — the NASCAR rulebook, in which owner points prevail.

The silver lining left as Hermine departed? Sunday should be nice, with temperatures falling from the lower 80s at race time to the mid-70s over its 500-plus miles.

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Sunday's Southern 500 is scheduled to begin about 6 p.m. ET, with drivers rolling off two by two in the following order.

Pos. No. Driver Brand Sponsor
1 4 Kevin
Harvick
Chevy Busch
Chevrolet SS
2 2 Brad
Keselowski
Ford Miller
Lite
3 19 Carl
Edwards
Toyota Arris
4 41 Kurt
Busch
Chevy Haas VF1/
Monster Energy
Chevrolet SS
5 22 Joey
Logano
Ford Shell
Pennzoil
6 18 Kyle
Busch
Toyota Interstate
Batteries
7 11 Denny
Hamlin
Toyota Sport
Clips
8 78 Martin
Truex Jr.
Toyota Auto-Owners
Insurance
9 48 Jimmie
Johnson
Chevy Lowe's
Pro Services
10 20 Matt
Kenseth
Toyota Tide
PODS
11 24 Chase
Elliott
Chevy NAPA
Auto Parts
12 3 Austin
Dillon
Chevy American
Ethanol
13 1 Jamie
McMurray
Chevy McDonald's
Chevrolet
14 31 Ryan
Newman
Chevy Caterpillar
15 88 Jeff
Gordon
Chevy Nationwide
16 42 Kyle
Larson
Chevy Target
17 14 Tony
Stewart
Chevy Coca-Cola
Chevrolet SS
18 5 Kasey
Kahne
Chevy LiftMaster
19 6 Trevor
Bayne
Ford Advocare
Ford Fusion
20 21 Ryan
Blaney
Ford Motorcraft/
Quick Lane Tire
& Auto Center
21 47 AJ
Allmendinger
Chevy Kroger
Tyson 1977
Bruce Hill throwback
22 17 Ricky
Stenhouse Jr.
Ford Fastenal
Ford Fusion
23 16 Greg
Biffle
Ford Hooters
Ford Fusion
24 27 Paul
Menard
Chevy Valvoline/
Menards
25 10 Danica
Patrick
Chevy Nature's Bakery
Chevrolet SS
26 43 Aric
Almirola
Ford STP
27 15 Clint
Bowyer
Chevy 5-Hour
Energy
28 13 Casey
Mears
Chevy Geico
29 38 Landon
Cassill
Ford Rumple Furniture/
Bailey Excavating
30 95 Michael
McDowell
Chevy Thrivent
Financial
31 34 Chris
Buescher
Ford Love’s
Travel Stops
32 23 David
Ragan
Toyota I’m a Pepper
33 7 Regan
Smith
Chevy Nikko RC
Turbo Panther
Chevrolet
34 44 Brian
Scott
Ford Twisted Tea
35 83 Matt
DiBenedetto
Toyota Orange Crush
36 98 Cole
Whitt
Chevy Carolina Skiff
37 46 Michael
Annett
Chevy Pilot
Flying J
38 32 Jeffrey
Earnhardt
Ford Otter Pops/
Corvetteparts.net
39 55 Reed
Sorenson
Chevy TBD
40 30 Josh
Wise
Chevy Curtis Key
Plumbing

Ray Slover