For the first time this season, NASCAR used a mathematical formula to set the starting lineup for a race. It went that route after inclement weather forced Friday's practice sessions at Atlanta Motor Speedway to be postponed.
NASCAR moved practice to Saturday and canceled qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 (3:17 p.m. ET green flag Sunday). It said that it set the lineup according to its rule book. It reportedly used the same formula that took the place of qualifying in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID.
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This was the lineup formula the previous two seasons:
- Driver's finishing position from the previous race (25 percent)
- Car owner's finishing position from the previous race (25 percent)
- Team owner points ranking (35 percent)
- Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent)
Who won the pole for the NASCAR race at Atlanta?
Chase Briscoe was awarded the pole for Sunday's race based on the formula. Briscoe won last weekend's race at Phoenix — it was his first Cup Series win — and is fifth in the series points standings driving for Stewart-Haas Racing.
Ryan Blaney will join him on the front row. The Team Penske driver was fourth at Phoenix and is seventh in points.
Starting lineup for Atlanta race
The front row will be Chase Briscoe and Ryan Blaney after qualifying for the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 was canceled. They will lead a 37-car field to the green flag Sunday. Just one open team is entered this weekend: NY Racing Team, which boasts Greg Biffle as its driver.
| Starting pos. | Driver | Car No. | Team |
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 6 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 7 | Ross Chastain | 1 | TrackHouse Racing |
| 8 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | 45 | 23XI Racing |
| 10 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 11 | Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | TrackHouse Racing |
| 14 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 15 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | Austin Cindric | 2 | Team Penske |
| 17 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 18 | Ty Dillon | 42 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 19 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 21 | Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 22 | Justin Haley | 31 | Kaulig Racing |
| 23 | Erik Jones | 43 | Petty GMS Motorsports |
| 24 | Brad Keselowski | 6 | Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing |
| 25 | Todd Gilliland | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 26 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 27 | Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 28 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 30 | Noah Gragson | 16 | Kaulig Racing |
| 31 | Harrison Burton | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 32 | Cody Ware | 51 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 33 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Spire Motorsports |
| 34 | BJ McLeod | 78 | Live Fast Motorsports |
| 35 | David Ragan | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 36 | Josh Bilicki | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 37 | Greg Biffle | 44 | NY Racing Team |
