NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Pocono in June 2026

Joe Gibbs Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Pocono Raceway in June. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the 2026 Great American Getaway 400 at Pocono this weekend. Kyle Larson will join Hamlin on the front row for Sunday afternoon’s event. It is Hamlin’s third pole position of the 2026 season.

Daniel Suarez and Ty Gibbs will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, Carson Hocevar, Connor Zilisch, Shane van Gisbergen, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, and Bubba Wallace all start 20th or worse for Sunday afternoon’s event. Hocevar, Preece, Keselowski, and Wallace all had issues on their runs.

The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Pocono in June 2026 is below!

NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Pocono (June 2026)

1. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
2. No. 5 Kyle Larson
3. No. 7 Daniel Suárez
4. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
5. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
6. No. 17 Chris Buescher
7. No. 43 Erik Jones
8. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
9. No. 24 William Byron
10. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
11. No. 22 Joey Logano
12. No. 48 Alex Bowman
13. No. 71 Michael McDowell
14. No. 33 Austin Hill
15. No. 41 Cole Custer
16. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
17. No. 22 Austin Cindric
18. No. 38 Zane Smith
19. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
20. No. 21 Josh Berry
21. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
22. No. 20 Christopher Bell
23. No. 9 Chase Elliott
24. No. 1 Ross Chastain
25. No. 35 Riley Herbst
26. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
27. No. 10 Ty Dillon
28. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
29. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
30. No. 4 Noah Gragson
31. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
32. No. 3 Austin Dillon
33. No. 51 Cody Ware
34. No. 78 Daniel Dye
35. No. 60 Ryan Preece
36. No. 62 Casey Mears
37. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
38. No. 23 Bubba Wallace

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Pocono in June 2026

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