Brad Keselowski takes Darlington pole via a draw
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| Brad Kesekowski |
The starting lineup for Sunday’s The Real Heroes 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set.
Brad Keselowski will start on the pole and be joined by Alex Bowman on the front row to lead the field to green for the 293-lap, 400-mile race — the sport’s first since March 8 at Phoenix Raceway due to the COVID-19 stoppage.
The lineup for the race was determined by live draw and aired on FS1’s “Race Hub." The parameters for the live draw were as follows:
Starting Lineup
| St | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
| 2 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 3 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 5 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 6 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 8 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 10 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 11 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 14 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 16 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 17 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 18 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 19 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Go Fas Racing |
| 20 | Erik Jones | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 22 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 24 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 25 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 26 | Garrett Smithley | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 27 | Quin Houff | 00 | Starcom Racing |
| 28 | Christopher Bell | 95 | Leavine Family Racing |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 30 | JJ Yeley | 27 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 32 | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Racing |
| 33 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Germain Racing |
| 34 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 35 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Premium Motorsports |
| 36 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 37 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 66 | MBM Motorsports |
| 39 | BJ McLeod | 78 | BJ McLeod Motorsports |
| 40 | Josh Bilicki | 7 | Tommy Baldwin Racin |