Starting Lineup: NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington
William Byron took the pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway with a 28.774 second lap time in Saturday's qualifying session. Byron was able to defeat Ryan Preece, who clocked in with the second-fastest time in the session.
Preece, who drives for RFK Racing, is looking for his fourth-consecutive top-10 finish.
Here is the official starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway, the eighth race of the 36-race NASCAR Cup Series season.
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
12 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
16 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
19 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
22 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
25 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
26 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota |
28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | HYAK Motorsports | Chevrolet |
29 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
30 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford |
32 | 35 | Riley Herbst # | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
33 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
34 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Toyota |
35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
36 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
37 | 33 | Austin Hill * (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
38 | 44 | JJ Yeley * | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet |
# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
* indicates "Open" entry
(i) indicates driver ineligible to score NASCAR Cup Series Points
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