By Staff Report NASCAR.com July 30, 2020
The starting lineup for Sunday’s Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (3 p.m. ET on NBCSN, NBC Sports App, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) has been set.
Aric Almirola will start from the pole position, while three-time New Hampshire winner Denny Hamlin will start alongside him on the the front row for the 301-lap, 318.46-mile race at the 1.058-mile track.
The lineup for the race was determined by a random draw, with NBC Sports announcing the results online. The parameters for the draw were as follows:
- Positions 1-12 determined by a random draw from charter teams in those positions in team owner points
- Positions 13-24: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
- Positions 25-36: Random draw among charter teams in those positions in owner points
- Positions 37-38: will be filled out by open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points
Here is a look at the full lineup:
| Starting spot | Driver | Car # | Team |
| 1 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 2 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 3 | Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
| 5 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | Clint Bowyer | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 7 | Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 8 | Alex Bowman | 88 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 10 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 11 | Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 14 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 16 | William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 20 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 18 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 19 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 20 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 21 | Matt Kenseth | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 22 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 23 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Racing |
| 24 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Germain Racing |
| 26 | James Davison | 53 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 27 | Garrett Smithley | 77 | Spire Motorsports |
| 28 | Joey Gase | 51 | Petty Ware Raicng |
| 29 | J.J. Yeley | 27 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 30 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 31 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 32 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
| 33 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Go Fas Racing |
| 34 | Brennan Poole | 15 | Premium Motorsports |
| 35 | Christopher Bell | 95 | Leavine Family Racing |
| 36 | John Hunter Nemechek | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 37 | Daniel Suarez | 96 | Gaunt Brothers Racing |
| 38 | Timmy Hill | 66 | Motorsports Business Management |