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Starting Order & Pole for 2026 Great American Getaway 400


After the Michigan race, the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season heads to Pocono Raceway in Blakeslee, Pennsylvania, for the Great American Getaway 400. The 16th race of the season will go live on Prime at 1 pm ET on Sunday, Jun 14.

The Pocono race will be contested on a 2.5-mile-long oval track. Thirty-eight drivers will compete over 160 laps to drive down Victory Lane. FOX Sports motorsports reporter Bob Pockrass shared the starting lineup for the 2026 Great American Getaway 400.

Who is on pole for 2026 Great American Getaway 400?

In Saturday’s (June 13) Cup Series qualifying, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin claimed his fifth pole of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season with a time of 51.948 seconds and a speed of 173.250 mph. It marked Hamlin’s 51st pole of his career.

Hamlin is all set to lead the field to the green flag at the start of the 2026 Pocono race, and the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will share the front row with him after a lap of 173.067 mph.

The pair will be followed by Daniel Suarez, Ty Gibbs, and the defending winner of the event Chase Briscoe in the top-five. Chris Buescher, Erik Jones, John Hunter Nemechek, William Byron, and Ryan Blaney completed the top 10.

2026 Great American Getaway 400 starting line-up

Below is the complete starting lineup for the 38-car grid at the Pocono Raceway:

  1. #11 – Denny Hamlin
  2. #5 – Kyle Larson
  3. #7 – Daniel Suarez
  4. #54 – Ty Gibbs
  5. #19 – Chase Briscoe
  6. #17 – Chris Buescher
  7. #43 – Erik Jones
  8. #42 – John Hunter Nemechek
  9. #24 – William Byron
  10. #12 – Ryan Blaney
  11. #22 – Joey Logano
  12. #48 – Alex Bowman
  13. #71 – Michael McDowell
  14. #33 – Austin Hill
  15. #41 – Cole Custer
  16. #45 – Tyler Reddick
  17. #2 – Austin Cindric
  18. #38 – Zane Smith
  19. #16 – AJ Allmendinger
  20. #21 – Josh Berry
  21. #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  22. #20 – Christopher Bell
  23. #9 – Chase Elliott
  24. #1 – Ross Chastain
  25. #35 – Riley Herbst
  26. #77 – Carson Hocevar
  27. #10 – Ty Dillon
  28. #88 – Connor Zilisch
  29. #34 – Todd Gilliland
  30. #4 – Noah Gragson
  31. #97 – Shane van Gisbergen
  32. #33 – Austin Dillon
  33. #51 – Cody Ware
  34. #78 – Daniel Dye
  35. #60 – Ryan Preece
  36. #62 – Casey Mears
  37. #6 – Brad Keselowski
  38. #23 – Bubba Wallace

Watch all NASCAR Cup Series teams and drivers at the Pocono Raceway for Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400.