It’s supposed to be a busy Saturday from EchoPark Speedway, with the NASCAR Cup, O’Reilly Auto Parts, and Craftsman Truck Series all scheduled to hit the racetrack, but Mother Nature apparently has other plans.
With inclement weather arriving in the Hampton, Georgia area in the early hours of Saturday morning, NASCAR has been forced to cancel NASCAR Cup Series qualifying (scheduled for 11:00 AM ET) ahead of Sunday’s AutoTrader 400.
The starting lineup for Sunday’s 400-miler at EchoPark Speedway will be set by the NASCAR Cup Series Rule Book, which, in this particular situation, points to NASCAR’s Performance Metric. All 38 drivers and teams on the premises will qualify for the event.
Tyler Reddick, by virtue of winning the season-opening DAYTONA 500 and leading the NASCAR Cup Series point standings, will start from the pole on Sunday. Joey Logano, driver of the Team Penske No. 22 Ford Mustang, will start second.
Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. will roll from third-place when the green flag drops on Sunday, with Chase Elliott in fourth and Brad Keselowski, still recovering from a broken femur over the off-season, rounding out the top-five.
Zane Smith, Chris Buescher, Riley Herbst, Bubba Wallace, and Josh Berry complete the top-10 in the starting order for the event.
Other notable drivers starting outside the top-10 for Sunday include William Byron (13th), Kyle Busch (14th), Carson Hocevar (15th), Kyle Larson (16th), Ross Chastain (21st), Ryan Blaney (22nd), Ty Gibbs (25th), Denny Hamlin (29th), Austin Cindric (30th), Christopher Bell (32nd), Chase Briscoe (34th), and Alex Bowman (36th).
