NASCAR starting lineup for Cup race at North Wilkesboro in July 2026

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Team Penske will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at North Wilkesboro Speedway in July. Ryan Blaney won the pole for the 2026 Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro this weekend. Ty Gibbs will join Blaney on the front row for Sunday night's event. Qualifying was canceled due to inclement weather.

Christopher Bell and Carson Hocevar will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Ryan Preece, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Kyle Larson, Josh Berry, Chase Briscoe, Connor Zilisch, and A.J. Allmendinger all start 20th or worse for Sunday night's event. The starting lineup was set by the qualifying order.

The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at North Wilkesboro in July 2026 is below!

NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at North Wilkesboro (July 2026)​

1. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
2. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
3. No. 20 Christopher Bell
4. No. 77 Carson Hocevar
5. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
6. No. 43 Erik Jones
7. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
8. No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
9. No. 17 Chris Buescher
10. No. 9 Chase Elliott
11. No. 22 Joey Logano
12. No. 3 Austin Dillon
13. No. 1 Ross Chastain
14. No. 2 Austin Cindric
15. No. 24 William Byron
16. No. 71 Michael McDowell
17. No. 7 Daniel Suarez
18. No. 34 Todd Gilliland
19. No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
20. No. 41 Cole Custer
21. No. 60 Ryan Preece
22. No. 10 Ty Dillon
23. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
24. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
25. No. 48 Alex Bowman
26. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
27. No. 5 Kyle Larson
28. No. 21 Josh Berry
29. No. 38 Zane Smith
30. No. 19 Chase Briscoe
31. No. 4 Noah Gragson
32. No. 88 Connor Zilisch
33. No. 33 Austin Hill
34. No. 35 Riley Herbst
35. No. 16 AJ Allmendinger
36. No. 51 Cody Ware
37. No. 66 Chad Finchum

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup race at North Wilkesboro in July 2026

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