Denny Hamlin will start from the pole during Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Photo)
Denny Hamlin will start from the pole during Sunday's Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Photo)

Hamlin To Start From Pole For Homestead Cup Race

CONCORD, N.C. – When the field takes the green flag for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, it will be Denny Hamlin who will be leading the way.

Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, will start from the pole courtesy of a random draw that set the starting lineup for the event. He’ll be joined on the front row by Team Penske’s Joey Logano.

Like previous events featuring no qualifying, positions 1-12 were determined via random draw for charter teams in those positions in owner points. Positions 13-24 and 25-36 were determined the same way, with positions 37-40 filled by open, no-charter teams based on their positions in owner points.

Brad Keselowski will start Sunday’s race in third, followed by Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Alex Bowman, Jimmie Johnson and Kurt Busch.

Starting Lineup for the Dixie Vodka 400

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Joey Logano
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Kyle Busch
5. Chase Elliott
6. Martin Truex Jr.
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Alex Bowman
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Kurt Busch
11. Ryan Blaney
12. Clint Bowyer
13. Chris Buescher
14. Ryan Newman
15. Erik Jones
16. Austin Dillon
17. Bubba Wallace
18. John Hunter Nemechek
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
20. Matt Kenseth
21. Aric Almirola
22. William Byron
23. Matt DiBenedetto
24. Tyler Reddick
25. J.J. Yeley
26. Corey LaJoie
27. Josh Bilicki
28. Brennan Poole
29. Joey Gase
30. Michael McDowell
31. Quin Houff
32. Ty Dillon
33. Ryan Preece
34. B.J. McLeod
35. Cole Custer
36. Christopher Bell
37. Daniel Suarez
38. Timmy Hill