Brad Keselowski will start on the pole at Watkins Glen Int'l. (James Gilbert/Getty Images Photo)
Brad Keselowski will start on the pole at Watkins Glen Int'l. (James Gilbert/Getty Images Photo)

Keselowski To Lead Cup Field At Watkins Glen

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – Brad Keselowski will lead a trio of Team Penske drivers to the green flag when the NASCAR Cup Series season resumes Sunday at Watkins Glen Int’l.

Keselowski earned the highest metric score of the cars entered in the race during the most recent event held at New Hampshire Motor Speedway two weeks ago. Lap speed is weighted at 15 percent, previous race finish at 25 percent for the driver and owner results and owner points position at 35 percent to calculate the final metric score.

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He’ll be joined on the front row by teammate Joey Logano, with the third Team Penske entry driven by Ryan Blaney lining up third. Kyle Larson, a road course winner at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway earlier this year, will start fourth.

The remainder of the top-10 includes Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Aric Almirola, Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman.

Chase Elliott, who has won the last two NASCAR Cup Series races at Watkins Glen, starts 11th.