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.
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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)
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No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup race at North Wilkesboro in July 2026
