Joe Gibbs Racing will lead the NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup for the race at Nashville Superspeedway in May. Denny Hamlin won the pole for the 2026 Cracker Barrel 400 at Nashville this weekend. Tyler Reddick will join Hamlin on the front row for Sunday night’s event. Qualifying was canceled due to the weather.
Daniel Suarez and Christopher Bell will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Chris Buescher, Corey Heim, Austin Hill, Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Austin Dillon, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, and Connor Zilisch all start 20th or worse for Sunday night’s event. It was set by the metric system and reverse qualifying order.
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The full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Nashville in May 2026 is below!
NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup at Nashville (May 2026)
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No. 97 Shane van Gisbergen
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No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: NASCAR starting lineup for Cup Series race at Nashville in May 2026
