Points leader Chase Elliott will lead the Cup Series field to green Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Elliott was given the top spot for the USA TODAY 301 at after wet conditions forced NASCAR to call off Cup Series qualifying in favor of running a short practice. The lineup was set using NASCAR’s qualifying metric.
Last week’s winner at Iowa Speedway, Ryan Blaney, will join Elliott on the front row with Elliott. It’s Blaney’s best starting position at The Magic Mile. Blaney locked himself into the playoffs with Sunday’s Iowa victory and is in prime position to add to his playoff point total in New Hampshire.
Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell make up row two, with Alex Bowman completing the top five.
Joey Logano, Martin Truex Jr, Ross Chastain, Brad Keselowski and Josh Berry round out the top 10.
Only the 36 chartered entries are competing this weekend – a fact that made it easy for NASCAR to call off qualifying and focus on practice.
Coverage of the USA TODAY 301 will begin at 2:30 p.m. ET on USA Network.
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