The starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Mug Series playoff race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was set by using the analytical formula NASCAR is utilizing for the majority of Mug races in 2021.
Motorists'starting placements for the Bank of America ROVAL 400, the 6th race of the 2021 Cup Collection playoffs and the last race in the Round of 12(2 p.m. ET; NBC, TSN, TSN5, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio ), were based on 4 variables: Chauffeur's finishing placement from the previous race(25 percent)Vehicle owner's finishing position from the previous race (25 percent )Team proprietor factors ranking(35 percent) Fastest lap from the previous race (15 percent)NASCAR is carrying out getting just eight of the 36 Cup Series points-paying races in the 2021 season. Seven of those races have already been run; the one continuing to be race with certifying is the season-ending Champion 4 race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 7. Below is the starting lineup, which was established without certifying, for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series playoff race on Charlotte Motor Speedway's 2.28-mile road training course, which integrates most of the major track's 1.5-mile oval.
EVEN MORE: That won the post for the NASCAR race at Charlotte? Denny Hamlin, the only vehicle driver who has actually clinched a spot in the Round of 8, will begin on the post. Hamlin was also on the pole for last weekend's rain-delayed race at Talladega. He secured himself right into the Round of 8 with a win at Las vega in the first race of the Round of 12. Team Penske's Brad Keselowski will be close to Hamlin on the beginning grid. Keselowski was difficult Bubba Wallace for the lead at Talladega on Monday before a late caution and then rain ended the race early. Keselowski wound up ending up 2nd to Wallace.
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The second row will certainly be Keselowski's colleague Joey Logano in third as well as Hamlin's Joe Gibbs Competing colleague Christopher Bell in 4th.
Per NASCAR's playoff rules, the leading 12 places in the field went to the 12 staying playoff chauffeurs, yet the beginning order was based upon the mathematical formula NASCAR has actually used for most of its races this period.
NASCAR Mug playoff standings
Denny Hamlin relocated into the lead in the playoff factors standings with a seventh-place surface at Talladega. He passed Kyle Larson, that went down to second after a 37th-place finish brought on by a wreckage. Larson also lost a lot of his pillow in between his place and also the playoff cut line. He'll go into Sunday 22 points ahead of ninth-place driver Kevin Harvick.
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The playoff bubble has a great deal of stress on it after Talladega. The distinction in between 6th area (Ryan Blaney) and ninth (Harvick) is just 15 factors. In between the bunched standings, the reality that 11 of the 12 vehicle drivers are still defending a Round of 8 spot and also the Roval's background of accidents, Sunday promises a lot more mayhem before NASCAR lowers the playoff area by 4 drivers.
| Pos. | Chauffeur | Points |
| 1 | x-Denny Hamlin | 3116 |
| 2 | Kyle Larson | 3097 |
| 3 | Joey Logano | 3096 |
| 4 | Brad Keselowski | 3095 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 3095 |
| 6 | Ryan Blaney | 3090 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott | 3084 |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | 3084 |
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | 3075 |
| 10 | Christopher Bell | 3056 |
| 11 | William Byron | 3040 |
| 12 | Alex Bowman | 3032 |
x-Clinched berth in the Round of 8.
NASCAR beginning schedule at Charlotte
NASCAR made use of a mathematical formula to establish the beginning lineup for Sunday's playoff race at Charlotte Electric motor Speedway, the Financial Institution of America ROVAL 400. Thirty-nine cars were entered for the race, which is one except a complete field. Playoff drivers are signified by "P-."
| Start pos. | Vehicle driver | Auto No. | Team |
| 1 | P-Denny Hamlin | 11 | Joe Gibbs Competing |
| 2 | P-Brad Keselowski | 2 | Team Penske |
| 3 | P-Joey Logano | 22 | Team Penske |
| 4 | P-Christopher Bell | 20 | Joe Gibbs Competing |
| 5 | P-Martin Truex Jr. | 19 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 6 | P-Ryan Blaney | 12 | Team Penske |
| 7 | P-Kevin Harvick | 4 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 8 | P-Chase Elliott | 9 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 9 | P-Kyle Busch | 18 | Joe Gibbs Racing |
| 10 | P-Kyle Larson | 5 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 11 | P-William Byron | 24 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 12 | P-Alex Bowman | 48 | Hendrick Motorsports |
| 13 | Kurt Busch | 1 | Chip Ganassi Competing |
| 14 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Richard Childress Competing |
| 15 | Bubba Wallace | 23 | 23XI Racing |
| 16 | Chris Buescher | 17 | Roush Fenway Competing |
| 17 | Erik Jones | 43 | Richard Petty Motorsports |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 47 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 19 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 20 | Anthony Alfredo | 38 | Front Row Motorsports |
| 21 | Aric Almirola | 10 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 22 | Chase Briscoe | 14 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 23 | Cole Custer | 41 | Stewart-Haas Racing |
| 24 | Ryan Newman | 6 | Roush Fenway Racing |
| 25 | Daniel Suarez | 99 | Trackhouse Racing |
| 26 | Corey LaJoie | 7 | Apex Motorsports |
| 27 | Ross Chastain | 42 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 28 | Quin Houff | 00 | StarCom Racing |
| 29 | Tyler Reddick | 8 | Richard Childress Competing |
| 30 | Matt DiBenedetto | 21 | Wood Brothers Racing |
| 31 | Ryan Preece | 37 | JTG Daugherty Racing |
| 32 | Cody Ware | 51 | Petty Ware Competing |
| 33 | AJ Allmendinger | 16 | Kaulig Competing |
| 34 | Garrett Smithley | 53 | Rick Ware Competing |
| 35 | Scott Heckert | 78 | Live Quick Motorsports |
| 36 | Joey Hand | 52 | Rick Ware Competing |
| 37 | Josh Bilicki | 15 | Rick Ware Racing |
| 38 | Justin Haley | 77 | Apex Motorsports |
| 39 | Timmy Hillside | 66 | Motorsports Organization Administration |
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