Following a rain-marred weekend around the Coca-Cola 600, NASCAR will again set the starting lineup by the metric as rain washed out Nashville Cup qualifying.
Denny Hamlin, who finished second in the Coke 600 and sits second in points, will lead the field to the green flag. He will share the front row with championship leader Tyler Reddick.
Daniel Suarez, who earned a shock win in NASCAR's longest race, will start third. Christopher Bell will start fourth and Kyle Larson fifth.
The remainder of the top ten will feature Ty Gibbs, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Joey Logano, and Shane van Gisbergen.
Looking deeper in the field, some notables with work to do on Sunday include Chris Buescher in 22nd, Ryan Preece 28th, Chase Briscoe 31st, Austin Cindric 36th, and Connor Zilisch 38th -- last.
Additionally, two former Nashville Cup winners will be starting the 400-miler from very deep in the field, with 2022 race winner Chase Elliott 29th, and 2023 race winner Ross Chastain 35th on the grid.
2026 NASCAR Cup Nashville Starting Lineup
| Pos. | Driver |
| 1 | Denny Hamlin |
| 2 | Tyler Reddick |
| 3 | Daniel Suarez |
| 4 | Christopher Bell |
| 5 | Kyle Larson |
| 6 | Ty Gibbs |
| 7 | Ryan Blaney |
| 8 | William Byron |
| 9 | Joey Logano |
| 10 | Shane van Gisbergen |
| 11 | Zane Smith |
| 12 | Brad Keselowski |
| 13 | Erik Jones |
| 14 | Michael McDowell |
| 15 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| 16 | AJ Allmendinger |
| 17 | Carson Hocevar |
| 18 | Bubba Wallace |
| 19 | Alex Bowman |
| 20 | Cole Custer |
| 21 | Todd Gilliland |
| 22 | Chris Buescher |
| 23 | Riley Herbst |
| 24 | Corey Heim |
| 25 | Austin Hill |
| 26 | Noah Gragson |
| 27 | John Hunter Nemechek |
| 28 | Ryan Preece |
| 29 | Chase Elliott |
| 30 | Ty Dillon |
| 31 | Chase Briscoe |
| 32 | Austin Dillon |
| 33 | Josh Berry |
| 34 | Cody Ware |
| 35 | Ross Chastain |
| 36 | Austin Cindric |
| 37 | Chad Finchum |
| 38 | Connor Zilisch |
Photos from Nashville - Saturday
25 NASCAR Cup
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
Nashville - Saturday, in photos
