Qualifying washed but starting grid set for Dover race

NASCAR’s Cup qualifying was rained out Saturday, as was practice. So NASCAR turned to its data center and whipped out the “metrics” to set the lineup for Sunday’s race.

Chase Elliott and Chase Briscoe will start up front, and while we don’t have an early indication of speeds, we’re sure it’ll be fast. Dover is banked at 24 degrees in the corners, which is rather stout for a 1-mile concrete speedway. And that’s why you see speeds comfortably higher than you get at NASCAR’s other 1-mile track, Phoenix.

Sunday’s race will be the 21st of the 26-race regular season, which ends at Daytona in five weeks with the Coke Zero Sugar 400. The 10-race playoffs begin the following week at Darlington.

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Starting lineup for NASCAR race at Dover

1. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
5. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
7. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
9. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
10. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
11. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
12. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
13. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
15. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford
16. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
17. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
18. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
19. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
20. Justin Haley, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
21. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
22. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
23. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
24. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
25. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
27. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
28. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
29. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Ford
30. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
31. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
32. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
33. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
34. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
35. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford
36. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
37. JJ Yeley, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet

How to watch the Dover races

Saturday: Xfinity Series, BetRivers 200, 4:30 p.m. (CW).

Sunday: Cup Series, Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, 2 p.m. (TNT).