The 25 Sprint Unlimited eligible teams crew chief and fans together drew starting positions for Saturday’s Sprint Unlimited. The driver who drew the first position might come as a surprise to you.
Paul Menard, a native from Wisconsin, will start the event from the pole position. Menard will have his shot to race in the unofficial season opener for the first time since 2012. He started 24th and finished 23rd after getting into a crash. Menard makes the event due to some of the eligible drivers pulling out.
Starting on his outside will be Kasey Kahne in the No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. Kahne brought home his best finish in the race of second back in 2010. Saturday evening marks his 10th Sprint Unlimited start.
Joey Logano, who finished fourth in the 2014 Sprint Cup Series driver points standings, will roll from the third position once the green flag drops. Logano will make his seventh career start in the Sprint Unlimited. His best finish in the event came back in 2013 of third.
See full lineup below:
Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
1 |
No. 27 |
Paul Menard |
Richard Childress Racing |
2 |
No. 5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Hendrick Motorsports |
3 |
No. 22 |
Joey Logano |
Team Penske |
4 |
No. 2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Team Penske |
5 |
No. 18 |
Kyle Busch |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
6 |
No. 3 |
Austin Dillon |
Richard Childress Racing |
7 |
No. 16 |
Greg Biffle |
Roush Fenway Racing |
8 |
No. 4 |
Kevin Harvick |
Stewart-Haas Racing |
9 |
No. 11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
10 |
No. 78 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Furniture Row Racing |
11 |
No. 24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Hendrick Motorsports |
12 |
No. 31 |
Ryan Newman |
Richard Childress Racing |
13 |
No. 41 |
Kurt Busch |
Stewart-Haas Racing |
14 |
No. 19 |
Carl Edwards |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
15 |
No. 10 |
Danica Patrick |
Stewart-Haas Racing |
16 |
No. 20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Joe Gibbs Racing |
17 |
No. 48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Hendrick Motorsports |
18 |
No. 15 |
Clint Bowyer |
Michael Waltrip Racing |
19 |
No. 43 |
Aric Almirola |
Richard Petty Motorsports |
20 |
No. 17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Roush Fenway Racing |
21 |
No. 1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
22 |
No. 14 |
Tony Stewart |
Stewart-Haas Racing |
23 |
No. 13 |
Casey Mears |
Germain Racing |
24 |
No. 88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Hendrick Motorsports |
25 |
No. 42 |
Kyle Larson |
Chip Ganassi Racing |
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