Starting Lineup Pocono Raceway: The Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns to the Pocono mountains this Sunday for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500. The track known as the “Tricky Triangle” is a 2.5 mile tri-oval and is undoubtedly the most distinct shaped track on the circuit.

Starting from the pole is Tony Stewart who on Friday qualified with a time of 52.511 seconds (171.393 MPH). Stewart is looking for his first win in 2010 and is hoping to move up from 9th in the points.

Joining Stewart on the front row is Juan Pablo Montoya. Both will have to fight off Denny Hamlin who has won the last two races at Pocono.


Here’s the starting lineup:

1. Tony Stewart
2. Juan Pablo Montoya
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Jeff Gordon
5. Ryan Newman
6. Jimmie Johnson
7. AJ Allmendinger
8. Jeff Burton
9. Jamie McMurray
10. Mark Martin
11. Brad Keselowski
12. Greg Biffle
13. Kurt Busch
14. Kevin Harvick
15. Sam Hornish Jr.
16. Kasey Kahne
17. Joey Logano
18. David Ragan
19. Marcos Ambrose
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
21. Kyle Busch
22. Bobby Labonte
23. Paul Menard
24. David Reutimann
25. Carl Edwards
26. Matt Kenseth
27. Scott Speed
28. Martin Truex Jr.
29. Elliott Sadler
30. JJ Yeley
31. Reed Sorenson
32. Travis Kvapil
33. Joe Nemechek
34. Regan Smith
35. Landon Cassill
36. Michael McDowell
37. David Gilliland
38. Dave Blaney
39. Casey Mears
40. Clint Bowyer
41. Kevin Conway
42. PJ Jones
43. Todd Bodine