2026 NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race Starting Lineup: Denny Hamlin on Pole & Full Grid — May 17

Denny Hamlin starts P1, with Chase Briscoe alongside in P2 for the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The confirmed field contains 26 starters.

Pole position

Denny Hamlin

No. 11 · Toyota

Outside pole

Chase Briscoe

No. 19 · Toyota

Field

26 starters

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Grid briefing

Denny Hamlin leads the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race starting lineup

How the front row was set

Denny Hamlin won the Dover All-Star pole through the event's combined qualifying and pit-stop format, with Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe second. Zane Smith's crew won the Pit Crew Challenge and first pit-stall selection even though Smith was 25th on the grid.

What track position means at Dover Motor Speedway

Dover's one-mile concrete oval compresses the suspension on corner entry and brings traffic to the leader quickly.

NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race grid watch

Hamlin won from pole in the exhibition, while the separate pit-stall award explains why the fastest crew and the P1 starter were not the same entry.

Starting-order facts checked against NASCAR Dover All-Star qualifying report. A post-qualifying inspection or unapproved adjustment can still send a car to the rear without changing its scored starting position.

Row-by-row grid

Full NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race starting lineup

Find a driver or car

Row	Start	Driver	Car	Manufacturer	Sponsor
1	1	Denny Hamlin	No. 11	Toyota	Progressive
1	2	Chase Briscoe	No. 19	Toyota	Bass Pro Shops
2	3	Tyler Reddick	No. 45	Toyota	Mobil 1
2	4	William Byron	No. 24	Chevrolet	—
3	5	Connor Zilisch	No. 88	Chevrolet	—
3	6	Austin Cindric	No. 2	Ford	—
4	7	Erik Jones	No. 43	Toyota	—
4	8	Joey Logano	No. 22	Ford	Shell Pennzoil
5	9	Michael McDowell	No. 71	Chevrolet	—
5	10	Alex Bowman	No. 48	Chevrolet	—
6	11	Austin Dillon	No. 3	Chevrolet	—
6	12	Bubba Wallace	No. 23	Toyota	—
7	13	Ty Dillon	No. 10	Chevrolet	—
7	14	Noah Gragson	No. 4	Ford	—
8	15	Brad Keselowski	No. 6	Ford	—
8	16	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	No. 47	Chevrolet	—
9	17	Carson Hocevar	No. 77	Chevrolet	Zeigler Auto Group
9	18	Ty Gibbs	No. 54	Toyota	—
10	19	Josh Berry	No. 21	Ford	—
10	20	AJ Allmendinger	No. 16	Chevrolet	—
11	21	Shane van Gisbergen	No. 97	Chevrolet	Red Bull
11	22	Christopher Bell	No. 20	Toyota	Interstate Batteries
12	23	Kyle Busch	No. 8	Chevrolet	zone Jalapeno Lime
12	24	Ryan Blaney	No. 12	Ford	Duracell
13	25	Kyle Larson	No. 5	Chevrolet	—
13	26	Daniel Suarez	No. 7	Chevrolet	—

26 confirmed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race winner started

Denny Hamlin won after starting P1

Denny Hamlin moved from P1 to the win. The starting grid records where the car took the green; the race recap explains the decisive sequence that produced the finish.

Read the race recap and finishing order →

Quick answers

NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race?

Denny Hamlin is the confirmed pole starter.

Who starts on the front row?

Denny Hamlin starts P1 and Chase Briscoe starts P2.

How many cars are in the NASCAR Cup Series All Star Race starting lineup?

The confirmed field has 26 starters.

Can the starting lineup change after qualifying?

Yes. Inspection failures, backup cars and unapproved adjustments can send a driver to the rear. The official scored start position may remain unchanged even when the car drops behind the field for the green flag.

How to use this tool

Read the starting grid

1
Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.
2
Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.
3
Open the race recap after the checkered flag to compare start versus finish.

Race fan notes:

An entry list is not a confirmed lineup.
A car sent to the rear can retain its original scored starting position.