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2026 Focused Health 250 Starting Lineup: Connor Zilisch on Pole & Starting Grid — February 28

Connor Zilisch starts P1, with Shane van Gisbergen alongside in P2 for the Focused Health 250 at Circuit of the Americas. The listed field contains 38 starters.

Pole position

Connor Zilisch

No. 1 · Chevrolet

Outside pole

Shane van Gisbergen

No. 9 · Chevrolet

Field

38 starters

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

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Grid briefing

Connor Zilisch leads the Focused Health 250 starting lineup

How the front row was set

Connor Zilisch led road-course qualifying at COTA and Shane van Gisbergen joined him on the front row, putting the two Trackhouse-affiliated road racers ahead of a 38-car field.

What track position means at Circuit of the Americas

COTA mixes uphill Turn 1, long straights and technical direction changes; brakes, wheel hop, track limits and pit timing can all change the order.

Focused Health 250 grid watch

Van Gisbergen reversed the front-row order in the race, winning from P2 while Zilisch's pole established the early track-position benchmark.

Starting-order facts checked against NASCAR COTA qualifying orders and results hub. 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

Focused Health 250 starting positions

RowStartDriverCarManufacturerSponsor
11Connor ZilischNo. 1ChevroletBass Pro Shops
12Shane van GisbergenNo. 9ChevroletSuperFile
23Austin HillNo. 21ChevroletBennett Transportation
24Brandon JonesNo. 20ToyotaMenards
35Justin AllgaierNo. 7ChevroletHellmann's
36Carson KvapilNo. 91Chevrolet—
47Brent CrewsNo. 19ToyotaMobil 1
48Sam MayerNo. 41ChevroletAudibel
59Sheldon CreedNo. 00ChevroletRoad Ranger
510Sammy SmithNo. 8Chevrolet—
611Jesse LoveNo. 2ChevroletWhelen
612Corey DayNo. 17ChevroletHendrickCars.com
713Austin GreenNo. 87Chevrolet—
714Taylor GrayNo. 54ToyotaOperation 300
815William SawalichNo. 18ToyotaSoundGear
816Anthony AlfredoNo. 96Chevrolet—
917Preston PardusNo. 50Chevrolet—
918Ryan SiegNo. 39Chevrolet—
1019Rajah CaruthNo. 88ChevroletHendrickCars.com
1020Nick SanchezNo. 25Ford—
1121Ross ChastainNo. 32Chevrolet—
1122Sage KaramNo. 55ChevroletStripes
1223Harrison BurtonNo. 24Toyota—
1224Blaine PerkinsNo. 31Chevrolet—
1325Josh BilickiNo. 07Chevrolet—
1326Brennan PooleNo. 44Chevrolet—
1427Dean ThompsonNo. 26Toyota—
1428Alex LabbeNo. 0ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1529Parker RetzlaffNo. 99ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1530Jeremy ClementsNo. 51ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1631Lavar ScottNo. 45ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1632Patrick StaropoliNo. 48ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1733Ryan EllisNo. 02ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1734Jeb BurtonNo. 27ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1835Kyle SiegNo. 28ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1836J.J. YeleyNo. 42ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1937Baltazar LeguizamonNo. 30ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
1938Austin J HillNo. 35ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing

38 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Focused Health 250 winner started

Shane van Gisbergen won after starting P2

Shane van Gisbergen moved from P2 to the win, a net gain of 1 positions. 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

Focused Health 250 starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Focused Health 250?

Connor Zilisch is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Connor Zilisch starts P1 and Shane van Gisbergen starts P2.

How many cars are in the Focused Health 250 starting lineup?

The listed field has 38 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. 1

    Use Start for the exact grid spot and Row to see which two cars share a row.

  2. 2

    Search a driver, car number or manufacturer to jump straight to that entry.

  3. 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.