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2026 Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 Starting Lineup: Jesse Love on Pole & Starting Grid — May 30

Jesse Love starts P1, with Austin Hill alongside in P2 for the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 at Nashville Superspeedway. The listed field contains 38 starters.

Pole position

Jesse Love

No. 2 · Chevrolet

Outside pole

Austin Hill

No. 21 · Chevrolet

Field

38 starters

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Race weekend

Saturday, May 30, 2026

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Grid briefing

Jesse Love leads the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 starting lineup

How the front row was set

Weather canceled Nashville O'Reilly qualifying, so teammates Jesse Love and Austin Hill received the first two positions through the NASCAR metric rather than a timed session.

What track position means at Nashville Superspeedway

Nashville is a 1.333-mile concrete oval with long corners where tire heat, aero push and green-flag stops shape long runs.

Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 grid watch

Justin Allgaier won from P17, passing from the ninth row to defeat a field initially headed by two Richard Childress Racing cars.

Starting-order facts checked against Nashville O'Reilly race and lineup record. 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

Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 starting positions

RowStartDriverCarManufacturerSponsor
11Jesse LoveNo. 2ChevroletWhelen
12Austin HillNo. 21ChevroletBennett Transportation
23Corey DayNo. 17ChevroletHendrickCars.com
24Carson KvapilNo. 1ChevroletBass Pro Shops
35William SawalichNo. 18ToyotaSoundGear
36Kyle LarsonNo. 88ChevroletHendrickCars.com
47Ryan SiegNo. 39ChevroletWhelen
48Sammy SmithNo. 8ChevroletWhelen
59Parker RetzlaffNo. 99ChevroletWhelen
510Garrett SmithleyNo. 0ChevroletSS GreenLight Racing
611Mason MaggioNo. 91ChevroletWhelen
612Anthony AlfredoNo. 96ChevroletWhelen
713Dean ThompsonNo. 26ToyotaWhelen
714Austin GreenNo. 87ChevroletWhelen
815Leland Honeyman Jr.No. 92ChevroletWhelen
816Patrick StaropoliNo. 48ChevroletWhelen
917Justin AllgaierNo. 7ChevroletHellmann's
918Lavar ScottNo. 45ChevroletWhelen
1019Jeb BurtonNo. 27ChevroletWhelen
1020Kyle SiegNo. 28ChevroletWhelen
1121Blaine PerkinsNo. 31ChevroletWhelen
1122David StarrNo. 53ChevroletWhelen
1223Brennan PooleNo. 44ChevroletWhelen
1224Sheldon CreedNo. 00ChevroletRoad Ranger
1325Rajah CaruthNo. 32ChevroletWhelen
1326Ryan EllisNo. 02ChevroletWhelen
1427Taylor GrayNo. 54ToyotaOperation 300
1428Josh BilickiNo. 07ChevroletWhelen
1529Brandon JonesNo. 20ToyotaMenards
1530Joey GaseNo. 55ChevroletStripes
1631Jeremy ClementsNo. 51ChevroletWhelen
1632Logan BeardenNo. 42ChevroletWhelen
1733Brent CrewsNo. 19ToyotaMobil 1
1734Sam MayerNo. 41ChevroletAudibel
1835Harrison BurtonNo. 24ToyotaWhelen
1836Dawson CramNo. 35ChevroletWhelen
1937J.J. YeleyNo. 38FordWhelen
1938Cleetus McFarlandNo. 33ChevroletWhelen

38 listed starters shown.

Grid to checkered flag

How the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 winner started

Justin Allgaier won after starting P17

Justin Allgaier moved from P17 to the win, a net gain of 16 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

Sports Illustrated Resorts 250 starting lineup FAQ

Who is on pole for the Sports Illustrated Resorts 250?

Jesse Love is listed in pole position.

Who starts on the front row?

Jesse Love starts P1 and Austin Hill starts P2.

How many cars are in the Sports Illustrated Resorts 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.