NASCAR lineup at Las Vegas: Beginning order, pole for Sunday’s playoff race with out qualifying

The beginning lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was set by making use of the statistical method NASCAR is utilizing for almost all of Cup races in 2021.

Drivers’ beginning positions for the South Level 400, the fourth race of the 2021 Cup Collection playoffs and the primary race within the Spherical of 12 (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TSN, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), have been primarily based on 4 components:

• Driver’s ending place from the earlier race (25 %)
• Automotive proprietor’s ending place from the earlier race (25 %)
• Workforce proprietor factors rating (35 %)
• Quickest lap from the earlier race (15 %)

NASCAR is conducting qualifying for simply eight of the 36 Cup Collection points-paying races within the 2021 season. Seven of these races have already been run; the one remaining race with qualifying is the season-ending Championship 4 race at Phoenix Raceway in November.

Beneath is the beginning lineup, which was set with out qualifying, for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Collection playoff race on Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s 1.5-mile oval.

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Who received the pole for the NASCAR race at Las Vegas?

Kyle Larson was awarded the pole place for Sunday’s race. He’s the playoff factors chief and coming off a win at Bristol within the final race of the Spherical of 16. The Hendrick Motorsports driver had two top-fives and three top-10s within the first three playoff races.

Subsequent to him on the entrance row will likely be Martin Truex Jr., who received the center race of the Spherical of 16 at Richmond. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver likewise had two top-fives and three top-10s within the Spherical of 16. 

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Per NASCAR’s playoff guidelines, the highest 12 spots in Sunday’s subject went to the 12 remaining playoff drivers, however the beginning order was primarily based on the mathematical method NASCAR has used for almost all of its races this season.

NASCAR Cup playoff standings

Kyle Larson leads the playoff factors standings because the Spherical of 12 begins. He is 30 factors away from second-place driver Martin Truex Jr. Tied for third are Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney, one other 5 factors again.

On the opposite finish are the drivers beneath the Spherical of 8 minimize line: Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski, Christopher Bell and Kevin Harvick. Logano is only one level behind eighth-place driver William Byron, nevertheless.

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A playoff driver who wins a race within the Spherical of 12 routinely advances to the Spherical of 8. 

NASCAR beginning lineup at Las Vegas

NASCAR used a mathematical method to set the beginning lineup for Sunday’s playoff race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, the South Level 400. Thirty-eight vehicles have been entered for the race. Playoff drivers are denoted by “P-” subsequent to their names.