Who is on the pole for the NASCAR race tomorrow? In an all too familiar theme for the 2026 NASCAR season, Cup Series qualifying was canceled on Saturday due to the weather. As a result, the NASCAR starting lineup for North Wilkesboro Speedway was determined by the metric score.
Let’s take a look at the World Wide 450 starting lineup for tomorrow, including the metric score that determined the order. Further below is where you can find the NASCAR starting grid for Sunday’s Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro.
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Window World 450 Lineup
Here is the NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday’s race at North Wilkesboro.
| Pos. | Drivers | Metric Score |
| 1 | Ryan Blaney | 1.600 |
| 2 | Ty Gibbs | 4.000 |
| 3 | Christopher Bell | 4.100 |
| 4 | Carson Hocevar | 4.500 |
| 5 | Tyler Reddick | 6.200 |
| 6 | Erik Jones | 8.300 |
| 7 | Denny Hamlin | 8.700 |
| 8 | Shane Van Gisbergen | 8.700 |
| 9 | Chris Buescher | 9.100 |
| 10 | Chase Elliott | 10.600 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 11.700 |
| 12 | Austin Dillon | 13.300 |
| 13 | Ross Chastain | 13.700 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric | 14.000 |
| 15 | William Byron | 14.800 |
| 16 | Michael McDowell | 16.800 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 18.000 |
| 18 | Todd Gilliland | 20.500 |
| 19 | John Hunter Nemechek | 20.700 |
| 20 | Cole Custer | 21.800 |
| 21 | Ryan Preece | 21.900 |
| 22 | Ty Dillon | 23.600 |
| 23 | Brad Keselowski | 23.900 |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | 23.900 |
| 25 | Alex Bowman | 24.100 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 24.200 |
| 27 | Kyle Larson | 25.600 |
| 28 | Josh Berry | 27.700 |
| 29 | Zane Smith | 27.900 |
| 30 | Chase Briscoe | 28.200 |
| 31 | Noah Gragson | 28.200 |
| 32 | Connor Zilisch | 30.100 |
| 33 | Austin Hill(i) | 30.700 |
| 34 | Riley Herbst | 32.000 |
| 35 | AJ Allmendinger | 32.500 |
| 36 | Cody Ware | 33.200 |
| 37 | Chad Finchum | 34.500 |
NASCAR Starting Grid for North Wilkesboro
| Row | Inside | Outside |
| Row 1 | Ryan Blaney | Ty Gibbs |
| Row 2 | Christopher Bell | Carson Hocevar |
| Row 3 | Tyler Reddick | Erik Jones |
| Row 4 | Denny Hamlin | Shane Van Gisbergen |
| Row 5 | Chris Buescher | Chase Elliott |
| Row 6 | Joey Logano | Austin Dillon |
| Row 7 | Ross Chastain | Austin Cindric |
| Row 8 | William Byron | Michael McDowell |
| Row 9 | Daniel Suarez | Todd Gilliland |
| Row 10 | John Hunter Nemechek | Cole Custer |
| Row 11 | Ryan Preece | Ty Dillon |
| Row 12 | Brad Keselowski | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. |
| Row 13 | Alex Bowman | Bubba Wallace |
| Row 14 | Kyle Larson | Josh Berry |
| Row 15 | Zane Smith | Chase Briscoe |
| Row 16 | Noah Gragson | Connor Zilisch |
| Row 17 | Austin Hill(i) | Riley Herbst |
| Row 18 | AJ Allmendinger | Cody Ware |
| Row 19 | Chad Finchum(i) |
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