NASCAR’s new rainout qualifying rule could be put to use today at Dover International Speedway, with Friday’s practice speeds determining the lineup for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race.
If NASCAR Dover Qualifying Is Rained Out, What Would Starting Lineup Look Like?
The rule, in a nutshell, is this: If qualifying is canceled due to rain, a driver’s fastest practice speed (from the two practices combined) will set the starting lineup.
It’s basically the same as how NASCAR determines the qualifying order now, but it just carries over to the race.
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in practice on Friday, so he’d get the pole. AJ Allmendinger would start second.
Here’s how the Dover starting lineup would look (Note -- This is just the projected lineup IN CASE the 12:10 p.m. qualifying session is rained out. Check the radar for current conditions):
- Jimmie Johnson
- AJ Allmendinger
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kasey Kahne
- Joey Logano
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Kevin Harvick
- Regan Smith
- Greg Biffle
- Carl Edwards
- David Ragan
- Brian Vickers
- Jeff Burton
- David Reutimann
- Marcos Ambrose
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Paul Menard
- Jeff Gordon
- Clint Bowyer
- Bobby Labonte
- Matt Kenseth
- Mark Martin
- Denny Hamlin
- Tony Stewart
- Ryan Newman
- David Gilliland
- Casey Mears
- Jamie McMurray
- Landon Cassill
- Mike Bliss
- Scott Wimmer
- Dave Blaney
- Michael McDowell
- Andy Lally
- JJ Yeley
- Mike Skinner
- David Stremme
- Travis Kvapil
- Joe Nemechek
- Tony Raines
Going home (due to owner points/rulebook, not speed): Scott Riggs (No. 81 team is last in owner points)
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