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NASCAR Darlington 2013: Lineup, starting grid for Bojangles’ Southern 500

Kurt Busch will start the Bojangles’ Southern 500 on the pole, but points leader Jimmie Johnson is right behind him. Here’s the starting grid for Saturday’s race.

Todd Warshaw

Kurt Busch is on the pole for Bojangles’ Southern 500 on Saturday night. The race gets underway at 6:45 p.m. in Darlington and can be seen on FOX. NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson starts next to Busch in the front row. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start the race in 16th, Tony Stewart starts in 20th and Danica Patrick will start in the back in 40th.

Here’s the starting grid for the race:

1. Kurt Busch
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Martin Truex Jr.
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Matt Kenseth
8. Jeff Gordon
9. Greg Biffle
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Jeff Burton
12. Juan Pablo Montoya
13. Clint Bowyer
14. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
15. Paul Menard
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
17. Carl Edwards
18. Aric Almirola
19. Casey Mears
20. Tony Stewart
21. Ryan Newman
22. Mark Martin
23. Bobby Labonte
24. Marcos Ambrose
25. Jamie McMurray
26. Brad Keselowski
27. Regan Smith
28. Travis Kvapil
29. David Gilliland
30. Joey Logano
31. David Ragan
32. Landon Cassill
33. David Reutimann
34. Josh Wise
35. Michael McDowell
36. Scott Speed
37. Dave Blaney
38. Mike Bliss
39. David Stremme
40. Danica Patrick
41. Timmy Hill
42. J.J. Yeley
43. Joe Nemechek

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