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NASCAR at Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2013: Lineup, starting grid for Brickyard 400

NASCAR is about to take center stage at the world’s most famous racetrack. Here’s the lineup and starting grid for the Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard.

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Ryan Newman is on the pole for the 20th Samuel Deeds 400 at The Brickyard, which gets underway on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. Newman broke the track record with a qualifying lap of 47.992 seconds, going a brisk 187.531 mph. Jimmie Johnson joins Newman in the front row.

Here’s the full lineup and starting grid:

Row 1: Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson
Row 2: Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin
Row 3: Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch
Row 4: Kasey Kahne, Juan Pablo Montoya
Row 5: Jeff Gordon, Marcos Ambrose
Row 6: Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski
Row 7: Matt Kenseth, A.J. Allmendinger
Row 8: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Burton
Row 9: Clint Bowyer, Jamie McMurray
Row 10: Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon
Row 11: Aric Almirola, Travis Kvapil
Row 12: Paul Menard, Kevin Harvick
Row 13: Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Mark Martin
Row 14: Greg Biffle, Trevor Bayne
Row 15: Landon Cassill, Casey Mears
Row 16: David Reutimann, Josh Wise
Row 17: Danica Patrick, Bobby Labonte
Row 18: Michael McDowell, David Ragan
Row 19: David Stremme, Martin Truex Jr.
Row 20: J.J. Yeley, Joe Nemechek
Row 21: Dave Blaney, David Gilliland
Row 22: Timmy Hill

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