NASCAR starting lineup today: Cup Series grid for Grant Park 165 at Chicago set for Sunday

How the NASCAR Cup Series field will finish in its second foray into street racing in Chicago remains to be seen.

But as of early Saturday afternoon, we know how they’ll start.

Kyle Larson earned the pole position during Cup Series qualifying for Sunday’s Grant Park 165, turning in a lap of 1:27.836 to edge Ty Gibbs by 0.01 seconds. Michael McDowell, Tyler Reddick and Shane van Gisbergen rounded out the top five.

“That was pretty awesome,” Larson said. “Really awesome to get a pole here in Chicago. Usually have a lot of success with this red Valvoline scheme. That gives you a lot of confidence, for sure.”

Last year, van Gisbergen won his first Cup Series start at the Chicago Street Course. He also earned the pole for Saturday afternoon’s Xfinity Series race. Larson will start second.

Here’s the full lineup for Sunday’s Cup Series race:

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NASCAR qualifying results

1. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Chevrolet

2. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Toyota

3. Michael McDowell, No. 34 Ford

4. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 Toyota

5. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 16 Chevrolet

6. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Toyota

7. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota

8. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Chevrolet

9. Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Chevrolet

10. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Ford

11. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Toyota

12. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Toyota

13. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Chevrolet

14. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevrolet

15. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Chevrolet

16. Chris Buescher, No. 17 Ford

17. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Ford

18. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevrolet

19. Kyle Busch, No. 8 Chevrolet

20. Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Chevrolet

21. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Ford

22. Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Ford

23. Justin Haley, No. 51 Ford

24. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Toyota

25. Erik Jones, No. 43 Toyota

26. Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Ford

27. William Byron, No. 24 Chevrolet

28. Noah Gragson, No. 10 Ford

29. Ryan Preece, No. 41 Ford

30. Zane Smith, No. 71 Chevrolet

31. Harrison Burton, No. 21 Ford

32. Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford

33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Chevrolet

34. Austin Hill, No. 33 Chevrolet

35. Daniel Hemric, No. 31 Chevrolet

36. Josh Berry, No. 4 Ford

37. AJ Allmendinger, No. 13 Chevrolet

38. Joey Hand, No. 60 Ford

39. Josh Bilicki, No. 66 Ford (did not attempt qualifying lap)

40. Kaz Grala, No. 15 Ford

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR qualifying results: Cup starting grid for Chicago Street Course