NASCAR at Michigan starting lineup, qualifying results: Denny Hamlin on pole after rain washes out qualifying

Denny Hamlin has been awarded the pole for the Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway after rain washed out most of the NASCAR Cup Series' scheduled on-track activity scheduled for Saturday. The field only got several minutes of practice in before the rains came, forcing the starting lineup to be set per the NASCAR rule book.

In part by virtue of his win a week ago at Richmond, Austin Dillon will start 10th as he and his team go through the process of appealing NASCAR's decision to invalidate his playoff eligibility after the sanctioning body determined Dillon's rough driving was impermissible in regards to allowing his win to count towards the playoffs. Richard Childress Racing's appeal of Dillon's penalty will be heard Wednesday, according to NBC Sports.

Bubba Wallace, who enters this weekend three points above the playoff cut line, starts the best of all playoff bubble drivers in fifth, followed by Ross Chastain in seventh, defending Michigan winner Chris Buescher in 18th, and Ty Gibbs in 19th. Martin Truex Jr., who holds a 78 point advantage on the cut line, starts 24th after suffering an engine failure a week ago.

Firekeepers Casino 400 starting lineup

1. #11 - Denny Hamlin
2. #45 - Tyler Reddick
3. #20 - Christopher Bell
4. #5 - Kyle Larson
5. #23 - Bubba Wallace
6. #9 - Chase Elliott
7. #1 - Ross Chastain
8. #12 - Ryan Blaney
9. #24 - William Byron
10. #3 - Austin Dillon
11. #77 - Carson Hocevar (R)
12. #99 - Daniel Suarez
13. #8 - Kyle Busch
14. #22 - Joey Logano
15. #6 - Brad Keselowski
16. #4 - Josh Berry (R)
17. #34 - Michael McDowell
18. #17 - Chris Buescher
19. #54 - Ty Gibbs
20. #38 - Todd Gilliland
21. #14 - Chase Briscoe
22. #48 - Alex Bowman
23. #2 - Austin Cindric
24. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
25. #10 - Noah Gragson
26. #41 - Ryan Preece
27. #71 - Zane Smith (R)
28. #43 - Erik Jones
29. #51 - Justin Haley
30. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
31. #7 - Corey LaJoie
32. #31 - Daniel Hemric
33. #42 - John Hunter Nemechek
34. #21 - Harrison Burton
35. #16 - A.J. Allmendinger
36. #15 - Cody Ware