NASCAR starting lineup for Sunday: Larson on front row, Elliott in top 10

HOMESTEAD, Fla. - With Homestead-Miami Speedway offering a variety of potential racing lines in each corner, passing could be at a premium again when the NASCAR Cup Series hits the track on Sunday. 

That only made Saturday's qualifying session more important. 

A total of 38 cars hit the 1.5-mile oval in South Florida on Saturday morning to set the field for Sunday's main event, the second race of the Round of 8. 

As for the Hendrick Motorsports contingent, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott will each take the green flag in the top 10. Larson led the organization with a lap time of 32.325 to earn a front-row qualifying position in second. Chase Elliott won't be far behind, starting seventh. 

Alex Bowman just missed the final round of qualifying and will roll off 11th. William Byron earned the 25th starting position. 

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Both Larson and Byron enter the weekend with a win at Homestead to their names and with a solid points position with two races left until the Championship 4. Larson has led the most laps in four of the last eight races at the venue and his 625 career laps led are the most among active drivers. Byron enters on a run of four-straight, top-four finishes. Larson enters 35 points above the playoff cutline with Byron 27 tallies to the good. 

Elliott will look to either score a win to advance to the Championship 4 or put together a solid day to take a sizeable chunk out of the 53 points he needs to make up to the elimination point. His career average finish of 10.4 at Homestead-Miami is second best among active drivers. 

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Bowman has a pair of top-10 showings in his last four events at Homestead. 

Here's a look at how the field will lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway:

NASCAR qualifying lineup for Homestead

1. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20
4. Denny Hamlin, No. 11
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
6. Martin Truex Jr., No. 19
7. Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8. Bubba Wallace, No. 23
9. Daniel Hemric, No. 31
10. Justin Haley, No. 7
11. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL 1
12. Josh Berry, No. 4
13. Chase Briscoe, No. 14
14. Ty Gibbs, No. 54
15. Carson Hocevar, No. 77
16. Noah Gragson, No. 10
17. Kyle Busch, No. 8
18. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
19. Zane Smith, No. 71
20. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
21. Chris Buescher, No. 17
22. Ross Chastain, No. 1
23. Daniel Suarez, No. 99
24. Michael McDowell, No. 34
25. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro ZL 1
26. Joey Logano, No. 22
27. Kaz Grala, No. 15
28. Erik Jones, No. 43
29. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
30. Austin Dillon, No. 3
31. Todd Gilliland, No. 38
32. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
33. Corey LaJoie, No. 51
34. Harrison Burton, No. 21
35. Ryan Preece, No. 41
36. Austin Cindric, No. 2
37. JJ Yeley, No. 44
38. Chad Finchum, No. 66

NASCAR TV schedule this weekend

Sunday, October 27

2:30 p.m. ET: Cup Series main event - NBC 

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