How Super Start Batteries 400 race order will be set Thursday at Kansas Speedway

The NASCAR Cup Series’ Super Start Batteries 400 is set to start Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET at Kansas Speedway. It follows last week’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 and will be aired on NBCS. Here’s how the starting order will be decided.

The starting grid for the Super Start Batteries 400 is determined by random draws that account for where each driver stands in the points race. Here’s how the starting order for Thursday’s race will be determined.

• Positions 1-12: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
• Positions 13-24: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
• Positions 25-36: Random draw from charter teams in those positions in owner points
• Positions 37-40: Open, non-chartered teams in order of owners points

Kevin Harvick claimed the pole position in the draw and will be joined by Joey Logano on the front row. Aric Almirola and Ryan Blaney are next, followed by Martin Truex Jr. and Alex Bowman.

Although Austin Dillon came out of nowhere to win last week’s race, Harvick remains the DraftKings Sportsbook favorite at +400. He hasn’t dropped outside the top five in six races. The Cup Series points leader has unrivaled momentum. Harvick is trailed by Chase Elliott (+600) and Truex (+650). Both drivers finished outside of the top 10 at Texas Motor Speedway last week but are crack the top seven in the standings. Truex has two wins at Kansas since 2017 while Elliott has one.

Kyle Busch (+750) has the fourth best odds after finishing fourth at Texas. He’s still looking for his first win of the season and has one career victory at Kansas in 24 starts.

Here’s how the starting order for the Super Start Batteries 400 looks.