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How the race order will be set for Thursday’s Truck Series race at Bristol

We go over the starting grid for Thursday’s UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Champion/Curb Records Ford, drives during the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond Raceway on September 10, 2020 in Richmond, Virginia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series’ next race will be the be the UNOHon Thursday at Bristol Motor Speedway. The race will be aired at 7:40 p.m. ET on FS1. We’ll go over the the betting favorites and how the starting order will be determined below.

The starting grid has been determined by random draws that take team owner points into account since the restart, but NASCAR ha changed how qualifying will work in the three national series (Cup, Xfinity, Gander Outdoors Truck) moving forward. Here’s a breakdown of the new system.

Three performance metrics will be utilized, with each one weighted a little different. It breaks down as follows.

  • Finishing position from the previous race (weighted 50%)
  • Ranking in team owner points standings (35%)
  • Fastest lap from the previous race (15%)

Pole sitter Grant Enfinger is coming off a win at the ToyotaCare 250 and ranks fourth in the standings. He’ll be trailed by Brett Moffitt, who has four top five finishes in his last five races. Ben Rhodes will start in third on the grid. Rhodes is two races removed from a win at Darlington and finished third at the ToyotaCare 250.

Here’s what the rest of the field looks like for Thursday’s Truck Series race.

2020 UNOH 200 starting order

Rank Driver Nbr Car
Rank Driver Nbr Car
1 Grant Enfinger 98 Ford
2 Brett Moffitt 23 Chevrolet
3 Ben Rhodes 99 Ford
4 Matt Crafton 88 Ford
5 Austin Hill 16 Toyota
6 Zane Smith 21 Chevrolet
7 Tyler Ankrum 26 Chevrolet
8 Sheldon Creed 2 Chevrolet
9 Chandler Smith 51 Toyota
10 Christian Eckes 18 Toyota
11 Todd Gilliland 38 Ford
12 Stewart Friesen 52 Toyota
13 Timmy Hill 56 Chevrolet
14 Codie Rohrbaugh 9 Chevrolet
15 Derek Kraus 19 Toyota
16 Tanner Gray 15 Ford
17 Sam Mayer 24 Chevrolet
18 Austin Wayne Self 22 Chevrolet
19 Raphael Lessard 4 Toyota
20 Tate Fogleman 2 Chevrolet
21 Carson Hocevar 40 Chevrolet
22 Spencer Boyd 20 Chevrolet
23 Johnny Sauter 13 Ford
24 Trevor Bayne 45 Chevrolet
25 Jordan Anderson 3 Chevrolet
26 Clay Greenfield 68 Toyota
27 Danny Bohn 30 Toyota
28 Natalie Decker 44 Chevrolet
29 Josh Reaume 33 Toyota
30 Norm Benning 6 Chevrolet
31 Josh Bilicki 0 Toyota
32 Jennifer Jo Cobb 10 Chevrolet
33 Cody Erickson 41 Chevrolet
34 Ross Chastain 42 Chevrolet
35 Parker Kligerman 75 Chevrolet
36 Camden Murphy 8 Chevrolet