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NASCAR starting lineup: John Hunter Nemechek claims pole position in qualifying for Shriners Children’s 200

We’ve got updates as qualifying settles the starting lineup for Saturday’s Shriners Children’s 200 at the Darlington Raceway.

A general view of of the grandstands during the NASCAR Xfinity Series Mahindra ROXOR 200 at Darlington Raceway on May 07, 2022 in Darlington, South Carolina. Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images

NASCAR is in Darlington, South Carolina this weekend and the Xfinity Series will run its annual spring race on Saturday. The Shriners Children’s 200 will run at 1:30 p.m. ET, but the starting lineup will be settled the day before at 5:35 p.m.

Qualifying will air on FS1 and will feature the 41 drivers each running a lap after a 20-minute practice session. The fastest driver will claim the pole position, the slowest driver will slot into position No. 41, and everyone else will slot in based on their lap time.

Kyle Larson heads into qualifying as a +225 favorite to win the race at DraftKings Sportsbook. This is his first Xfinity Series race of the season. Last year, he raced three times on the Xfinity circuit, winning at Watkins Glen, and finishing second at Road America and fifth in the fall Darlington race.

Here is the full entry list for Saturday’s Shriners Children’s 200 Xfinity Series race. We’ll update it on Friday with the full starting lineup as qualifying wraps.

2023 Shriners Children’s 200 starting lineup

Pos. Driver Car #
Pos. Driver Car #
1 John H. Nemechek 20
2 Ryan Truex 19
3 Kyle Larson 10
4 Sam Mayer 1
5 Cole Custer 00
6 Chandler Smith 16
7 Sheldon Creed 2
8 Parker Retzlaff 31
9 Sammy Smith 18
10 Austin Hill 21
11 Brandon Jones 9
12 Daniel Hemric 11
13 Josh Berry 8
14 Brett Moffitt 25
15 Jeb Burton 27
16 Ryan Sieg 39
17 Justin Allgaier 7
18 Riley Herbst 98
19 Jeremy Clements 51
20 Anthony Alfredo 78
21 Ross Chastain 91
22 Sage Karam 44
23 Parker Kligerman 48
24 Corey Heim 24
25 Carson Hocevar 77
26 Kaz Grala 26
27 Josh Williams 92
28 Stefan Parsons 07
29 Kyle Sieg 28
30 Ty Dillon 3
31 Patrick Emerling 35
32 Ryan Ellis 43
33 Jeffrey Earnhardt 45
34 Matt Mills 53
35 Brennan Poole 6
36 Gray Gaulding 08
37 Joe Graf Jr. 38
38 Blaine Perkins 02