Hamlin lands pole for Homestead-Miami race

Denny Hamlin, one of four two-time winners in the NASCAR Cup Series this year, will start on the pole Sunday for the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Hamlin, coming off a 24th-place finish Sunday at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway earned the designation Thursday in a blind draw. Joey Logano, also a two-time winner in 2020, will open next to Hamlin in the front row for the start of the 400.5-miles, 267-lap race.

Kyle Busch, who won the 2019 Homestead-Miami race to clinch the series championship, will start fourth. Brad Keselowski, looking for his third series win in less than a month, drew the third starting spot.

Chase Elliott will start fifth and Martin Truex Jr. sixth. Both have won races since NASCAR resumed action following a two-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The seventh starting spot will be occurred by Kevin Harvick, the other two-time race winner this year.

The first 12 positions were filled in a random draw of charter teams in those positions based on team owner points.

The same procedure was followed to fill slots 13 through 24, then slots 25 through 36. The 37th and 38th positions were assigned to open, non-chartered teams in order of owner points.

Starting order for the Dixie Vodka 400 with grid position, car number, driver name and car

Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, at Homestead-Miami Speedway, 400.5 miles, 267 laps

1. 11 Denny Hamlin, Toyota

2. 22 Joey Logano, Shell Pennzoil Ford

3. 2 Brad Keselowski, MoneyLion Ford

4. 18 Kyle Busch, M&M’s Messages Toyota

5. 9 Chase Elliott, Hooters Chevrolet

6. 19 Martin Truex Jr., Toyota

7. 4 Kevin Harvick, Busch Light Ford

8. 88 Alex Bowman, LLUMAR Chevrolet

9. 48 Jimmie Johnson, Ally Chevrolet

10. 1 Kurt Busch, GEARWRENCH Chevrolet