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2018 NASCAR Michigan starting grid: Denny Hamlin wins 2nd straight pole

By Nick Tylwalk

BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, walks to his car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consmers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 10, 2018 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images)
BROOKLYN, MI - AUGUST 10: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, walks to his car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Consmers Energy 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 10, 2018 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images) /
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The front row for Michigan will look awfully familiar, as it’s the same one we saw at Watkins Glen.

Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are making starting up front together a habit. They did it last week at Watkins Glen, and they claimed the top two starting positions for the Consumers Energy 400 on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway.

Busch probably had the car to beat at The Glen if he hadn’t been done in by a fueling problem with his No. 18 Toyota. It’s Hamlin who will want to start finishing as good as he qualifies, as he’s still winless on the season, though in no danger of missing the playoffs as he’s ninth in Cup Series points.

The other eyebrow-raising team in Michigan qualifying was Richard Childress Racing. Austin Dillon and Ryan Newman will both start the race from Row 3. Kevin Harvick, meanwhile, was the fastest Ford and will start third, while the other member of the Big 3, Martin Truex Jr., will roll off seventh in his Furniture Row Racing Toyota.

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Coverage of the Consumers Energy 400 from Michigan begins at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with the green flag expected at approximately 2:46 p.m.

2018 Consumers Energy 400 starting grid for Michigan International Speedway

  1. Denny Hamlin – No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota
  2. Kyle Busch – No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota
  3. Kevin Harvick – No. 4 Busch Light/Mobil 1 Ford
  4. Erik Jones – No. 20 DeWalt Toyota
  5. Austin Dillon – No. 3 Dow We Are Innovators Chevrolet
  6. Ryan Newman – No. 31 Grainger Chevrolet
  7. Martin Truex Jr. – No. 78 5-hour Energy/Bass Pro Shops Toyota
  8. Ryan Blaney – No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford
  9. Joey Logano – No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford
  10. Alex Bowman – No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet
  11. Aric Almirola – No. 10 Smithfield Ford
  12. Kurt Busch – No. 41 Haas Automation Ford
  13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford
  14. Paul Menard – No. 21 Earn While You Learn/NewFordTech.com Ford
  15. Jamie McMurray – No. 1 McDonald’s/Cessna Chevrolet
  16. Clint Bowyer – No. 14 Haas 30 Years of the VF1 Ford
  17. Kyle Larson – No. 42 DC Solar Chevrolet
  18. Brad Keselowski – No. 2 Discount Tire Ford
  19. Jimmie Johnson – No. 48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet
  20. William Byron – No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet
  21. Chase Elliott – No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet
  22. Bubba Wallace – No. 43 Medallion Bank/Petty’s Garage Chevrolet
  23. Chris Buescher – No. 37 Slim Jim Chevrolet
  24. David Ragan – No. 38 Louis Kemp Crab Delights Ford
  25. AJ Allmendinger – No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet
  26. Trevor Bayne – No. 6 AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford
  27. Ty Dillon – No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet
  28. Kasey Kahne – No. 95 WRL General Contractors Chevrolet
  29. Michael McDowell – No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford
  30. Matt DiBenedetto – No. 32 Harvest Investments/Properties Ford
  31. Landon Cassill – No. 00 Mane N Tail Chevrolet
  32. Corey LaJoie – No. 72 Schluter Systems Chevrolet
  33. BJ McLeod – No. 51 Jacob Companies Ford
  34. Gray Gaulding – No. 99 StarCom Fiber Chevrolet
  35. No. 15 Chevrolet
  36. Garrett Smithley – No. 7 Victory Lane Quick Oil Change Chevrolet
  37. Timmy Hill – No. 66 Rewards.com Chevrolet
  38. Jeffrey Earnhardt – No. 96 Xtreme Concepts/Project K9 Hero Toyota
  39. Blake Jones – No. 23 Tennessee XXX Moonshine Toyota
  40. Daniel Suarez – No. 19 Stanley Toyota
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