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NASCAR Martinsville Starting Lineup: Rain Sets Qualifying Order For Chase Race

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Carl Edwards and Matt Kenseth would like to high-five Mother Nature.

The Roush Fenway Racing teammates, neither known for having much success at Martinsville Speedway, will start on the front row for Sunday's crucial NASCAR Chase race thanks to persistent rain which canceled qualifying.

When qualifying is rained out and practice has not yet taken place, NASCAR sets the starting lineup according to owner points. So as the Sprint Cup Series points leader, Edwards is now the pole-sitter.

He also gets to select the crucial No. 1 pit stall at the half-mile flat track.

Here's the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Martinsville race, which should look incredibly similar to the point standings:

  1. Carl Edwards
  2. Matt Kenseth
  3. Brad Keselowski
  4. Tony Stewart
  5. Kevin Harvick
  6. Kyle Busch
  7. Jimmie Johnson
  8. Kurt Busch
  9. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  10. Jeff Gordon
  11. Denny Hamlin
  12. Ryan Newman
  13. Clint Bowyer
  14. Kasey Kahne
  15. Greg Biffle
  16. AJ Allmendinger
  17. Marcos Ambrose
  18. David Ragan
  19. Mark Martin
  20. Juan Pablo Montoya
  21. Paul Menard
  22. Joey Logano
  23. Jeff Burton
  24. Martin Truex Jr.
  25. Brian Vickers
  26. Regan Smith
  27. Jamie McMurray
  28. David Reutimann
  29. Bobby Labonte
  30. Landon Cassill
  31. David Gilliland
  32. Dave Blaney
  33. Casey Mears
  34. Ken Schrader
  35. Travis Kvapil
  36. Hermie Sadler
  37. Reed Sorenson
  38. Mike Skinner
  39. Scott Speed
  40. Michael McDowell
  41. Joe Nemechek
  42. David Stremme
  43. JJ Yeley
DNQ: Dennis Setzer, Derrike Cope.

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