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

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