NASCAR at North Wilkesboro, starting lineup for Window World 450

The NASCAR Cup Series is in North Carolina on Sunday, July 19, for the Window World 450 at North Wilkesboro Speedway as the 2026 season rolls on.

Entering Sunday night’s race, Ryan Blaney and the No. 12 Team Penske Ford will be starting in the pole position. It marks Blaney’s third pole position win of the season.

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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs starts on the outside, while Christopher Bell (No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota), Carson Hocevar (No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet), and Tyler Reddick (No.45 23XI Racing Toyota) round out the top five.

The Window World 450 will run 450 laps around the North Wilkesboro Speedway’s 0.625-mile track. Stage 1 will run 80 laps, Stage 2 is 85 laps, and the final 185 laps will make up Stage 3.

Where will your favorite driver start Sunday night’s race?

A full look at the starting lineup for the Windiw World 450 can be seen below.

Window World 450 starting lineup

1. Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
2. Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4. Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
5. Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6. Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
7. Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
9. Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
10. Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11. Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
12. Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
13. Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
14. Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
15. William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
16. Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
17. Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
18. Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford 
19. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota
20. Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet
21. Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford
22. Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
23. Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 HYAK Motorsports Chevrolet
25. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
26. Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota
27. Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
28. Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
29. Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford
30. Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
31. Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford
32. Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
33. Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
34. Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota
35. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
36. Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet
37. Chad Finchum, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford

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