NASCAR Xfinity Series at Charlotte Lineup 2024: Starting Order & Pole for Drive for the Cure 250

After a United Rentals 250, the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series has arrived at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Drive for the Cure 250 will be live on CW at 3:30 pm ET on Saturday, October 12. The 29th race of the 2024 Xfinity Series season and the third race of the playoff season will be contested at the 2.28-mile-long road course.

Thirty-eight Xfinity Series drivers will compete over 67 laps in a 155-mile race to secure a chance at driving down Victory Lane.

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Who is on pole for Drive for the Cure 250?

In Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying race, Kaulig Racing driver Shane van Gisbergen won his third pole of the season with a lap time of 84.523 seconds and a speed of 97.110 mph. It also marked his third career pole in the series.

JR Motorsports driver and the defending winner of the event Sam Mayer will share the front row with SVG after registering a lap of 96.971 mph.

They will be followed by AJ Allmendinger, Josh Bilicki and Sheldon Creed rounding out the top five. Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, Jesse Love, Justin Allgaier and Connor Mosack are in the starting lineup for the main event.

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2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup at Charlotte Motor Speedway

Here are the starting positions of the 38 NASCAR Xfinity Series drivers in the Drive for the Cure 250 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway:

1. #97 - Shane Van Gisbergen
2. #1 - Sam Mayer
3. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
4. #19 - Josh Bilicki
5. #18 - Sheldon Creed
6. #21 - Austin Hill
7. #81 - Chandler Smith
8. #2 - Jesse Love
9. #7 - Justin Allgaier
10. #88 - Connor Mosack
11. #5 - Anthony Alfredo
12. #98 - Riley Herbst
13. #20 - Aric Almirola
14. #00 - Cole Custer
15. #9 - Brandon Jones
16. #8 - Sammy Smith
17. #32 - Austin Green
18. #26 - Ed Jones
19. #91 - Alex Labbe
20. #31 - Parker Retzlaff
21. #51 - Jeremy Clements
22. #48 - Parker Kligerman
23. #11 - Josh Williams
24. #44 - Brennan Poole
25. #28 - Ryan Sieg
26. #38 - Matt DiBenedetto
27. #27 - Jeb Burton
28. #07- Sage Karam
29. #50 - Preston Pardus
30. #43 - Ryan Ellis
31. #45 - Brad Perez
32. #35 - Thomas Annunziata
33. #42 - Leland Honeyman
34. #29 - Blaine Perkins
35. #39 - Kyle Sieg
36. #15 - Dylan Lupton
37. #92 - Dawson Cram
38. #14 - Nathan Byrd

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Catch the NASCAR Xfinity Series teams and drivers in action at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Drive for the Cure 250 today at 3:30 p.m. ET.