February 21, 2021: #9: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet Camaro NAPA Auto Partsat Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, FL. (HHP/Harold Hinson)
Chase Elliott will start from the pole this Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (HHP/Harold Hinson)

Chase Elliott On Atlanta Cup Series Pole

CONCORD, N.C. – Chase Elliott will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag for Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Elliott, fresh off his victory last Sunday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis., will start from the pole by virtue of having the highest metric score of the cars entered in the race.

Lap speed is weighted at 15 percent, previous race finish at 25 percent for the driver and owner results and owner points position at 35 percent to calculate the final metric score.

Kyle Busch will join him on the front row for Sunday’s race. He’s followed by his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell and Martin Truex Jr.

Kyle Larson will start sixth ahead of Tyler Reddick, Kurt Busch, Ross Chastain and Joey Logano.

Click here for the full starting lineup.

The race is scheduled to begin shortly after at 3:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcast by NBCSN.