See the starting lineup for the AAA Texas 500 Chase race

The starting lineup is set for this Sunday's Chase for the Sprint Cup playoff race at Texas Motor Speedway, with Austin Dillon sitting on the pole. Check out the lineup that was set by Friday qualifying at the 1.5-mile track.

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Outside of his crash at Charlotte, Dillon has been an extremely consistent driver in the second half of the season, posting an average finish of 13.36 in the past 11 races. The pole he won Friday with a lap of 192.301 miles per hour at Texas was his second of the season and his third in 119 career starts.

The 2014 Texas winner, Logano looks for another Victory Lane in the Lone Star State to clinch a spot in the Championship 4. He’s currently four points below Kyle Busch for the final transfer spot.

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Harvick has become familiar with racing from behind in the Chase. He’s found a way to grab a win in each round so far. He was fastest in opening practice and looks for his first win at Texas.

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If Keselowski had more laps, he might have chased down Jimmie Johnson and won last week. If his engine didn’t fail him late at Talladega he’d likely still be in the Chase. A lot of ‘ifs’ for the No. 2 team in the Chase.

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When the Sprint Cup comes to a track that has several racing lanes, Larson becomes an immediate contender. He got his first win at the similar grooved 2-mile Michigan International Speedway earlier this year.

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Matt Borland will be on the pit box for Menard in 2017. Hopefully for him, that’ll be the boost that the No. 27 team needs to be more competitive.

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Kenseth has been one of the most consistent drivers at Texas with a career average finish of 9.52, second among drivers in the Chase.

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The rookie has had an impressive season and has a bright future ahead of him. He’s struggled at Texas though where his best finish is 29^th.

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Edwards has won at Texas three times and could use a fourth win after having a rough outing at Martinsville that has him 32 points behind the transfer line for the Championship 4.

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A burst of speed in the opening practice had the elder Busch brother at the top of the speed charts before his SHR teammate passed by him. He still ended up seventh fastest, which is a speed improvement for the No. 41.

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If Elliott is going to steal a win from the championship contenders, Texas serves as his best chance in the final three races. He finished fifth in the spring race here.

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It’s about stealing with for the No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team after being eliminated at Talladega two weeks ago. He contended last week and Martinsville and has been strong on the 1.5-mile tracks all season.

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Mears has struggled to finish strong at Texas Motor Speedway over the past several years with a best finish of 18^th in the past 12 races.

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The ‘Dinger has seen a positive trend in the past month, finishing in the top 10 in the past three races. He’ll look to carry that momentum into the Lone Star State.

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McMurray made the Chase for the second-consecutive season and when he’s finished the race, it’s usually been a top 10. The issue is that he has two DNFs in the past five races.

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Bowman has the seat for the No. 88 the remainder of the 2016 season. He’s shown speed and pulled together his career-best finish three weeks ago at Kansas.

Hamlin came close to clinching a spot at Martinsville but his car seemed to fall off at the end of the race. He’s on the plus side of the Chase cutoff but nothing is safe over the next two races unless you win.

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After barely missing the Chase, Newman has quietly posted decent finishes in the past two months. His worst finish since the playoffs started is 20^th at Dover.

Maybe he’ll catch a Rodeo or a Dallas Stars or Mavericks game while he’s in the DFW area. Point is, Johnson is locked into the championship race, he’d like to add more wins but his focus is on Homestead.

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After a strong fifth-place finish at Talladega, Stenhouse finished last after he crashed early at Martinsville. He’s had his moments in 2016 but hasn’t been able to find enough consistency.

Almirola finished 15^th last weekend at Martinsville and 8^th at Talladega. The No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford has shown some speed in recent weeks. A good trend for The King’s company.

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With a best finish of 11^th this season, Danica hasn’t lived up to the expectations she had entering 2016.

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The chance for Smoke to grab his 50^th career win is shrinking down to nothing. He was frustrated at Martinsville and blamed himself for his poor finish. We’ll see if he can rebound at Texas.

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After losing a tire and hitting a wall in the opening minutes of Friday afternoon’s practice, Kyle Busch went to a backup car. Fortunately, he’ll get two practices on Saturday to fine-tune.

The rumors have continued to swirl that Biffle will be leaving Roush Fenway Racing at the end of the year and possibly heading to a second JTG Daugherty car. There’s also a chance he calls it a career after 2016.  

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Bayne received a nice multi-year extension from Roush Fenway Racing earlier this week and could become the featured driver at the Ford team in 2017.

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Bowyer can nearly taste 2017 and his move to the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford. He seems to be content with riding out 2016 after a lot of early frustrations.

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McDowell and the No. 95 Circle Sport-Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet has been trending in the right direction at the end of the season. McDowell has finished in the top 20 in three of the past four races. A good step for the small team.

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The moment of the year for Brian Scott came at Talladega two weeks ago when he finished second. He didn’t follow it up with the strongest run at Martinsville, though.

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Buescher was the Cinderella story of the Chase and hasn’t been as prominent since being eliminated but he heads back to his home state this weekend and would love to have a solid finish.

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Consistency came too late in 2016 for Kasey Kahne as he started to perform after missing the Chase. The No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team looks to close out the season strong.

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The future remains uncertain for Tommy Baldwin Racing and Regan Smith and the team’s finishes have reflected the uncertainty in recent weeks.

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DiBenedetto’s No. 83 BK Racing Toyota pay tribute to the fallen Dallas police officers from the July attack on them. A pretty awesome way to honor the Dallas PD.

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The No. 38 Front Row Motorsports team has shown some glimpses of speed in recent weeks but still hovers around the mid-20s most weeks.

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Ellis makes his fourth career Sprint Cup start, driving in the No. 93 BK Racing Toyota.

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Ragan had a glimmer of hope when he qualified 12^th at Martinsville last week but trouble cost him a chance to contend.

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It was announced Friday that Annett will drive the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet in the XFINITY Series full-time next season. A good move for the 30-year-old driver.

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A political stance on the No. 55 car this weekend as Donald Trump will be featured on the ride.

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Gase gets behind the wheel of the No. 32 Go Fas Racing Chevrolet for the sixth time this season.

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This will be the last appearance for Wise in the No. 30 this season as Gray Gaulding will drive in the final two races of the season for The Motorsports Group.

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