The 2026 NASCAR Cup Series hits Pocono Raceway this weekend, and it all starts with practice and qualifying today, Saturday, June 13th.

NASCAR has confirmed that single-car qualifying procedures will be in place at the track for today's session, with the Cup Series drivers having one opportunity to stake their claim for pole ahead of Sunday's race.

Last year at Pocono, that honor went to Denny Hamlin, who topped the session on that occasion ahead of Chris Buescher, Carson Hocevar and John Hunter Nemechek.

When it came to Sunday's race, Hamlin was knocked into second place by his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mate Chase Briscoe, with Ryan Blaney, Buescher and Chase Elliott rounding out the top five.

With that said, let's get into the important timing and TV details below!

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What time is NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Pocono today?

NASCAR Cup Series qualifying from Pocono Raceway takes place today, Saturday, June 13th, at 2:10 p.m. ET.

This follows practice slightly earlier in the afternoon, which is set to start at 1 p.m. ET.

Here are the start times converted to your local time zones.

NASCAR Cup Series Pocono qualifying schedule
City (Time Zone) Qualifying Start Time
Charlotte, NC (ET)2:10 P.M.
New York, NY (ET)2:10 P.M.
Columbia, SC (ET)2:10 P.M.
Charleston, WV (ET)2:10 P.M.
Augusta, ME (ET)2:10 P.M.
Chicago, IL (CT)1:10 P.M.
Pierre, SD (CT)1:10 P.M.
Nashville, TN (CT)1:10 P.M.
Des Moines, IA (CT)1:10 P.M.
Montgomery, AL (CT)1:10 P.M.
Denver, CO (MT)12:10 P.M.
Salt Lake City, UT (MT)12:10 P.M.
Albuquerque, NM (MT)12:10 P.M.
El Paso, TX (MT)12:10 P.M.
Los Angeles, CA (PT)11:10 A.M.
Las Vegas, NV (PT)11:10 A.M.
Seattle, WA (PT)11:10 A.M.
Portland, OR (PT)11:10 A.M.
San Francisco, CA (PT)11:10 A.M.

What TV channel is NASCAR Cup Series Pocono qualifying on today?

Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying action from Pocono will not be broadcast live on traditional TV. Instead, it will be shown live on Prime Video.

You can download the Prime Video app on your handheld device from the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, and Amazon App Store.

You can also download the app on your TV on devices such as the following:

  • Roku
  • Amazon Fire TV
  • VIZIO Smart TV
  • LG TV
  • Chromecast
  • Android TV
  • Apple TV
  • Samsung Smart TV

Today's qualifying session will also be broadcast live on the radio, with MRN and SiriusXM having the call.

Live stream options

The best live stream option for today's NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Pocono is Prime Video.

For the first half of the season through San Diego (June 21), Prime Video is set to air all Cup Series practice and qualifying, with the exception of the Clash, Daytona 500, and All-Star Race.

Qualifying Order

Here is the full list of Cup Series drivers set to take part in this weekend's event at Pocono, listed in the order in which they will qualify on Saturday.

Cup Series Qualifying Order for Pocono
Qualifying Order Driver Car No.
1Casey Mears62
2Daniel Dye78
3Connor Zilisch88
4Austin Dillon3
5Zane Smith38
6Brad Keselowski6
7Noah Gragson4
8Ricky Stenhouse Jr.47
9Cody Ware51
10Ty Dillon10
11Shane van Gisbergen97
12Tyler Reddick45
13Christopher Bell20
14Ryan Preece60
15Michael McDowell71
16Chase Elliott9
17Todd Gilliland34
18Alex Bowman48
19Austin Hill33
20Josh Berry21
21Ty Gibbs54
22Cole Custer41
23John Hunter Nemechek42
24Ross Chastain1
25AJ Allmendinger16
26Riley Herbst35
27William Byron24
28Austin Cindric2
29Chase Briscoe19
30Joey Logano22
31Chris Buescher17
32Erik Jones43
33Daniel Suarez7
34Ryan Blaney12
35Carson Hocevar77
36Bubba Wallace23
37Kyle Larson5
38Denny Hamlin11

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