Can a configuration change occur after startActivityForResult was called?

Question

Given the following situation (partially pseudo-code):

1. User presses a button in Activity A which in turn executes this code:

    progressBar.setVisibility(VISIBLE) // by default is set as INVISIBLE in the layout
    startActivityForResult(ActivityB)

2. User rotates his device

Is it possible that step 2 (rotating device) causes a configuration change which leads to the recreation of Activity A and therefore the progressBar to be hidden before Activity B is shown? I know that startActivityForResult is an asynchronous call, but I am not sure how it is implemented internally, therefore if the configuration change in Activity A can occur before Activity B is shown?