2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 10 of 36
Single-Vehicle Qualifying Session
Two Rounds
Saturday, April 22, 2023
Talladega Superspeedway
2.660-mile oval Talladega, AL
2023 NASCAR Cup Series GEICO 500 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 52.979 | -- | 180.751 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 53.011 | 0.032 | 180.642 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 53.025 | 0.046 | 180.594 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractor YOG Ford | 53.085 | 0.106 | 180.390 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Wurth Ford | 53.124 | 0.145 | 180.258 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 53.245 | 0.266 | 179.848 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 53.281 | 0.302 | 179.726 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil / Autotrader Ford | 53.299 | 0.320 | 179.666 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 53.302 | 0.323 | 179.656 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 53.303 | 0.324 | 179.652 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Ford | 53.455 | -- | 179.141 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 53.470 | 0.015 | 179.091 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing MoneyLion Toyota | 53.496 | 0.041 | 179.004 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 53.497 | 0.042 | 179.001 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford | 53.499 | 0.044 | 178.994 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 53.509 | 0.054 | 178.961 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 53.548 | 0.093 | 178.830 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 53.559 | 0.104 | 178.793 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Farmsmart Chevrolet | 53.568 | 0.113 | 178.763 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 53.611 | 0.156 | 178.620 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 53.629 | 0.174 | 178.560 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 53.651 | 0.196 | 178.487 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing MOOSE Franternity Chevrolet | 53.671 | 0.216 | 178.420 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB U.S. Air Force Chevrolet | 53.693 | 0.238 | 178.347 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 53.695 | 0.240 | 178.341 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 53.745 | 0.290 | 178.175 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 53.750 | 0.295 | 178.158 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 36 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford | 53.849 | 0.394 | 177.831 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 53.874 | 0.419 | 177.748 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Wendy's Beef is in the Bag Chevrolet | 53.902 | 0.447 | 177.656 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 62 | Austin Hill | Beard Motorsports Realtree Chevrolet | 53.973 | 0.518 | 177.422 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 54.033 | 0.578 | 177.225 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / Cheez-it Chevrolet | 54.039 | 0.584 | 177.205 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet | 54.059 | 0.604 | 177.140 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Wellcare Ford | 54.063 | 0.608 | 177.127 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | 15 | Riley Herbst | Rick Ware Racing Monster Energy / Mechanix Wear Ford | 54.106 | 0.651 | 176.986 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports B'laster Chevrolet | 54.297 | 0.842 | 176.363 | 2 | 1 |
| 38 | 51 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Barnett Southern Corporation Ford | 54.424 | 0.969 | 175.952 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 52.979 | -- | 180.751 | 2 |
| 2 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 53.011 | 0.032 | 180.642 | 2 |
| 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 53.025 | 0.046 | 180.594 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractor YOG Ford | 53.085 | 0.106 | 180.390 | 2 |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Wurth Ford | 53.124 | 0.145 | 180.258 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 53.245 | 0.266 | 179.848 | 2 |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 53.281 | 0.302 | 179.726 | 2 |
| 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil / Autotrader Ford | 53.299 | 0.320 | 179.666 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 53.302 | 0.323 | 179.656 | 2 |
| 10 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 53.303 | 0.324 | 179.652 | 2 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1
(top-10 advance to Round 2)
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Mahindra Tractor YOG Ford | 53.280 | -- | 179.730 | 2 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 53.292 | 0.012 | 179.689 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 53.308 | 0.028 | 179.635 | 2 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 53.309 | 0.029 | 179.632 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 53.315 | 0.035 | 179.612 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Wurth Ford | 53.333 | 0.053 | 179.551 | 2 |
| 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil / Autotrader Ford | 53.341 | 0.061 | 179.524 | 2 |
| 8 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Rheem Toyota | 53.388 | 0.108 | 179.366 | 2 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 53.417 | 0.137 | 179.269 | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 53.440 | 0.160 | 179.192 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Ford | 53.455 | 0.175 | 179.141 | 2 |
| 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 53.470 | 0.190 | 179.091 | 2 |
| 13 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing MoneyLion Toyota | 53.496 | 0.216 | 179.004 | 2 |
| 14 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 53.497 | 0.217 | 179.001 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford | 53.499 | 0.219 | 178.994 | 2 |
| 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 53.509 | 0.229 | 178.961 | 2 |
| 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 53.548 | 0.268 | 178.830 | 2 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 53.559 | 0.279 | 178.793 | 2 |
| 19 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Farmsmart Chevrolet | 53.568 | 0.288 | 178.763 | 2 |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 53.611 | 0.331 | 178.620 | 2 |
| 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 53.629 | 0.349 | 178.560 | 2 |
| 22 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Tootsies Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 53.651 | 0.371 | 178.487 | 2 |
| 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing MOOSE Franternity Chevrolet | 53.671 | 0.391 | 178.420 | 2 |
| 24 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB U.S. Air Force Chevrolet | 53.693 | 0.413 | 178.347 | 2 |
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 53.695 | 0.415 | 178.341 | 2 |
| 26 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 53.745 | 0.465 | 178.175 | 2 |
| 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 53.750 | 0.470 | 178.158 | 2 |
| 28 | 36 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports gener8tor Skills Ford | 53.849 | 0.569 | 177.831 | 2 |
| 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 53.874 | 0.594 | 177.748 | 2 |
| 30 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Wendy's Beef is in the Bag Chevrolet | 53.902 | 0.622 | 177.656 | 2 |
| 31 | 62 | Austin Hill | Beard Motorsports Realtree Chevrolet | 53.973 | 0.693 | 177.422 | 2 |
| 32 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | 54.033 | 0.753 | 177.225 | 2 |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / Cheez-it Chevrolet | 54.039 | 0.759 | 177.205 | 2 |
| 34 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Celsius Chevrolet | 54.059 | 0.779 | 177.140 | 2 |
| 35 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Wellcare Ford | 54.063 | 0.783 | 177.127 | 2 |
| 36 | 15 | Riley Herbst | Rick Ware Racing Monster Energy / Mechanix Wear Ford | 54.106 | 0.826 | 176.986 | 2 |
| 37 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports B'laster Chevrolet | 54.297 | 1.017 | 176.363 | 2 |
| 38 | 51 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Barnett Southern Corporation Ford | 54.424 | 1.144 | 175.952 | 2 |
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