Kyle Larson narrowly defeated his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott by 0.002 sec. to snag the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond. Ross Chastain will start from the third spot, and he’ll be joined by Alex Bowman in Row 2.
Here are the complete qualifying results and official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, race 7 of 36.
Toyota Owners 400 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Group | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | B | 2 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | A | 2 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | B | 2 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford | B | 2 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | B | 2 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | A | 2 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | B | 2 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | A | 2 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota | B | 1 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | B | 1 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing NEXLETOL Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Superior Essex Ford | B | 1 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | B | 1 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Safeway Toyota | A | 1 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota | B | 1 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | B | 1 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | B | 1 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | B | 1 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | B | 1 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | B | 1 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing SunnyD Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | B | 1 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | A | 1 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 16 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | B | 1 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing LA Golf Chevrolet | A | 1 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing N29 Capital Partners Ford | B | 1 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Walmart Health & Wellness Ford | A | 1 |
Qualifying Round 2 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 22.438 | -- | 120.332 | 2 | A |
| 2 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | 22.440 | 0.002 | 120.321 | 2 | B |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 22.489 | 0.051 | 120.059 | 2 | A |
| 4 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 22.526 | 0.088 | 119.861 | 2 | A |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 22.534 | 0.096 | 119.819 | 2 | B |
| 6 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford | 22.545 | 0.107 | 119.760 | 2 | B |
| 7 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 22.578 | 0.140 | 119.585 | 2 | B |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 22.591 | 0.153 | 119.517 | 2 | A |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 22.668 | 0.230 | 119.111 | 2 | B |
| 10 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 22.676 | 0.238 | 119.069 | 2 | A |
Qualifying Round 1, Group A Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 22.333 | -- | 120.897 | 2 | A |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 22.352 | 0.019 | 120.795 | 2 | A |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 22.358 | 0.025 | 120.762 | 2 | A |
| 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 22.407 | 0.074 | 120.498 | 2 | A |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 22.422 | 0.089 | 120.417 | 2 | A |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford | 22.448 | 0.115 | 120.278 | 2 | A |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing NEXLETOL Ford | 22.460 | 0.127 | 120.214 | 2 | A |
| 8 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford | 22.477 | 0.144 | 120.123 | 2 | A |
| 9 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Safeway Toyota | 22.487 | 0.154 | 120.069 | 2 | A |
| 10 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet | 22.518 | 0.185 | 119.904 | 2 | A |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | 22.526 | 0.193 | 119.861 | 2 | A |
| 12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | 22.536 | 0.203 | 119.808 | 1 | A |
| 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 22.553 | 0.220 | 119.718 | 2 | A |
| 14 | 71 | Zane Smith | Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet | 22.564 | 0.231 | 119.660 | 2 | A |
| 15 | 4 | Josh Berry | Stewart-Haas Racing SunnyD Ford | 22.574 | 0.241 | 119.607 | 2 | A |
| 16 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford | 22.613 | 0.280 | 119.400 | 2 | A |
| 17 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing LA Golf Chevrolet | 22.972 | 0.639 | 117.534 | 2 | A |
| 18 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing Walmart Health & Wellness Ford | 23.007 | 0.674 | 117.356 | 2 | A |
Qualifying Round 1, Group B Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | 22.114 | -- | 122.095 | 2 | B |
| 2 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 22.178 | 0.064 | 121.742 | 2 | B |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 22.185 | 0.071 | 121.704 | 2 | B |
| 4 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford | 22.202 | 0.088 | 121.611 | 2 | B |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 22.228 | 0.114 | 121.468 | 2 | B |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota | 22.230 | 0.116 | 121.457 | 2 | B |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 22.231 | 0.117 | 121.452 | 2 | B |
| 8 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing Superior Essex Ford | 22.255 | 0.141 | 121.321 | 2 | B |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet | 22.255 | 0.141 | 121.321 | 2 | B |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota | 22.286 | 0.172 | 121.152 | 2 | B |
| 11 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 22.333 | 0.219 | 120.897 | 2 | B |
| 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 22.335 | 0.221 | 120.887 | 1 | B |
| 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 22.367 | 0.253 | 120.714 | 2 | B |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 22.375 | 0.261 | 120.670 | 2 | B |
| 15 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | 22.383 | 0.269 | 120.627 | 2 | B |
| 16 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 22.460 | 0.346 | 120.214 | 2 | B |
| 17 | 16 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Chevy Accessories Chevrolet | 22.495 | 0.381 | 120.027 | 2 | B |
| 18 | 15 | Kaz Grala | Rick Ware Racing N29 Capital Partners Ford | 22.776 | 0.662 | 118.546 | 2 | B |
