2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 27 of 36
Practice Session
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Darlington Raceway
1.366-mile Oval
Darlington, SC
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 Practice Speeds
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Best Lap | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 29.197 | -- | 168.428 | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports StageFront.VI{ Ford | 29.398 | 0.201 | 167.276 | 1 | 18 |
| 3 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Boost by Kroger / Irish Spring Chevrolet | 29.438 | 0.241 | 167.049 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 29.510 | 0.313 | 166.641 | 2 | 25 |
| 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 29.519 | 0.322 | 166.591 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.547 | 0.350 | 166.433 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.562 | 0.365 | 166.348 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing SportClips Haircuts Toyota | 29.581 | 0.384 | 166.241 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com 'Lady in Black' Ford | 29.621 | 0.424 | 166.017 | 2 | 29 |
| 10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 29.629 | 0.432 | 165.972 | 1 | 21 |
| 11 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.632 | 0.435 | 165.955 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 29.632 | 0.435 | 165.955 | 2 | 27 |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 29.685 | 0.488 | 165.659 | 2 | 35 |
| 14 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 29.715 | 0.518 | 165.492 | 4 | 27 |
| 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 29.739 | 0.542 | 165.358 | 2 | 21 |
| 16 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 29.746 | 0.549 | 165.319 | 2 | 33 |
| 17 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet | 29.754 | 0.557 | 165.275 | 2 | 19 |
| 18 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.783 | 0.586 | 165.114 | 2 | 28 |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Take 5 Ford | 29.788 | 0.591 | 165.086 | 2 | 24 |
| 20 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.792 | 0.595 | 165.064 | 2 | 30 |
| 21 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | 29.802 | 0.605 | 165.009 | 2 | 21 |
| 22 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.814 | 0.617 | 164.942 | 2 | 22 |
| 23 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Unishippers Chevrolet | 29.822 | 0.625 | 164.898 | 2 | 29 |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Foods Ford | 29.841 | 0.644 | 164.793 | 1 | 26 |
| 25 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.865 | 0.668 | 164.660 | 2 | 25 |
| 26 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 29.865 | 0.668 | 164.660 | 2 | 37 |
| 27 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Quincy Compressor Ford | 29.869 | 0.672 | 164.638 | 2 | 21 |
| 28 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Raze Energy Blue Shock Chevrolet | 29.930 | 0.733 | 164.303 | 2 | 20 |
| 29 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 29.935 | 0.738 | 164.275 | 3 | 29 |
| 30 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 29.972 | 0.775 | 164.073 | 4 | 36 |
| 31 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway.com Chevrolet | 29.992 | 0.795 | 163.963 | 3 | 34 |
| 32 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.995 | 0.798 | 163.947 | 4 | 34 |
| 33 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 30.044 | 0.847 | 163.679 | 2 | 18 |
| 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Affliction Chevrolet | 30.064 | 0.867 | 163.571 | 2 | 10 |
| 35 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 30.119 | 0.922 | 163.272 | 3 | 29 |
| 36 | 51 | TBA | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Biohaven Ford | 30.157 | 0.960 | 163.066 | 1 | 16 |
10-Lap Consecutive Averages
| Rank | No. | Driver | Avg. lap time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Austin Cindric | 29.958 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 29.999 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 30.021 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | 30.038 |
| 5 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 30.048 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 30.053 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | 30.055 |
| 8 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 30.073 |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 30.074 |
| 10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 30.109 |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 30.11 |
| 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 30.11 |
| 13 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 30.126 |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | 30.15 |
| 15 | 21 | Harrison Burton | 30.178 |
| 16 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | 30.187 |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | 30.199 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Haley | 30.219 |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | 30.221 |
| 20 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 30.226 |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 30.242 |
| 22 | 10 | Aric Almirola | 30.25 |
| 23 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | 30.268 |
| 24 | 1 | Ross Chastain | 30.293 |
| 25 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | 30.294 |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | 30.397 |
| 27 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 30.397 |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | 30.398 |
| 29 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | 30.446 |
| 30 | 77 | Ty Dillon | 30.838 |
| 31 | 78 | BJ McLeod | 30.85 |
Other Sessions For This Race
| Practice |
| Qualifying |
| Race |
