2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 30 of 36
Single-Vehicle Qualifying Session
Two Rounds
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Texas Motor Speedway
1.500-mile oval Fort Worth, TX
2023 NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 28.672 | -- | 188.337 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 28.711 | 0.039 | 188.081 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 28.740 | 0.068 | 187.891 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.760 | 0.088 | 187.761 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 28.769 | 0.097 | 187.702 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 28.823 | 0.151 | 187.350 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet | 28.885 | 0.213 | 186.948 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 28.885 | 0.213 | 186.948 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.893 | 0.221 | 186.896 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 | 0 | 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 28.718 | -- | 188.035 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Chevrolet | 28.772 | 0.054 | 187.682 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 28.797 | 0.079 | 187.520 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 28.800 | 0.082 | 187.500 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 28.832 | 0.114 | 187.292 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 28.900 | 0.182 | 186.851 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 28.944 | 0.226 | 186.567 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 28.970 | 0.252 | 186.400 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 29.006 | 0.288 | 186.168 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske AAA Insurance Ford | 29.010 | 0.292 | 186.143 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 29.026 | 0.308 | 186.040 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 29.091 | 0.373 | 185.624 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | 29.097 | 0.379 | 185.586 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | 29.110 | 0.392 | 185.503 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Autodesk Ford | 29.117 | 0.399 | 185.459 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Shelton Companies Chevrolet | 29.156 | 0.438 | 185.211 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.184 | 0.466 | 185.033 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.187 | 0.469 | 185.014 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 29.220 | 0.502 | 184.805 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 29.231 | 0.513 | 184.735 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 29.232 | 0.514 | 184.729 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.277 | 0.559 | 184.445 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Ambetter Health Ford | 29.316 | 0.598 | 184.200 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Gunk Chevrolet | 29.423 | 0.705 | 183.530 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.555 | 0.837 | 182.710 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 51 | Todd Gilliland | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.571 | 0.853 | 182.611 | 1 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 28.672 | -- | 188.337 | 1 |
| 2 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 28.711 | 0.039 | 188.081 | 1 |
| 3 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 28.740 | 0.068 | 187.891 | 1 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.760 | 0.088 | 187.761 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 28.769 | 0.097 | 187.702 | 1 |
| 6 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 28.823 | 0.151 | 187.350 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet | 28.885 | 0.213 | 186.948 | 1 |
| 8 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 28.885 | 0.213 | 186.948 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.893 | 0.221 | 186.896 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 | 0 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group A
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.820 | -- | 187.370 | 1 |
| 2 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 28.848 | 0.028 | 187.188 | 1 |
| 3 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing 3CHI Chevrolet | 28.854 | 0.034 | 187.149 | 1 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 28.880 | 0.060 | 186.981 | 1 |
| 5 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Kubota Chevrolet | 28.881 | 0.061 | 186.974 | 1 |
| 6 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 28.900 | 0.080 | 186.851 | 1 |
| 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 28.944 | 0.124 | 186.567 | 1 |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 28.970 | 0.150 | 186.400 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske AAA Insurance Ford | 29.010 | 0.190 | 186.143 | 1 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Ford | 29.026 | 0.206 | 186.040 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | 29.097 | 0.277 | 185.586 | 1 |
| 12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | 29.110 | 0.290 | 185.503 | 1 |
| 13 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Autodesk Ford | 29.117 | 0.297 | 185.459 | 1 |
| 14 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Shelton Companies Chevrolet | 29.156 | 0.336 | 185.211 | 1 |
| 15 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.184 | 0.364 | 185.033 | 1 |
| 16 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 29.231 | 0.411 | 184.735 | 1 |
| 17 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.555 | 0.735 | 182.710 | 1 |
| 18 | 51 | Todd Gilliland | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.571 | 0.751 | 182.611 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group B
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 28.567 | -- | 189.029 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota | 28.585 | 0.018 | 188.910 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 28.639 | 0.072 | 188.554 | 1 |
| 4 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Interstate Batteries Toyota | 28.695 | 0.128 | 188.186 | 1 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fastenal Ford | 28.714 | 0.147 | 188.062 | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Chevrolet | 28.718 | 0.151 | 188.035 | 1 |
| 7 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Chevrolet | 28.772 | 0.205 | 187.682 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 28.797 | 0.230 | 187.520 | 1 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 28.800 | 0.233 | 187.500 | 1 |
| 10 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 28.832 | 0.265 | 187.292 | 1 |
| 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 29.006 | 0.439 | 186.168 | 1 |
| 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing Hunt Brothers Pizza Ford | 29.091 | 0.524 | 185.624 | 1 |
| 13 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.187 | 0.620 | 185.014 | 1 |
| 14 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Kelley Blue Book Chevrolet | 29.220 | 0.653 | 184.805 | 1 |
| 15 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 29.232 | 0.665 | 184.729 | 1 |
| 16 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.277 | 0.710 | 184.445 | 1 |
| 17 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Ambetter Health Ford | 29.316 | 0.749 | 184.200 | 1 |
| 18 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Gunk Chevrolet | 29.423 | 0.856 | 183.530 | 1 |
Other Sessions For This Race
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