2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 29 of 36
Single-Vehicle Qualifying Session
Two Rounds
Friday, September 15, 2023
Bristol Motor Speedway
0.533-mile oval Bristol, TN
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Bass Pro Shops Night Race Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.109 | -- | 126.997 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.117 | 0.008 | 126.930 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.187 | 0.078 | 126.345 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.202 | 0.093 | 126.220 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.210 | 0.101 | 126.154 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.233 | 0.124 | 125.963 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.241 | 0.132 | 125.897 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.274 | 0.165 | 125.625 | 2 | 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | 15.230 | -- | 125.988 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 15.245 | 0.015 | 125.864 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 15.252 | 0.022 | 125.806 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 15.264 | 0.034 | 125.708 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's / Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 15.282 | 0.052 | 125.559 | 2 | 1 |
| 16 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 15.293 | 0.063 | 125.469 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 15.312 | 0.082 | 125.313 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 15.343 | 0.113 | 125.060 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.345 | 0.115 | 125.044 | 2 | 1 |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | 15.354 | 0.124 | 124.971 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Barger Podcast Chevrolet | 15.362 | 0.132 | 124.906 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 15.365 | 0.135 | 124.881 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Aerial Recovery Chevrolet | 15.367 | 0.137 | 124.865 | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield / IHOP Ford | 15.372 | 0.142 | 124.824 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | 15.372 | 0.142 | 124.824 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | 15.376 | 0.146 | 124.792 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven / Jacob Companies Ford | 15.414 | 0.184 | 124.484 | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 15.416 | 0.186 | 124.468 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Monster Ford | 15.427 | 0.197 | 124.379 | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | 15.433 | 0.203 | 124.331 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB US AIR FORCE Chevrolet | 15.494 | 0.264 | 123.841 | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 15.538 | 0.308 | 123.491 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.538 | 0.308 | 123.491 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports FreedomWorksHere.com Chevrolet | 15.610 | 0.380 | 122.921 | 2 | 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Steakhouse Elite Ford | 15.793 | 0.563 | 121.497 | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.810 | 0.580 | 121.366 | 2 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.109 | -- | 126.997 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.117 | 0.008 | 126.930 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.187 | 0.078 | 126.345 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.202 | 0.093 | 126.220 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.210 | 0.101 | 126.154 | 2 |
| 6 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.233 | 0.124 | 125.963 | 2 |
| 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.239 | 0.130 | 125.914 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.241 | 0.132 | 125.897 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.274 | 0.165 | 125.625 | 2 |
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 Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 15.111 | -- | 126.980 | 2 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 15.160 | 0.049 | 126.570 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports NEGU Chevrolet | 15.255 | 0.144 | 125.782 | 2 |
| 4 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 15.305 | 0.194 | 125.371 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Gold Filters Chevrolet | 15.338 | 0.227 | 125.101 | 2 |
| 6 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Mountain Dew Chevrolet | 15.343 | 0.232 | 125.060 | 2 |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 15.345 | 0.234 | 125.044 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing GEARWRENCH Ford | 15.354 | 0.243 | 124.971 | 2 |
| 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Barger Podcast Chevrolet | 15.362 | 0.251 | 124.906 | 2 |
| 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 15.365 | 0.254 | 124.881 | 2 |
| 11 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield / IHOP Ford | 15.372 | 0.261 | 124.824 | 2 |
| 12 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 15.416 | 0.305 | 124.468 | 2 |
| 13 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Monster Ford | 15.427 | 0.316 | 124.379 | 2 |
| 14 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB US AIR FORCE Chevrolet | 15.494 | 0.383 | 123.841 | 2 |
| 15 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 15.538 | 0.427 | 123.491 | 2 |
| 16 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports FreedomWorksHere.com Chevrolet | 15.610 | 0.499 | 122.921 | 2 |
| 17 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing Steakhouse Elite Ford | 15.793 | 0.682 | 121.497 | 2 |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.810 | 0.699 | 121.366 | 2 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group B
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Freight Direct Toyota | 15.062 | -- | 127.393 | 2 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Edge Ford | 15.106 | 0.044 | 127.022 | 2 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Relay Payments Chevrolet | 15.107 | 0.045 | 127.014 | 2 |
| 4 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports Love's / Delo Ford | 15.189 | 0.127 | 126.328 | 2 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 15.220 | 0.158 | 126.071 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Advance Auto Parts Ford | 15.230 | 0.168 | 125.988 | 2 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 15.245 | 0.183 | 125.864 | 2 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 15.252 | 0.190 | 125.806 | 2 |
| 9 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing Rush Truck Centers / Cummins Ford | 15.264 | 0.202 | 125.708 | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's / Alsco Uniforms Chevrolet | 15.282 | 0.220 | 125.559 | 2 |
| 11 | 42 | Carson Hocevar | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 15.293 | 0.231 | 125.469 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 15.312 | 0.250 | 125.313 | 2 |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Aerial Recovery Chevrolet | 15.367 | 0.305 | 124.865 | 2 |
| 14 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing Scott Brand Chevrolet | 15.372 | 0.310 | 124.824 | 2 |
| 15 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing Operating Engineers Ford | 15.376 | 0.314 | 124.792 | 2 |
| 16 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Biohaven / Jacob Companies Ford | 15.414 | 0.352 | 124.484 | 2 |
| 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Speedy Cash Ford | 15.433 | 0.371 | 124.331 | 2 |
| 18 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 15.538 | 0.476 | 123.491 | 2 |
Other Sessions For This Race
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