2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Race 27 of 36
Single-Vehicle Qualifying Session
Two Rounds
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Darlington Raceway
1.366-mile oval Darlington, SC
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps | Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 29.065 | -- | 169.193 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing SportClips Haircuts Toyota | 29.091 | 0.026 | 169.042 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 29.103 | 0.038 | 168.972 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 29.224 | 0.159 | 168.273 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 29.232 | 0.167 | 168.227 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 29.245 | 0.180 | 168.152 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Take 5 Ford | 29.249 | 0.184 | 168.129 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 29.278 | 0.213 | 167.962 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell (P) | Front Row Motorsports StageFront.VIP Ford | 29.29 | 0.225 | 167.893 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Foods Ford | 29.406 | 0.341 | 167.231 | 1 | 2 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch (P) | Richard Childress Racing McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 29.030 | -- | 169.397 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com 'Lady in Black' Ford | 29.034 | 0.004 | 169.374 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 29.095 | 0.065 | 169.019 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.108 | 0.078 | 168.943 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 42 | Carson Hocevar(i) | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 29.154 | 0.124 | 168.677 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.168 | 0.138 | 168.596 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.192 | 0.162 | 168.457 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.200 | 0.170 | 168.411 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 29.206 | 0.176 | 168.376 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet | 29.215 | 0.185 | 168.324 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway.com Chevrolet | 29.236 | 0.206 | 168.204 | 1 | 1 |
| 22 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.252 | 0.222 | 168.112 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 29.256 | 0.226 | 168.089 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.284 | 0.254 | 167.928 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) | JTG Daugherty Racing Boost by Kroger / Irish Spring Chevrolet | 29.299 | 0.269 | 167.842 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Raze Energy Blue Shock Chevrolet | 29.306 | 0.276 | 167.802 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing Unishippers Chevrolet | 29.337 | 0.307 | 167.625 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 29.410 | 0.380 | 167.208 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.447 | 0.417 | 166.998 | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Quincy Compressor Ford | 29.452 | 0.422 | 166.970 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.462 | 0.432 | 166.913 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 29.477 | 0.447 | 166.828 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.478 | 0.448 | 166.823 | 1 | 1 |
| 34 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | 29.574 | 0.544 | 166.281 | 1 | 1 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Biohaven Ford | 29.711 | 0.681 | 165.514 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Affliction Chevrolet | 29.989 | 0.959 | 163.980 | 1 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 2
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 29.065 | -- | 169.193 | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing SportClips Haircuts Toyota | 29.091 | 0.026 | 169.042 | 1 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 29.103 | 0.038 | 168.972 | 1 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 29.224 | 0.159 | 168.273 | 1 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 29.232 | 0.167 | 168.227 | 1 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 29.245 | 0.180 | 168.152 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Take 5 Ford | 29.249 | 0.184 | 168.129 | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 29.278 | 0.213 | 167.962 | 1 |
| 9 | 34 | Michael McDowell (P) | Front Row Motorsports StageFront.VIP Ford | 29.290 | 0.225 | 167.893 | 1 |
| 10 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Foods Ford | 29.406 | 0.341 | 167.231 | 1 |
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 (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Yahoo! Toyota | 28.985 | -- | 169.660 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | RFK Racing Solomon Plumbing Ford | 29.078 | 0.093 | 169.118 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | Stewart-Haas Racing Mobil 1 Take 5 Ford | 29.155 | 0.170 | 168.671 | 1 |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing Smithfield Foods Ford | 29.161 | 0.176 | 168.636 | 1 |
| 5 | 34 | Michael McDowell (P) | Front Row Motorsports StageFront.VIP Ford | 29.177 | 0.192 | 168.544 | 1 |
| 6 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.192 | 0.207 | 168.457 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.200 | 0.215 | 168.411 | 1 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Allegiant Chevrolet | 29.215 | 0.230 | 168.324 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.252 | 0.267 | 168.112 | 1 |
| 10 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet | 29.256 | 0.271 | 168.089 | 1 |
| 11 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (P) | JTG Daugherty Racing Boost by Kroger / Irish Spring Chevrolet | 29.299 | 0.314 | 167.842 | 1 |
| 12 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports Raze Energy Blue Shock Chevrolet | 29.306 | 0.321 | 167.802 | 1 |
| 13 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Trackhouse Racing Unishippers Chevrolet | 29.337 | 0.352 | 167.625 | 1 |
| 14 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 29.477 | 0.492 | 166.828 | 1 |
| 15 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Rick Ware Racing Ford | 29.478 | 0.493 | 166.823 | 1 |
| 16 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing HaasTooling.com Ford | 29.574 | 0.589 | 166.281 | 1 |
| 17 | 51 | Ryan Newman | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Biohaven Ford | 29.711 | 0.726 | 165.514 | 1 |
| 18 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports Affliction Chevrolet | 29.989 | 1.004 | 163.980 | 1 |
Qualifying Speeds Round 1 Group B
(top-5 advance to Round 2)
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 28.800 | -- | 170.750 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 28.870 | 0.070 | 170.336 | 1 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing SportClips Haircuts Toyota | 28.907 | 0.107 | 170.118 | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 28.924 | 0.124 | 170.018 | 1 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher (P) | RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford | 28.944 | 0.144 | 169.900 | 1 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch (P) | Richard Childress Racing McLaren Custom Grills Chevrolet | 29.030 | 0.230 | 169.397 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com 'Lady in Black' Ford | 29.034 | 0.234 | 169.374 | 1 |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 29.095 | 0.295 | 169.019 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 29.108 | 0.308 | 168.943 | 1 |
| 10 | 42 | Carson Hocevar(i) | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet | 29.154 | 0.354 | 168.677 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.168 | 0.368 | 168.596 | 1 |
| 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 29.206 | 0.406 | 168.376 | 1 |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Freeway.com Chevrolet | 29.236 | 0.436 | 168.204 | 1 |
| 14 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.284 | 0.484 | 167.928 | 1 |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Morgan & Morgan Chevrolet | 29.410 | 0.610 | 167.208 | 1 |
| 16 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 29.447 | 0.647 | 166.998 | 1 |
| 17 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Quincy Compressor Ford | 29.452 | 0.652 | 166.970 | 1 |
| 18 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 29.462 | 0.662 | 166.913 | 1 |
Other Sessions For This Race
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