For the second time this season, William Byron will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green, winning the pole for Sunday’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway.
Ryan Preece, Denny Hamlin, Chase Briscoe, and Bubba Wallace rounded out the top-five.
Starting Lineup:
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Axalta Chevrolet | 28.774 | 0.000 | 170.904 |
| 2 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Country Crock Ford | 28.858 | 0.084 | 170.407 | |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 28.867 | 0.093 | 170.354 |
| 4 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 28.879 | 0.105 | 170.283 | |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Columbia Sportswear Toyota | 28.895 | 0.121 | 170.189 |
| 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Freightliner Ford | 28.948 | 0.174 | 169.877 | |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota | 28.955 | 0.181 | 169.836 |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 28.957 | 0.183 | 169.824 | |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Menards / Dutch Boy Ford | 28.958 | 0.184 | 169.818 |
| 10 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 28.972 | 0.198 | 169.736 | |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 28.975 | 0.201 | 169.719 |
| 12 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Ruedebusch Ford | 28.987 | 0.213 | 169.648 | |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 28.994 | 0.220 | 169.608 |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | 28.996 | 0.222 | 169.596 | |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | 29.001 | 0.227 | 169.567 |
| 16 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 29.008 | 0.234 | 169.526 | |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DeWalt Toyota | 29.015 | 0.241 | 169.485 |
| 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell Pennzoil Ford | 29.039 | 0.265 | 169.345 | |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.078 | 0.304 | 169.118 |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Seven Critical Areas Ford | 29.172 | 0.398 | 168.573 | |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet | 29.185 | 0.411 | 168.498 |
| 22 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing Action Industries Chevrolet | 29.230 | 0.456 | 168.238 | |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet | 29.255 | 0.481 | 168.094 |
| 24 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing Motorcraft / Quick Lane Ford | 29.265 | 0.491 | 168.037 | |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Fishing Chevrolet | 29.285 | 0.511 | 167.922 |
| 26 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Beef-A-Roo Ford | 29.292 | 0.518 | 167.882 | |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota | 29.315 | 0.541 | 167.750 |
| 28 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports SUNNYD Chevrolet | 29.318 | 0.544 | 167.733 | |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Beaver Street Fisheries Chevrolet | 29.412 | 0.638 | 167.197 |
| 30 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet | 29.457 | 0.683 | 166.942 | |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team Haas Automation Ford | 29.483 | 0.709 | 166.794 |
| 32 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 29.525 | 0.751 | 166.557 | |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet | 29.572 | 0.798 | 166.292 |
| 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB AdventHealth Toyota | 29.617 | 0.843 | 166.040 | |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Jacob Companies Ford | 29.757 | 0.983 | 165.259 |
| 36 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 29.928 | 1.154 | 164.314 | |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing United Rentals Chevrolet | 30.070 | 1.296 | 163.538 |
| 38 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Wawa Chevrolet | 30.314 | 1.540 | 162.222 |
