Qualifying Results: NCS Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway

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Kyle Larson narrowly defeated his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott by 0.002 sec. to snag the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond. Ross Chastain will start from the third spot, and he’ll be joined by Alex Bowman in Row 2.

Here are the complete qualifying results and official starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond Raceway, race 7 of 36.

Toyota Owners 400 Starting Lineup

Row	Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Group	Round
ROW 1	1	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	A	2
ROW 1	2	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet	B	2
ROW 2	3	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet	A	2
ROW 2	4	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet	A	2
ROW 3	5	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota	B	2
ROW 3	6	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford	B	2
ROW 4	7	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota	B	2
ROW 4	8	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota	A	2
ROW 5	9	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske Discount Tire Ford	B	2
ROW 5	10	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford	A	2
ROW 6	11	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota	B	1
ROW 6	12	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford	A	1
ROW 7	13	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet	B	1
ROW 7	14	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing NEXLETOL Ford	A	1
ROW 8	15	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing Superior Essex Ford	B	1
ROW 8	16	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford	A	1
ROW 9	17	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet	B	1
ROW 9	18	42	John Hunter Nemechek	LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Safeway Toyota	A	1
ROW 10	19	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota	B	1
ROW 10	20	99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet	A	1
ROW 11	21	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet	B	1
ROW 11	22	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet	A	1
ROW 12	23	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford	B	1
ROW 12	24	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet	A	1
ROW 13	25	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet	B	1
ROW 13	26	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford	A	1
ROW 14	27	43	Erik Jones	LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota	B	1
ROW 14	28	71	Zane Smith	Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet	A	1
ROW 15	29	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota	B	1
ROW 15	30	4	Josh Berry	Stewart-Haas Racing SunnyD Ford	A	1
ROW 16	31	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford	B	1
ROW 16	32	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford	A	1
ROW 17	33	16	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing Chevy Accessories Chevrolet	B	1
ROW 17	34	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing LA Golf Chevrolet	A	1
ROW 18	35	15	Kaz Grala	Rick Ware Racing N29 Capital Partners Ford	B	1
ROW 18	36	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing Walmart Health & Wellness Ford	A	1

Qualifying Round 2 Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap time	Diff	Speed	Laps	Group
1	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	22.438	--	120.332	2	A
2	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet	22.440	0.002	120.321	2	B
3	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet	22.489	0.051	120.059	2	A
4	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet	22.526	0.088	119.861	2	A
5	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota	22.534	0.096	119.819	2	B
6	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford	22.545	0.107	119.760	2	B
7	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota	22.578	0.140	119.585	2	B
8	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota	22.591	0.153	119.517	2	A
9	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske Discount Tire Ford	22.668	0.230	119.111	2	B
10	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford	22.676	0.238	119.069	2	A

Qualifying Round 1, Group A Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap time	Diff	Speed	Laps	Group
1	22	Joey Logano	Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford	22.333	--	120.897	2	A
2	54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota	22.352	0.019	120.795	2	A
3	5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet	22.358	0.025	120.762	2	A
4	1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet	22.407	0.074	120.498	2	A
5	48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports Ally Financial Chevrolet	22.422	0.089	120.417	2	A
6	12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske Menards / Duracell Ford	22.448	0.115	120.278	2	A
7	17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing NEXLETOL Ford	22.460	0.127	120.214	2	A
8	41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford	22.477	0.144	120.123	2	A
9	42	John Hunter Nemechek	LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Safeway Toyota	22.487	0.154	120.069	2	A
10	99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing Quaker State Chevrolet	22.518	0.185	119.904	2	A
11	3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing BREZTRI Chevrolet	22.526	0.193	119.861	2	A
12	47	Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing Kroger / NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet	22.536	0.203	119.808	1	A
13	21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford	22.553	0.220	119.718	2	A
14	71	Zane Smith	Spire Motorsports Focused Health Chevrolet	22.564	0.231	119.660	2	A
15	4	Josh Berry	Stewart-Haas Racing SunnyD Ford	22.574	0.241	119.607	2	A
16	14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing HighPoint.com Ford	22.613	0.280	119.400	2	A
17	31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing LA Golf Chevrolet	22.972	0.639	117.534	2	A
18	51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing Walmart Health & Wellness Ford	23.007	0.674	117.356	2	A

Qualifying Round 1, Group B Results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Lap time	Diff	Speed	Laps	Group
1	9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet	22.114	--	122.095	2	B
2	23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing McDonald's Toyota	22.178	0.064	121.742	2	B
3	2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske Discount Tire Ford	22.185	0.071	121.704	2	B
4	38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports FARXIGA (dapagliflozen) Ford	22.202	0.088	121.611	2	B
5	19	Martin Truex, Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota	22.228	0.114	121.468	2	B
6	11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota	22.230	0.116	121.457	2	B
7	24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports Liberty University Chevrolet	22.231	0.117	121.452	2	B
8	10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing Superior Essex Ford	22.255	0.141	121.321	2	B
9	8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing Rebel Bourbon Chevrolet	22.255	0.141	121.321	2	B
10	45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing SiriusXM Toyota	22.286	0.172	121.152	2	B
11	7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports Gainbridge Chevrolet	22.333	0.219	120.897	2	B
12	6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing BuildSubmarines.com Ford	22.335	0.221	120.887	1	B
13	77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet	22.367	0.253	120.714	2	B
14	43	Erik Jones	LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Dollar Tree Toyota	22.375	0.261	120.670	2	B
15	20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota	22.383	0.269	120.627	2	B
16	34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford	22.460	0.346	120.214	2	B
17	16	Ty Dillon	Kaulig Racing Chevy Accessories Chevrolet	22.495	0.381	120.027	2	B
18	15	Kaz Grala	Rick Ware Racing N29 Capital Partners Ford	22.776	0.662	118.546	2	B

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