Texas Motor Speedway qualifying results from April 6, 2018
The skies are dark over the top of Texas Motor Speedway. The storms are rolling in as qualifying is set to get underway.
View the Texas Motor Speedway starting lineup below.
Stewart-Haas Racing is the team to beat again today. They swept the top 3 positions in the opening practice round. That dominance was led by Clint Bowyer.
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Round 1
A 15 minute session is set to get underway. The top 24 cars advance to round 2.
Everybody is lined up on the pit lane. Rain is in the area, it’s important to put down a banker lap.
Chris Buescher is in the wall early off turn four. The rear end stepped out and he clipped the wall. The car snapped around and smacked the front. The track is still under green flag conditions but Buescher never turned a lap.
Kurt Busch leads in round 1 with 2 minutes remaining in round 1.
Chris Buescher has been allowed to change two tires. He’s fixed and on track with just over a minute remaining. Buescher to 16th!
Kurt Busch wins round 1. Stewart-Haas sweeps the top 3 positions so far.
Round 1 Results: 1. Kurt Busch (27.360); 2. Kevin Harvick (27.395); 3. Clint Bowyer (27.435); 4. Ryan Blaney; 5. Denny Hamlin; 6. Martin Truex Jr; 7. Joey Logano; 8. Kyle Busch; 9. Jimmie Johnson; 10. Kyle Larson; 11. Brad Keselowski; 12. Aric Almirola;
Round 2
Round two has been placed in a holding pattern. The rain isn’t here yet but lightning is in the area and the grandstand area has been cleared.
30 min or so later, it’s official. Stewart-Haas Racing will start 1-2-3 for the first time in the history of the team.
View the full Texas Motor Speedway starting lineup below.
Texas Motor Speedway
Qualifying Results
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Kurt Busch
27.360
2. Kevin Harvick
27.395
3. Clint Bowyer
27.435
4. Ryan Blaney
27.467
5. Denny Hamlin
27.515
6. Martin Truex Jr
27.554
7. Joey Logano
27.562
8. Kyle Busch
27.583
9. Jimmie Johnson
27.607
10. Kyle Larson
27.688
11. Brad Keselowski
27.689
12. Aric Almirola
27.693
13. Trevor Bayne
27.715
14. Daniel Suarez
27.719
15. Darrell Wallace Jr
27.726
16. Alex Bowman
27.729
17. Austin Dillon
27.757
18. Chris Buescher
27.758
19. Paul Menard
27.774
20. Chase Elliott
27.789
21. Erik Jones
27.810
22. AJ Allmendinger
27.842
23. Ty Dillon
27.861
24. Jamie McMurray
27.873
25. Ryan Newman
27.905
26. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.913
27. Michael McDowell
27.919
28. Kasey Kahne
28.030
29. David Ragan
28.082
30. Matt DiBenedetto
28.184
31. Ross Chastain
28.325
32. Gray Gaulding
28.569
33. William Byron28.694
34. Cole Whitt
28.963
35. Landon Cassill
30.276
36. Harrison Rhodes
32.729
37. Reed Sorenson
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* William Byron will start at the tail after an engine change.
