NASCAR qualifying results from Darlington Raceway
Today, they’ll set the starting grid for Sunday’s Southern 500 in Darlington, South Carolina. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying is up next at Darlington Raceway.
View the full 2019 Darlington starting lineup below.
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Matt DiBenedetto failed pre-qualifying inspection twice. Leavine Family Racing will see a crew chief ejected for the duration of the weekend but his time will stand.
That’s all they’ll get. One lap will set the NASCAR starting lineup.
The new rules package is being used for the first time at Darlington Raceway. The horsepower has been reduced from 750 to 550. Additionally the downforce has been increased and aero ducts are installed on the front nose.
The result of the new rules package is drivers running full throttle in and through turns one and two.
Darlington
Qualifying – Report
Laps: 1
Darlington Qualifying Results – Group A: 1. William Byron; 2. Jimmie Johnson; 3. Chris Buescher; 4. Paul Menard; 5. Ryan Preece; 6. Michael McDowell; 7. Landon Cassill; 8. Corey LaJoie; 9. Bubba Wallace; 10. Ty Dillon;
Trouble for Kyle Busch. Upon exiting his car he told reporters that something was wrong with his car. He feels it’s a second slower than what it should have been.
Busch said the motor fell flat down the back stretch. The car sounds fine after the run on the pit lane. They could plug a computer into the car to figure out what it is. If they choose to do that, they’ll start at the tail.
Ryan Blaney is sideways in the middle of turns three and four. Despite that, he’s still 3rd on the board. Blaney took the pole in the NXS event. Without the back end stepping out he might have had another.
Hendrick Motorsports is bad fast here this weekend. Byron has the fast time with just a handful of cars remaining. His teammate is up next with a threat at the quick time.
Chase Elliott was trending in the green on his lap. He bounced over a bump into turn three and he has to chase it up the hill. Elliott lost all his time in turn three.
Aric Almirola has smoke rolling out the back of his machine as he exits turn two. He stays in it and runs 28th of the 37 so far.
William Byron will start from the pole position at Darlington Raceway!
View the full 2019 NASCAR starting lineup for the Southern 500 below.
Darlington Raceway
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
September 1, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. William Byron
28.510
2. Brad Keselowski
28.576
3. Kyle Larson
28.617
4. Kurt Busch
28.630
5. Daniel Suarez
28.704
6. Jimmie Johnson
28.724
7. Joey Logano
28.756
8. Chase Elliott
28.766
9. Denny Hamlin
28.787
10. Ryan Blaney
28.801
11. Kevin Harvick
28.812
12. Chris Buescher
28.829
13. Clint Bowyer
28.831
14. Austin Dillon
28.841
15. Erik Jones
28.848
16. Alex Bowman
28.855
17. Paul Menard
28.872
18. Daniel Hemric
28.892
19. Matt DiBenedetto
28.905
20. Ryan Preece
28.910
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
28.931
22. Martin Truex Jr
28.956
23. Michael McDowell
29.017
24. Ryan Newman
29.019
25. Ryan Newman
29.019
26. David Ragan
29.097
27. Corey LaJoie
29.103
28. Bubba Wallace
29.163
29. Ty Dillon
29.173
30. Aric Almirola
29.229
31. Ross Chastain
29.239
32. Matt Tifft
29.272
33. Kyle Busch
29.385
34. Reed Sorenson
29.764
35. JJ Yaley
29.796
36. BJ McLeod
30.070
37. Joe Nemechek
30.260
38. Garrett Smithley
30.568
39. Joey Gase
30.888
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