NASCAR qualifying is in the books on the 1/4-mile LA Coliseum
NASCAR is set to take on the 1/4-mile Los Angeles Coliseum. Tonight, they’ll set the starting lineups via a round of single car qualifying.
View LA Coliseum qualifying results for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
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This qualifying session is used to set the heat races for tomorrow. Only 4 drivers from each heat race will transfer into the main event, it’s going to be important where they start in the short heat races.
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Earlier today, they ran two hours of practice. Throughout the day, the track continued to pick up speed. That’s likely to be the case yet again for qualifying but the temperature will continue to drop as well.
The qualifying order has been set by car owner points from the 2021 season. That puts a new team like Kurt Busch’s No. 45 out first in this session. Series champion Kyle Larson will be the last car to qualify.
Qualifying
Report
Group A features 18 cars as the field has been divided in half between two groups.
Kurt Busch is the first car to the track and he turns a 14.437. That’s significantly slower than practice earlier. The track is dirty and the tires are cold.
Chase Briscoe is the 14th car on the track. He’s shifting in both corners, he’s the first car to do that but he lands 7th on the board.
The bottom 20 in points have completed qualifying. As we roll into the top teams, here’s the order so far…
Daniel Suarez is the 17th car on the track. Suarez spends the full warm up lap weaving back and forth to build heat in his tires. He jumps to 2nd.
Justin Haley is the fastest car so far as group B concludes.
Bottom 18 in Points (Halfway in Qualifying): 1. Justin Haley (13.891); 2. Daniel Suarez (13.952); 3. Cole Custer (13.953); 4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr (13.962); 5. Landon Cassill (14.050); 6. Bubba Wallace (14.076); 7. AJ Allmendinger (14.120); 8. Erik Jones (14.194); 9. BJ McLeod (14.235); 10. Chase Briscoe (14.247);
Group B
The second group of cars have rolled onto the track. These are the top 18 cars from points in the 2021 season.
Harrison Burton is the first car to the track in group B. He jumps to 5th overall.
Aric Almirola locks up on his second lap. He nearly tags the wall on corner exit and loses a ton of time on his money lap.
Tyler Reddick is the 24th car to the track and he jumps to the top of the board. His car rotated the center of the corner, noticeably better than everyone.
Christopher Bell nearly spins into turn one on his first lap. He rebounds for 9th on lap 2.
Kyle Busch was loose into turn one on both laps. However, he still jumps to the top of the board with just 8 cars remaining.
Martin Truex Jr bobbles on both laps. He’s buried in 33rd so far.
Kyle Larson is the last car on the track. He’s heavy on the brakes and gas on his warm up lap to build heat. But, he can’t get it done.
Kyle Busch is quickest as qualifying is complete!
NASCAR Qualifying Results
February 5, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Busch
13.745
2. Tyler Reddick
13.761
3. Justin Haley
13.891
4. Joey Logano
13.949
5. Daniel Suarez
13.952
6. Cole Custer
13.953
7. Chase Elliott
13.954
8. Kyle Larson
13.957
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
13.962
10. Harrison Burton
13.965
11. William Byron
13.973
12. Michael McDowell
13.978
13. Ryan Blaney
14.007
14. Landon Cassill
14.050
15. Denny Hamlin
14.053
16. Bubba Wallace
14.076
17. Alex Bowman
14.116
18. Christopher Bell
14.023
19. AJ Allmendinger
14.120
20. Austin Cindric
14.148
21. Aric Almirola
14.151
22. Austin Dillon
14.157
23. Kevin Harvick
14.158
24. Erik Jones
14.194
25. BJ McLeod
14.235
26. Chase Briscoe
14.247
27. Chris Buescher
14.251
28. Ryan Preece
14.277
29. Todd Gilliland
14.304
30. Brad Keselowski
14.305
31. Corey LaJoie
14.326
32. Kurt Busch
14.437
33. Ross Chastain
14.451
34. Martin Truex Jr
14.466
35. Cody Ware
14.471
36. Ty Dillon
14.532
The qualifying speeds have been used to set the heat race lineups for Sunday. See the Clash heat lineups below:
Clash
Heat 1
Starting Lineup
Laps: 25 (Top 4 Advance)
Start Pos | Driver | Team
1. Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
2. Daniel Suarez
Trackhouse Racing
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
JTG Daugherty Racing
4. Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
5. Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
6. Aric Almirola
Stewart-Haas Racing
7. BJ McLeod
Live Fast Motorsports
8. Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
9. Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Clash
Heat 2
Starting Lineup
Laps: 25 (Top 4 Advance)
Start Pos | Driver | Team
1. Tyler Reddick
Richard Childress Racing
2. Cole Custer
Stewart-Haas Racing
3. Harrison Burton
Wood Brothers Racing
4. Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
5. Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
6. Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
7. Chase Briscoe
Stewart-Haas Racing
8. Brad Keselowski
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
9. Martin Truex Jr
Joe Gibbs Racing
Clash
Heat 3
Starting Lineup
Laps: 25 (Top 4 Advance)
Start Pos | Driver | Team
1. Justin Haley
Spire Motorsports
2. Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
3. William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
4. Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
5. AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
6. Kevin Harvick
Stewart-Haas Racing
7. Chris Buescher
Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
8. Corey LaJoie
Spire Motorsports
9. Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Clash
Heat 4
Starting Lineup
Laps: 25 (Top 4 Advance)
Start Pos | Driver | Team
1. Joey Logano
Team Penske
2. Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
3. Michael McDowell
Front Row Motorsports
4. Landon Cassill
Spire Motorsports
5. Austin Cindric
Team Penske
6. Erik Jones
Petty GMS Racing
7. Ryan Preece
Rick Ware Racing
8. Kurt Busch
23XI Racing
9. Ty Dillon
Petty GMS Racing
