NASCAR starting positions for Phoenix Raceway
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Phoenix, Arizona. Today, the field is set to roll to the 1-mile oval of Phoenix Raceway for two rounds of qualifying.
View the Phoenix Raceway starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Phoenix Menu
ARCA: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual | Race
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round and make a second run for the pole position.
Phoenix Qualifying – Group A (Top 5) : 1. William Byron (27.553); 2. Erik Jones (27.556); 3. Brad Keselowski (27.633); 4. Denny Hamlin (27.634); 5. Michael McDowell (27.644);
NASCAR confiscates parts from Hendrick Motorsports at Phoenix Raceway
Phoenix Qualifying – Group B (Top 5) : 1. Kyle Larson (27.324); 2. Kyle Busch (27.623); 3. Christopher Bell (27.632); 4. Ryan Blaney (27.642); 5. Ross Chastain (27.656);
Bubba Wallace tagged the wall on his qualifying lap. He still almost advanced into round 2.
Ryan Blaney was the only car to grab 5th gear and still advance into the second round of qualifying. He tried it again in round 2 and it still looked slower on the tracker.
Kyle Larson will start from the pole position after a laptime at 27.642 seconds in round two. His adverage speed was 130.237mph.
Phoenix Raceway
Starting Lineup
March 12, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
27.642
2. Denny Hamlin
27.707
3. William Byron
27.709
4. Brad Keselowski
27.743
5. Christopher Bell
27.782
6. Ross Chastain
27.822
7. Michael McDowell
27.867
8. Ryan Blaney
27.889
9. Kyle Busch
27.918
10. Erik Jones
27.933
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Daniel Suarez
27.660
12. Tyler Reddick
27.666
13. Martin Truex Jr
27.667
14. Ty Gibbs
27.671
15. Kevin Harvick
27.683
16. Joey Logano
27.700
17. Josh Berry
27.716
18. Alex Bowman
27.723
19. Bubba Wallace
27.750
20. Austin Cindric
27.753
21. Chris Buescher
27.757
22. AJ Allmendinger
27.762
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
27.766
24. Chase Briscoe
27.779
25. Ryan Preece
27.784
26. Justin Haley
27.870
27. Harrison Burton
27.974
28. Corey LaJoie
27.988
29. Todd Gilliland
28.042
30. Austin Dillon
28.058
31. Aric Almirola
28.084
32. Noah Gragson
28.140
33. BJ McLeod
28.194
34. Zane Smith
28.324
35. Ty Dillon
28.758
36. Cody Ware
28.854
