Phoenix Starting Lineup: March 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

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.

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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);

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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

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