Atlanta starting grid for the NASCAR Cup Series
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Atlanta, Georgia. Today, the field rolls to the track for qualifying to set the Atlanta Motor Speedway starting grid.
View the NASCAR starting lineup for Atlanta Motor Speedway below.
Atlanta Menu
Truck: Qual | Race
Xfinity: Qual | Race
Cup: Qual | Race
Last night, teams rolled through the inspection line. There was one issue and a crew member has been ejected.
NASCAR Inspection Issues: Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 2023)
Each driver will make one timed lap in round one as group A and B are combined. The top 10 from round one advance into round two and they’ll make another lap in a battle for the pole position.
BJ McLeod is the first car to the track for qualifying. He spun out on his warmup lap and the track is extremely dirty. He kicked up dust and went for a spin. That’s the first car to touch the track all weekend after yesterday’s rain.
Ty Gibbs also got loose on his warmup lap as he worked the outside lane to build momentum. He wiggled off turn four and brushed the outside wall.
Atlanta Qualifying Results (Round 1 – Top 10) : 1. Ryan Blaney (31.276); 2. Joey Logano (31.348); 3. Aric Almirola (31.353); 4. Brad Keselowski (31.369); 5. Chris Buescher (31.386); 6. Chase Briscoe (31.403); 7. Christopher Bell (31.497); 8. Kyle Larson (31.506); 9. Austin Cindric (31.527); 10. Kevin Harvick (31.528)
Christopher Bell spun during his lap in round two. He entered turn three on the high side and the back end stepped out. Bell will be forced to drop to the rear of the field ahead of the green.
Joey Logano will start from the pole position. He turned a lap at 31.256 seconds with an average speed of 177.374 mph.
Ford has locked out the top 8 positions. That’s the first time that’s happened since 1965.
Atlanta Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
March 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
1. Joey Logano
31.256
2. Austin Cindric
31.262
3. Ryan Blaney
31.284
4. Brad Keselowski
31.323
5. Aric Almirola
31.324
6. Kevin Harvick
31.363
7. Chris Buescher
31.367
8. Chase Briscoe
31.396
9. Kyle Larson
31.462
10. Christopher Bell
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Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. William Byron
31.544
12. Michael McDowell
31.545
13. Austin Dillon
31.548
14. Alex Bowman
31.554
15. Denny Hamlin
31.554
16. Tyler Reddick
31.574
17. Kyle Busch
31.583
18. Ross Chastain
31.597
19. Bubba Wallace
31.636
20. Justin Haley
31.642
21. Josh Berry
31.662
22. Noah Gragson
31.680
23. Todd Gilliland
31.696
24. Ryan Preece
31.801
25. Daniel Suarez
31.835
26. Ty Dillon
31.835
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.837
28. Erik Jones
31.853
29. Martin Truex Jr
31.859
30. AJ Allmendinger
31.939
31. Corey LaJoie
31.945
32. Cody Ware
32.064
33. Harrison Burton
32.340
34. JJ Yeley
32.559
35. Ty Gibbs
34.582
36. BJ McLeod
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