NASCAR starting grid for Circuit of the Americas
Next up, the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the stage. The field is ready to roll to Circuit of Americas for a round of practice and qualifying.
View the 2023 COTA starting lineup below.
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Parker Chase crashed in the closing seconds of practice. He said the brake pedal went to the floor.
COTA Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. AJ Allmendinger (132.933); 2. William Byron (133.002); 3. Sammy Smith (134.209); 4. Riley Herbst (134.433); 5. John Hunter Nemechek (134.711);
COTA Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Ty Gibbs (132.929); 2. Sheldon Creed (133.719); 3. Cole Custer (133.764); 4. Parker Kligerman (134.009); 5. Justin Allgaier (134.127)
William Byron had one of his laps disallowed for cutting the track in round 2 of qualifying. Cole Custer suffered a mechanical issue and didn’t run a lap in round 2.
AJ Allmendinger will start from the pole position at Circuit of the Americas. He turned a laptime at 133.184 seconds with an average speed of 92.173
COTA
Starting Lineup
March 25, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. AJ Allmendinger
133.184
2. Sammy Smith
133.686
3. Ty Gibbs
133.922
4. Sheldon Creed
133.941
5. Parker Kligerman
134.612
6. John Hunter Nemechek
134.871
7. Riley Herbst
134.933
8. Justin Allgaier
134.986
9. William Byron
Time Disallowed
10. Cole Custer
No Time
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Daniel Hemric
134.153
12. Austin Hill
134.412
13. Aric Almirola
134.503
14. Sam Mayer
134.750
15. Josh Berry
135.098
16. Sage Karam
135.330
17. Carson Hocevar
135.393
18. Miguel Paludo
135.436
19. Preston Pardus
135.521
20. Kaz Grala
135.613
21. Jeb Burton
135.646
22. Connor Mosack
135.674
23. Alex Labbe
135.683
24. Josh Bilicki
135.754
25. Jeremy Clements
135.775
26. Brandon Jones
135.829
27. Chandler Smith
136.079
28. Brett Moffitt
136.709
29. Anthony Alfredo
136.792
30. Brad Perez
136.806
31. Ryan Sieg
136.933
32. Ryan Ellis
137.387
33. Kyle Weatherman
137.505
34. Parker Retzlaff
138.436
35. Joe Graf Jr
138.650
36. Jeffrey Earnhardt
139.032
37. Brennan Poole
140.389
38. Kyle Sieg
141.098
Failed to qualify
Cameron Lawrence
138.651
Baltazar Leguizamon
140.491
Garrett Smithley
141.258
Parker Chase
No Time
COTA
Practice Results
March 24, 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. AJ Allmendinger
135.055
2. William Byron
135.507
3. Sheldon Creed
136.012
4. Parker Kligerman
136.055
5. Ty Gibbs
136.070
6. Cole Custer
136.151
7. Justin Allgaier
136.266
8. Alex Labbe
136.337
9. Austin Hill
136.664
10. John Hunter Nemechek
136.745
11. Sammy Smith
136.745
12. Aric Almirola
136.855
13. Sam Mayer
137.032
14. Daniel Hemric
137.091
15. Preston Pardus
137.152
16. Sage Karam
137.187
17. Josh Berry
137.221
18. Jeb Burton
137.344
19. Riley Herbst
137.451
20. Brandon Jones
137.458
21. Connor Mosack
137.625
22. Anthony Alfredo
137.721
23. Chandler Smith
137.771
24. Brett Moffitt
137.922
25. Josh Bilicki
138.004
26. Jeremy Clements
138.022
27. Kyle Weatherman
138.192
28. Joe Graf Jr
138.197
29. Miguel Paludo
138.358
30. Carson Hocevar
138.482
31. Brennan Poole
138.946
32. Brad Perez
139.023
33. Ryan Sieg
139.085
34. Cameron Lawrence
139.255
35. Parker Retzlaff
139.659
36. Ryan Ellis
139.797
37. Jeffrey Earnhardt
140.480
38. Garrett Smithley
140.560
39. Parker Chase
140.576
40. Baltazar Leguizamon
142.039
41. Kaz Grala
143.461
42. Kyle Sieg
144.845
