NASCAR starting lineup for Circuit of the Americas
The NASCAR Cup Series is the first division to the track on Saturday morning in Austin, Texas. The field is set for two rounds of NASCAR qualifying at Circuit of the Americas.
View the COTA starting grid for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
COTA Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac | Qual | Race
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of NASCAR qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into round two.
5 minutes into the group B session, Michael McDowell spun into the sand trap. He was able to escape and return to the pits.
COTA Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Erik Jones (131.678); 2. William Byron (131.746); 3. AJ Allmendinger (131.861); 4. Daniel Suarez (131.884); 5. Noah Gragson (131.909)
COTA Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Tyler Reddick (130.305); 2. Jordan Taylor (131.020); 3. Austin Cindric (131.215); 4. Alex Bowman (131.401); 5. Kyle Busch (131.413)
IMSA driver Jordan Taylor is making his debut and in his first qualifying session, Rodney Sandstorm has advanced into round two.
Daniel Suarez shortcut the esses. One of his laps was disallowed.
William Byron will start from the pole position after turning a laptime at 130.760 seconds. That’s an average speed of 93.882 mph.
COTA
Starting Lineup
March 26, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time (Final Round)
1. William Byron
130.760
2. Tyler Reddick
130.898
3. Austin Cindric
131.352
4. Jordan Taylor
131.754
5. Daniel Suarez
131.905
6. AJ Allmendinger
132.228
7. Erik Jones
132.230
8. Kyle Busch
132.459
9. Noah Gragson
133.162
10. Alex Bowman
No Time
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Bubba Wallace
131.498
12. Ross Chastain
131.562
13. Kyle Larson
132.039
14. Christopher Bell
132.112
15. Joey Logano
132.125
16. Harrison Burton
132.219
17. Ty Gibbs
132.323
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
132.359
19. Chase Briscoe
132.401
20. Michael McDowell
132.498
21. Denny Hamlin
132.500
22. Kimi Raikkinen
132.526
23. Justin Haley
132.539
24. Jenson Button
132.559
25. Martin Truex Jr
132.575
26. Ryan Preece
132.629
27. Corey LaJoie
132.756
28. Austin Dillon
132.781
29. Kevin Harvick
132.869
30. Brad Keselowski
132.929
31. Jimmie Johnson
132.938
32. Chris Buescher
133.218
33. Josh Bilicki
133.274
34. Ty Dillon
133.567
35. Conor Daly
133.792
36. Todd Gilliland
134.038
37. Cody Ware
134.858
38. Ryan Blaney
140.865
39. Aric Almirola
182.392
