NASCAR starting positions for Kansas Speedway
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series will take the green flag in Kansas City, Kansas. Today, the field is set for a round of practice and qualifying on the 1.5-mile of Kansas Speedway to set the starting grid.
View the Kansas Speedway starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Kansas Menu
ARCA: Prac | Qual | Race
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Odds | Prac/Qual | Race
Just ahead of qualifying, teams rolled to the track for a brief practice session. William Byron brushed the wall in turn three just five minutes into practice, picking up minor damage.
Josh Bilicki got loose off turn two and backed it lightly in the fence with 1 minute left in practice. He popped several tires and picked up more damage as the car slid to a stop.
Denny Hamlin topped the practice session. He turned a lap at 30.877 seconds in group B.
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 drivers from each round advance into the final round and take a run at the pole with times reset.
NASCAR Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Martin Truex Jr (30.488); 2. William Byron (30.496); 3. Ryan Blaney (30.580); 4. Joey Logano (30.631); 5. Daniel Suarez (30.633)
NASCAR Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Ross Chastain (30.224); 2. Tyler Reddick (30.233); 3. Kyle Larson (30.260); 4. Ty Gibbs (30.432); 5. Denny Hamlin (30.435)
William Byron will start from the pole position on Sunday. He turned a laptime at 30.133 seconds in round 2 of qualifying.
Kansas Speedway
Starting Lineup
May 7, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. William Byron
30.133
2. Kyle Larson
30.139
3. Ross Chastain
30.145
4. Tyler Reddick
30.210
5. Martin Truex Jr
30.181
6. Joey Logano
30.255
7. Ty Gibbs
30.269
8. Denny Hamlin
30.301
9. Daniel Suarez
30.384
10. Ryan Blaney
30.426
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Austin Dillon
30.445
12. Christopher Bell
30.450
13. Kevin Harvick
30.473
14. Chris Buescher
30.473
15. Austin Cindric
30.503
16. Kyle Busch
30.513
17. Bubba Wallace
30.647
18. Aric Almirola
30.730
19. Erik Jones
30.743
20. Brad Keselowski
30.745
21. Chase Elliott
30.788
22. Noah Gragson
30.799
23. Michael McDowell
30.838
24. Corey LaJoie
30.863
25. Harrison Burton
30.865
26. Ty Dillon
30.920
27. AJ Allmendinger
30.945
28. Ryan Preece
30.968
29. Josh Berry
31.036
30. Justin Haley
31.114
31. Chase Briscoe
31.149
32. Todd Gilliland
31.236
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.421
34. Brennan Poole
31.473
35. JJ Yeley
31.602
36. Josh Bilicki
No Time
Kansas Speedway
Practice Results
May 7, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
30.877
2. Austin Cindric
30.940
3. Kyle Busch
30.981
4. Joey Logano
30.988
5. Bubba Wallace
31.003
6. Christopher Bell
31.007
7. Kyle Larson
31.035
8. Tyler Reddick
31.037
9. Ross Chastain
31.078
10. Austin Dillon
31.089
11. Harrison Burton
31.099
12. Chris Buescher
31.109
13. Daniel Suarez
31.122
14. Corey LaJoie
31.122
15. Erik Jones
31.138
16. William Byron
31.151
17. Todd Gilliland
31.175
18. Ryan Blaney
31.191
19. Ty Gibbs
31.202
20. Martin Truex Jr
31.207
21. Ty Dillon
31.247
22. Chase Elliott
31.250
23. Michael McDowell
31.253
24. Noah Gragson
31.270
25. Josh Berry
31.287
26. AJ Allmendinger
31.292
27. Kevin Harvick
31.336
28. Justin Haley
31.265
29. Aric Almirola
31.391
30. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.410
31. Brad Keselowski
31.483
32. Chase Briscoe
31.616
33. Ryan Preece
31.751
34. Brennan Poole
31.926
35. JJ Yeley
31.929
36. Josh Bilicki
32.528
Kansas TV Schedule: May 2023 (NASCAR)