Kansas Starting Lineup: May 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

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.

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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

Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin - NASCAR Cup Series - Joe Gibbs Racing
Ty Gibbs, Martin Truex Jr, Denny Hamlin – NASCAR Cup Series – Joe Gibbs Racing

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

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