NASCAR starting positions for Sonoma Raceway
NASCAR Cup Series drivers have unloaded in Sonoma, California. The field is set to roll to the Sonoma Raceway for a round of practice and qualifying.
View the Sonoma starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Sonoma Menu
ARCA: Race
Xfinity: Prac | Qual | Race
Cup: Prac / Qual | Race
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round and turn another lap for the pole position.
Sonoma Qualifying Results (Group A) : 1. Michael McDowell (77.768); 2. Martin Truex Jr (78.091); 3. Ty Gibbs (78.287); 4. Tyler Reddick (78.295); 5. Daniel Suarez (78.364)
Sonoma Qualifying Results (Group B) : 1. Denny Hamlin (77.826); 2. Chase Elliott (77.894); 3. Chris Buescher (77.909); 4. Christopher Bell (77.973); 5. AJ Allmendinger (77.981)
Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position after turning a lap at 77.719 seconds.
Sonoma Raceway
Starting Grid
June 11, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Denny Hamlin
77.719
2. Tyler Reddick
77.812
3. Michael McDowell
77.819
4. Christopher Bell
77.974
5. AJ Allmendinger
77.977
6. Ty Gibbs
78.023
7. Chris Buescher
78.030
8. Martin Truex Jr
78.094
9. Daniel Suarez
78.339
10. Chase Elliott
78.460
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Austin Dillon
78.056
12. Kyle Busch
78.122
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
78.359
14. Alex Bowman
78.398
15. Ross Chastain
78.426
16. Kyle Larson
78.431
17. Joey Logano
78.476
18. Bubba Wallace
78.506
19. Corey LaJoie
78.616
20. Aric Almirola
78.650
21. Kevin Harvick
78.680
22. Ryan Preece
78.680
23. Justin Haley
78.730
24. Chase Briscoe
78.762
25. Brad Keselowski
78.980
26. William Byron
79.100
27. Ty Dillon
79.138
28. Erik Jones
79.326
29. Josh Bilicki
79.370
30. Zane Smith
79.498
31. Ryan Blaney
79.599
32. Todd Gilliland
79.722
33. Andy Lally
79.787
34. Austin Cindric
79.955
35. Grant Enfinger
80.223
36. Harrison Burton
80.361
Sonoma Raceway
Practice Results
June 10, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Kyle Larson
78.099
2. Martin Truex Jr
78.657
3. AJ Allmendinger
78.708
4. Tyler Reddick
78.780
5. Michael McDowell
78.951
6. Justin Haley
78.984
7. Chase Elliott
79.016
8. Austin Dillon
79.064
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
79.129
10. Ty Gibbs
79.136
11. Alex Bowman
79.157
12. Ross Chastain
79.179
13. Denny Hamlin
79.199
14. Chris Buescher
79.266
15. Kyle Busch
79.325
16. Ryan Blaney
79.353
17. Corey LaJoie
79.358
18. Brad Keselowski
79.515
19. Bubba Wallace
79.538
20. Daniel Suarez
79.593
21. Joey Logano
79.600
22. Christopher Bell
79.613
23. Ty Dillon
79.631
24. Chase Briscoe
79.646
25. William Byron
79.653
26. Austin Cindric
79.654
27. Todd Gilliland
79.687
28. Kevin Harvick
80.003
29. Erik Jones
80.047
30. Zane Smith
80.053
31. Ryan Preece
80.076
32. Harrison Burton
80.099
33. Josh Bilicki
80.238
34. Aric Almirola
80.368
35. Grant Enfinger
81.216
36. Andy Lally
81.287
