NASCAR starting positions for New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series drivers take the green flag in Loudon, NH. Today, the field is set for a round of practice and qualifying on the 1-mile of New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
View the New Hampshire starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
New Hampshire Menu
Mod: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Just ahead of qualifying, teams rolled to the track for a brief 20 minute practice session. Kyle Busch brushed the wall with the right rear and right front and picked up light damage.
The field is split into two groups for the opening round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into round 2.
New Hampshire Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Martin Truex Jr (30.375); 2. Brad Keselowski (30.533); 3. Bubba Wallace (30.566); 4. Tyler Reddick (30.572); 5. Kyle Busch (30.586)
New Hampshire Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Joey Logano (30.318); 2. Aric Almirola (30.423); 3. Christopher Bell (30.425); 4. William Byron (30.465); 5. Ryan Blaney (30.468)
After making repairs, Kyle Busch was able to advance into round two in qualifying. However, he spun into turn one and backed his car into the fence.
Christopher Bell will start from the pole position at NHMS! He turned a lap at 30.524 seconds.
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
July 16, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Christopher Bell
30.524
2. Martin Truex Jr
30.531
3. Aric Almirola
30.542
4. Joey Logano
30.571
5. Ryan Blaney
30.635
6. Tyler Reddick
30.640
7. William Byron
30.742
8. Bubba Wallace
30.748
9. Brad Keselowski
30.752
10. Kyle Busch
No Time
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Austin Dillon
30.474
12. Daniel Suarez
30.596
13. Kevin Harvick
30.598
14. AJ Allmendinger
30.629
15. Kyle Larson
30.638
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.653
17. Michael McDowell
30.665
18. Chase Elliott
30.666
19. Justin Haley
30.667
20. Denny Hamlin
30.689
21. Ryan Preece
30.709
22. Austin Cindric
30.726
23. Todd Gilliland
30.754
24. Corey LaJoie
30.761
25. Alex Bowman
30.780
26. Chris Buescher
30.786
27. Chase Briscoe
30.824
28. Harrison Burton
30.927
29. Noah Gragson
30.931
30. Erik Jones
30.953
31. Ross Chastain
30.955
32. BJ McLeod
31.073
33. Ryan Newman
31.087
34. Cole Custer
31.163
35. Ty Dillon
31.219
36. Ty Gibbs
31.408
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Practice Results
July 15, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Michael McDowell
30.129
2. Martin Truex Jr
30.131
3. Ross Chastain
30.210
4. Tyler Reddick
30.251
5. Bubba Wallace
30.273
6. Justin Haley
30.306
7. Kyle Busch
30.325
8. Brad Keselowski
30.328
9. Chris Buescher
30.395
10. Christopher Bell
30.408
11. Daniel Suarez
30.410
12. Denny Hamlin
30.447
13. Joey Logano
30.476
14. Kyle Larson
30.503
15. Ryan Preece
30.509
16. Erik Jones
30.529
17. Ryan Blaney
30.549
18. AJ Allmendinger
30.577
19. Kevin Harvick
30.594
20. Ty Gibbs
30.603
21. Corey LaJoie
30.627
22. Todd Gilliland
30.632
23. Aric Almirola
30.648
24. Austin Cindric
30.660
25. William Byron
30.672
26. Chase Briscoe
30.732
27. Cole Custer
30.754
28. Chase Elliott
30.774
29. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
30.785
30. Noah Gragson
30.810
31. Alex Bowman
30.827
32. Austin Dillon
30.861
33. Harrison Burton
30.970
34. Ryan Newman
31.028
35. BJ McLeod
31.037
36. Ty Dillon
31.141