Michigan Starting Lineup: August 2023 (NASCAR Cup Series)

Austin Cindric suffered from an electrical issue during practice. However, he was able to turn a qualifying lap.

Corey LaJoie got loose off turn four during practice. He chased it up the hill and tagged the outside wall. The team was able to repair the car for qualifying.

The field is split into two qualifying groups. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round and make another run for the pole position.

NASCAR Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Joey Logano (37.422); 2. William Byron (37.451); 3. Chase Elliott (37.521); 4. Ryan Blaney (37.620); 5. Kyle Busch (37.561)

NASCAR Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Ty Gibbs (37.225); 2. Ross Chastain (37.267); 3. Christopher Bell (37.326); 4. Martin Truex Jr (37.329); 5. Chris Buescher (37.329)

Christopher Bell will start from the pole position. He turned a lap at 37.232 seconds in the final round of qualifying.

Michigan International Speedway
Starting Lineup
August 6, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Christopher Bell
37.232

2. Ross Chastain
37.259

3. Ty Gibbs
37.301

4. Chris Buescher
37.321

5. Martin Truex Jr
37.372

6. Joey Logano
37.380

7. William Byron
37.479

8. Kyle Busch
37.520

9. Ryan Blaney
37.544

10. Chase Elliott
37.548

Failed to advance out of Round 1

11. Bubba Wallace
37.398

12. Brad Keselowski
37.453

13. Denny Hamlin
37.469

14. Daniel Suarez
37.479

15. Tyler Reddick
37.567

16. Austin Dillon
37.567

17. Kyle Larson
37.633

18. Aric Almirola
37.643

19. Chase Briscoe
37.651

20. Alex Bowman
37.652

21. Austin Cindric
37.653

22. Kevin Harvick
37.697

23. Michael McDowell
37.707

24. AJ Allmendinger
37.720

25. Erik Jones
37.721

26. Justin Haley
37.726

27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
37.732

28. Ryan Preece
37.781

29. Harrison Burton
37.891

30. Austin Hill
37.906

31. Corey LaJoie
37.942

32. Todd Gilliland
38.205

33. Cole Custer
38.486

34. Ty Dillon
38.573

35. Josh Berry
38.664

36. Josh Bilicki
39.667

37. JJ Yeley
38.739

Michigan International Speedway
Practice Results
August 6, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver | Best Time

1. Martin Truex Jr
37.496

2. Christopher Bell
37.503

3. William Byron
37.553

4. Ty Gibbs
37.560

5. Ross Chastain
37.602

6. Ryan Blaney
37.618

7. Alex Bowman
37.657

8. Kyle Larson
37.660

9. Tyler Reddick
37.671

10. Kyle Busch
37.676

11. Chase Elliott
37.696

12. AJ Allmendinger
37.710

13. Brad Keselowski
37.725

14. Chris Buescher
37.742

15. Bubba Wallace
37.746

16. Denny Hamlin
37.779

17. Corey LaJoie
37.824

18. Erik Jones
37.835

19. Daniel Suarez
37.839

20. Joey Logano
37.860

21. Justin Haley
37.894

22. Austin Dillon
37.895

23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
37.916

24. Aric Almirola
37.937

25. Kevin Harvick
37.992

26. Austin Cindric
38.033

27. Michael McDowell
38.045

28. Chase Briscoe
38.090

29. Ryan Preece
38.109

30. Harrison Burton
38.168

31. Ty Dillon
38.205

32. Josh Berry
38.221

33. Austin Hill
38.242

34. Todd Gilliland
38.327

35. Cole Custer
38.432

36. JJ Yeley
38.849

37. Josh Bilicki
39.614

Links

Michigan International Speedway | NASCAR