NASCAR qualifying order for Darlington Raceway
This weekend, NASCAR unloads in Darlington, South Carolina. The 1.366-mile of Darlington Raceway will host the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series.
View the NASCAR qualifying order for Darlington below.
This race marks the beginning of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. 16 drivers are in the championship battle, in three races, four will be eliminated.
The metric for the qualifying order is a combination of factors:
-Finishing order from last points race
-Fastest lap from last points race
-Overall point standings
-Playoff drivers run last in each group
Darlington Raceway
Qualifying Order
September 2023
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Metric Score
1. JJ Yeley
37.350
2. Ryan Newman
33.400
3. Harrison Burton
30.050
4. Ty Gibbs
29.750
5. BJ McLeod
28.450
6. Ryan Preece
26.050
7. Ty Dillon
22.050
8. Erik Jones
19.700
9. Corey LaJoie
16.800
10. Aric Almirola
13.000
11. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22.050
12. Kyle Larson
19.200
13. Kevin Harvick
14.850
14. Ross Chastain
13.400
15. Michael McDowell
12.100
16. Christopher Bell
11.200
17. William Byron
8.100
18. Brad Keselowski
4.450
Group B
19. Carson Hocevar
33.450
20. Chase Briscoe
31.550
21. Austin Dillon
29.950
22. Austin Cindric
29.350
23. Todd Gilliland
26.650
24. AJ Allmendinger
23.500
25. Justin Haley
20.400
26. Daniel Suarez
18.600
27. Alex Bowman
13.200
28. Ryan Blaney
27.150
29. Tyler Reddick
20.500
30. Denny Hamlin
18.850
31. Martin Truex Jr
14.050
32. Bubba Wallace
12.550
33. Chase Elliott
11.650
34. Joey Logano
10.550
35. Kyle Busch
5.700
36. Chris Buescher
4.150
Darlington Raceway
Qualifying Order
September 2023
NASCAR Xfinity Series
Pos | Driver | Metric Score
1. Timmy Hill
41.350
2. Kyle Larson
39.250
3. Matt Mills
37.400
4. Stefan Parsons
37.200
5. Dawson Cram
37.100
6. Ross Chastain
35.350
7. Corey Heim
34.750
8. Joe Graf Jr
31.900
9. Patrick Emerling
31.100
10. Brennan Poole
30.550
11. Chad Finchum
30.200
12. Ryan Ellis
30.100
13. Kyle Weatherman
28.700
14. Rajah Caruth
27.900
15. Brandon Jones
26.300
16. Jeb Burton
25.400
17. Blaine Perkins
24.250
18. Jeremy Clements
23.700
19. Josh Williams
22.500
20. Kaz Grala
21.100
21. Riley Herbst
20.900
22. Trevor Bayne
20.200
23. Chandler Smith
18.750
24. Kyle Sieg
18.350
25. Brett Moffitt
18.250
26. Sammy Smith
17.800
27. Austin Hill
15.900
28. John Hunter Nemechek
15.500
29. Parker Retzlaff
15.400
30. Anthony Alfredo
14.300
31. Ryan Sieg
12.850
32. Sam Mayer
11.750
33. Josh Berry
11.700
34. Justin Haley
11.700
35. Daniel Hemric
9.200
36. Parker Kligerman
7.400
37. Sheldon Creed
7.250
38. Cole Custer
7.050
39. Justin Allgaier
2.700
