NASCAR starting positions for the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag on the Charlotte ROVAL. Today, the field rolls to the track for a round of practice and qualifying on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
View the Charlotte ROVAL starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
Charlotte Menu
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
Just ahead of qualifying, cars took to the track for a brief 20 minute practice session. Conor Daly lost steering and slammed the outside wall in practice. AJ Allmendinger and Kyle Larson also spun in practice.
The field is split into two groups for the first round of qualifying. The top 5 from each group advance into the final round and make a run for the pole position.
Charlotte Qualifying Results – Group A (Top 5) : 1. Tyler Reddick (1:21.069); 2. William Byron (1:21.180); 3. Joey Logano (1:21.243); 4. Austin Cindric (1:21.317); 5. Ross Chastain (1:21.488)
Charlotte Qualifying Results – Group B (Top 5) : 1. Daniel Suarez
(1:20.829); 2. AJ Allmendinger (1:21.006); 3. Ryan Blaney (1:21.046); 4. Christopher Bell (1:21.450); 5. Chase Elliott (1:21.633)
Ross Chastain locked up, ran out and slammed the tire barrier in round two of qualifying. He picked up heavy left front damage in the process.
Joey Logano will start from the pole position. He turned a laptime of 1:20.755 seconds with an average speed of 103.424
Charlotte ROVAL
Starting Lineup
October 9, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time (Final Round)
1. Joey Logano
1:20.755
2. William Byron
1:20.852
3. Daniel Suarez
1:21.006
4. Tyler Reddick
1:21.018
5. Austin Cindric
1:21.290
6. Ryan Blaney
1:21.336
7. AJ Allmendinger
1:21.646
8. Christopher Bell
1:21.811
9. Chase Elliott
1:22.087
10. Ross Chastain
1:46.131
Failed to advance out of Round 1
11. Michael McDowell
1:21.605
12. Cole Custer
1:21.712
13. Justin Haley
1:21.718
14. Bubba Wallace
1:21.726
15. Austin Dillon
1:21.757
16. Ty Gibbs
1:21.770
17. Chase Briscoe
1:21.813
18. Kyle Larson
1:21.878
19. Martin Truex Jr
1:22.000
20. Kyle Busch
1:22.019
21. Chris Buescher
1:22.234
22. Kevin Harvick
1:22.460
23. Harrison Burton
1:22.491
24. Denny Hamlin
1:22.496
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
1:22.502
26. Erik Jones
1:22.538
27. Joey Hand
1:22.538
28. Ty Dillon
1:22.558
29. Noah Gragson
1:22.583
30. Corey LaJoie
1:22.741
31. Brad Keselowski
1:22.832
32. Todd Gilliland
1:22.908
33. Daniil Kvyat
1:22.940
34. Mike Rockenfeller
1:23.276
JJ Yeley
1:23.905
Loris Hezemans
1:24.060
Josh Williams
No Time
Conor Daly
No Time
Aric Almirola
No Time
Charlotte ROVAL
Practice Results
October 8, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. AJ Allmendinger
81.732
2. Austin Cindric
81.798
3. William Byron
81.809
4. Joey Logano
82.042
5. Daniel Suarez
82.218
6. Cole Custer
82.359
7. Kyle Larson
82.394
8. Tyler Reddick
82.458
9. Michael McDowell
82.505
10. Ryan Blaney
82.524
11. Ross Chastain
82.616
12. Chase Briscoe
82.623
13. Bubba Wallace
82.699
14. Christopher Bell
82.738
15. Ty Gibbs
82.806
16. Chase Elliott
82.940
17. Erik Jones
83.009
18. Denny Hamlin
83.095
19. Martin Truex Jr
83.145
20. Ty Dillon
83.163
21. Kyle Busch
83.173
22. Corey LaJoie
83.189
23. Justin Haley
83.200
24. Noah Gragson
83.326
25. Joey Hand
83.458
26. Brad Keselowski
83.557
27. Harrison Burton
83.615
28. Austin Dillon
83.646
29. Chris Buescher
83.681
30. Kevin Harvick
83.807
31. Todd Gilliland
83.875
32. Aric Almirola
83.994
33. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
84.151
34. Loris Hezemans
84.172
35. Mike Rockenfeller
84.233
36. Daniil Kvyat
84.397
37. Josh Williams
84.835
38. Conor Daly
85.874
39. JJ Yeley
86.023
NASCAR
Point Standings
Ahead of: Roval
Pos | Driver | Wins (In Round) | Points to Cut
1. Chase Elliott
1 Win
2. Ryan Blaney
+32
3. Ross Chastain
+28
4. Denny Hamlin
+21
5. Joey Logano
+18
6. Kyle Larson
+18
7. William Byron
+14
8. Daniel Suarez
+12
— Round of 8 Cutline —
9. Chase Briscoe
-12
10. Austin Cindric
-12
11. Christopher Bell
-33
12. Alex Bowman
-54