NASCAR Starting Lineup: Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 2023)

Atlanta starting grid for the NASCAR Cup Series

Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag in Atlanta, Georgia. Today, the field rolls to the track for qualifying to set the Atlanta Motor Speedway starting grid.

View the NASCAR starting lineup for Atlanta Motor Speedway below.

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Last night, teams rolled through the inspection line. There was one issue and a crew member has been ejected.

NASCAR Inspection Issues: Atlanta Motor Speedway (March 2023)

Each driver will make one timed lap in round one as group A and B are combined. The top 10 from round one advance into round two and they’ll make another lap in a battle for the pole position.

BJ McLeod is the first car to the track for qualifying. He spun out on his warmup lap and the track is extremely dirty. He kicked up dust and went for a spin. That’s the first car to touch the track all weekend after yesterday’s rain.

Ty Gibbs also got loose on his warmup lap as he worked the outside lane to build momentum. He wiggled off turn four and brushed the outside wall.

Atlanta Qualifying Results (Round 1 – Top 10) : 1. Ryan Blaney (31.276); 2. Joey Logano (31.348); 3. Aric Almirola (31.353); 4. Brad Keselowski (31.369); 5. Chris Buescher (31.386); 6. Chase Briscoe (31.403); 7. Christopher Bell (31.497); 8. Kyle Larson (31.506); 9. Austin Cindric (31.527); 10. Kevin Harvick (31.528)

Christopher Bell spun during his lap in round two. He entered turn three on the high side and the back end stepped out. Bell will be forced to drop to the rear of the field ahead of the green.

Joey Logano will start from the pole position. He turned a lap at 31.256 seconds with an average speed of 177.374 mph.

Ford has locked out the top 8 positions. That’s the first time that’s happened since 1965.

Atlanta Motor Speedway
Starting Lineup
March 2023
NASCAR Cup Series

Pos | Driver

1. Joey Logano
31.256

2. Austin Cindric
31.262

3. Ryan Blaney
31.284

4. Brad Keselowski
31.323

5. Aric Almirola
31.324

6. Kevin Harvick
31.363

7. Chris Buescher
31.367

8. Chase Briscoe
31.396

9. Kyle Larson
31.462

10. Christopher Bell
No Time

Failed to advance out of Round 1

11. William Byron
31.544

12. Michael McDowell
31.545

13. Austin Dillon
31.548

14. Alex Bowman
31.554

15. Denny Hamlin
31.554

16. Tyler Reddick
31.574

17. Kyle Busch
31.583

18. Ross Chastain
31.597

19. Bubba Wallace
31.636

20. Justin Haley
31.642

21. Josh Berry
31.662

22. Noah Gragson
31.680

23. Todd Gilliland
31.696

24. Ryan Preece
31.801

25. Daniel Suarez
31.835

26. Ty Dillon
31.835

27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
31.837

28. Erik Jones
31.853

29. Martin Truex Jr
31.859

30. AJ Allmendinger
31.939

31. Corey LaJoie
31.945

32. Cody Ware
32.064

33. Harrison Burton
32.340

34. JJ Yeley
32.559

35. Ty Gibbs
34.582

36. BJ McLeod
No TIme

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