NASCAR qualifying and practice results from Circuit of the Americas
Tomorrow, the NASCAR Cup Series takes the green flag at Circuit of the Americas. Today, the field takes to the track for qualifying to set the starting lineup for the EchoPark Automotive Group Grand Prix.
View the COTA starting lineup for the NASCAR Cup Series below.
COTA Menu
Truck: Prac/Qual | Race
Xfinity: Prac/Qual | Race
Cup: Prac/Qual | Race
View the tv schedule for Circuit of the Americas here.
A short practice session took place just ahead of qualifying. Kyle Busch was fastest overall following practice.
The field was split into two groups from practice and qualifying. The top 5 in each qualifying group advanced into round two to make a run for the pole position.
NASCAR Qualifying (Group A – Top 5) : 1. Cole Custer (93.119); 2. Austin Cindric (92.896); 3. Justin Haley (92.824); 4. Denny Hamlin (92.656); 5. Ryan Blaney (92.557)
NASCAR Qualifying (Group B – Top 5) : 1. Daniel Suarez (93.150); 2. Tyler Reddick (92.806); 3. Christopher Bell (92.712); 4. Joey Logano (92.622); 5. Alex Bowman (92.456)
Austin Cindric spun on his opening lap in round two of qualifying.
Ryan Blaney backed his car into the wall in practice. The team rebounded to put it on the pole position for COTA!
COTA Starting Lineup
March 27, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Avg Speed
1. Ryan Blaney
92.759
2. Daniel Suarez
92.741
3. Cole Custer
92.669
4. Tyler Reddick
92.613
5. Alex Bowman
92.540
6. Joey Logano
92.376
7. Christopher Bell
92.362
8. Denny Hamlin
92.265
9. Justin Haley
91.777
10. Austin Cindric
91.653
Failed to advance out of round 1
11. Kurt Busch
92.531
12. Kyle Larson
92.511
13. Chase Elliott
92.511
14. Chase Briscoe
92.452
15. Ross Chastain
92.439
16. Kyle Busch
92.415
17. Martin truex Jr
92.305
18. Kevin Harivck
92.187
19. Harrison Burton
92.119
20. AJ Allmendinger
92.095
21. Austin Dillon
92.057
22. Chris Buescher
92.054
23. Bubba Wallace
91.830
24. William Byron
91.665
25. Aric Almirola
91.518
26. Brad Keselowski
91.510
27. Michael McDowell
91.500
28. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
91.438
29. Todd Gilliland
91.391
30. Erik Jones
91.332
31. Kaz Grala
91.288
32. Corey LaJoie
91.156
33. Ty Dillon
91.081
34. Josh Bilicki
90.680
35. Cody Ware
90.542
36. Loris Hezemans
90.491
37. Boris Said
88.932
38. Joey Hand
No Time
39. Andy Lally
No Time
COTA Practice Results
March 26, 2022
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Best Avg Speed
1. Kyle Busch
92.681
2. Daniel Suarez
92.602
3. Alex Bowman
92.557
4. Harrison Burton
92.436
5. Tyler Reddick
92.433
6. Ross Chastain
92.422
7. Ryan Blaney
92.376
8. AJ Allmendinger
92.346
9. Cole Custer
92.231
10. Joey Logano
92.302
11. Austin Cindric
92.190
12. Chase Briscoe
92.054
13. Christopher Bell
91.939
14. Joey Hand
91.914
15. Martin Truex Jr
91.689
16. Kyle Larson
91.652
17. Denny Hamlin
91.518
18. Bubba Wallace
91.475
19. Kurt Busch
91.422
20. Aric Almirola
91.416
21. Austin Dillon
91.407
22. Michael McDowell
91.309
23. Chris Buescher
91.290
24. Kevin Harvick
91.199
25. Justin Haley
91.166
26. Kaz Grala
90.999
27. William Byron
90.992
28. Brad Keselowski
90.976
29. Todd Gilliland
90.882
30. Chase Elliott
90.805
31. Corey LaJoie
90.791
32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
90.775
33. Andy Lally
90.643
34. Erik Jones
90.537
35. Ty Dillon
90.532
36. Josh Bilicki
90.259
37. Loris Hezemans
89.986
38. Boris Said
88.922
39. Cody Ware
85.995
