William Byron is no stranger to success at Homestead-Miami Speedway – not only did he win last year’s race at the 1.5 mile oval track, he poled the No. 24 Nascar Chevy Camaro ZL1 for the race on October 23rd, 2022.
Byron laid down a blistering lap time of 32.454 seconds at 166.389 mph in the No. 24 Nascar Chevy, unseating Christopher Bell’s No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry for the pole position. Bell’s No. 20 Camry got around Homestead in 32.503 seconds at 166.139 mph, qualifying second, while Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro will start third with a time of 32.504 seconds at 166.133 mph. Fourth will be the No. 45 Camry of John Hunter Nemechek subbing for Bubba Wallace, who was suspended for one race after purposefully wrecking Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Camaro at Las Vegas last weekend. And speaking of Larson, the No. 5 Camaro will start fifth at Homestead with a time of 32.551 second at 165.894 mph.
Meanwhile, Noah Gragson continues to sub for Alex Bowman in the No. 48 Nascar Chevy. Bowman will sit out this weekend’s race as he continues to recover from a concussion sustained in a wreck at Texas a few weeks ago, and Gragson will start the No. 48 Camaro in 24th.
No pre-qualifying inspection failures have been reported, and every driver was able to make a lap time. The Cup Series race at Homestead-Miami will start at 2:30 p.m. EST on Sunday.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Liberty University Chevrolet | 32.454 | 166.389 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | Rheem – WATTS Toyota | 32.503 | 166.139 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 32.504 | 166.133 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 45 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota | 32.534 | 165.98 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | Valvoline Chevrolet | 32.551 | 165.894 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 23 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 32.556 | 165.868 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 32.614 | 165.573 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 32.627 | 165.507 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Violet Defense Ford | 32.662 | 165.33 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Ed Morse Automotive Group Chevrolet | 32.751 | 164.88 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Skittles Lime is Back Toyota | 32.401 | 166.662 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 32.405 | 166.641 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Menards/Pennzoil Ford | 32.424 | 166.543 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | FedEx Ground Toyota | 32.448 | 166.42 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 32.448 | 166.42 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Ford | 32.476 | 166.277 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 32.482 | 166.246 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 32.498 | 166.164 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Magical Vacation Planner Ford | 32.531 | 165.996 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 1 | Ross Chastain (P) | Kubota Chevrolet | 32.534 | 165.98 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 32.552 | 165.888 | Ford Mustang |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | The Morgan Law Group Chevrolet | 32.605 | 165.619 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Princess Cruises Chevrolet | 32.609 | 165.598 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 48 | Noah Gragson(i) | Ally Chevrolet | 32.617 | 165.558 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 41 | Cole Custer | Dixie Vodka Ford | 32.669 | 165.294 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Freightliner Ford | 32.728 | 164.996 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Slim Jim Chevrolet | 32.734 | 164.966 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Premium Bacon Ford | 32.761 | 164.83 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | EO South Florida Ford | 32.776 | 164.755 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | SunseekerResorts.com Chevrolet | 32.796 | 164.654 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Built.com Chevrolet | 32.854 | 164.364 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Huk Chevrolet | 32.973 | 163.77 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 77 | Landon Cassill(i) | Zeigler Auto/LoJack Chevrolet | 33.124 | 163.024 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Jacob Companies Ford | 33.127 | 163.009 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | MSG Frankie Zombie Ford | 33.38 | 161.774 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT UBCF Ford | 33.615 | 160.643 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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Comments
The Chevy’s are looking good. It’ll be interesting to see how Gregson does in the 48, after winning there yesterday. Looks like he has the racing line figured out.
Let’s get another Camaro driver in #9 would be nice
Genuinely curious, Elliott is the winningest driver this season and has been a consistent front runner when he doesn’t have terrible luck. Why do you want him replaced?