Two of the four Hendrick Motorsports NASCAR Chevy teams will lead the field to green at Kansas Speedway for the Cup Series race on May 7th, 2023.
On the pole will be the No. 24 Chevy Camaro ZL1 of William Byron, who got around the 1.5-mile asphalt oval in just 30.133 seconds at 179.206 mph.
“I had to work on the balance [during practice] to get [the No. 24 NASCAR Chevy] freer for qualifying, but it seemed like we did that there,” said Byron, who was able to gather his race car back up after scraping the wall during practice. “So really good through [Turns] 1 and 2 and got a little tight through 3 and 4, so I’ve got some data to probably study of how I can get through that end.”
Byron’s No. 24 Camaro will be starting beside his teammate, Kyle Larson, who threw the No. 5 Camaro around Kansas in 30.139 seconds at 179.17 mph. A third NASCAR Chevy – the No. 1 Camaro of Ross Chastain – will start third, having posted a time of 30.181 seconds at 179.134 mph, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Camry and last weekend’s race winner, will start fourth, thanks to his lap of 30.181 seconds at 178.921 mph. Finally, Tyler Reddick’s No. 45 Camry will start fifth.
The Cup Series race at Kansas will start on Sunday, May 7th at 3 p.m. ET.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 30.133 | 179.206 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 30.139 | 179.17 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 1 | Ross Chastain | AdventHealth Chevrolet | 30.145 | 179.134 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 30.181 | 178.921 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | McDonald's Toyota | 30.21 | 178.749 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 30.255 | 178.483 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Monster Energy Toyota | 30.269 | 178.4 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 30.301 | 178.212 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 30.384 | 177.725 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Moen Ford | 30.426 | 177.48 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BetMGM Chevrolet | 30.445 | 177.369 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell | SiriusXM Toyota | 30.45 | 177.34 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light #ForTheFarmers Ford | 30.473 | 177.206 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal/Body Guard Ford | 30.473 | 177.206 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Freightliner Ford | 30.503 | 177.032 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet | 30.513 | 176.974 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Dr Pepper Zero Sugar Toyota | 30.647 | 176.2 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 30.73 | 175.724 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 30.743 | 175.65 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | King's Hawaiian GoTG Vol 3 Ford | 30.745 | 175.638 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 9 | Chase Elliott | UniFirst Chevrolet | 30.788 | 175.393 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 30.799 | 175.33 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 30.838 | 175.109 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | FOE Chevrolet | 30.863 | 174.967 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 30.865 | 174.955 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet | 30.92 | 174.644 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Action Industries Chevrolet | 30.945 | 174.503 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 30.968 | 174.374 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 48 | Josh Berry(i) | Ally Chevrolet | 31.036 | 173.991 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | Celsius Chevrolet | 31.114 | 173.555 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford | 31.149 | 173.36 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Speedy Cash Ford | 31.236 | 172.877 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Dillons/Kraft Mac & Cheese Chevrolet | 31.421 | 171.86 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole(i) | VDL Strong/go2mro.com/donate Ford | 31.473 | 171.576 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 51 | JJ Yeley(i) | Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford | 31.602 | 170.875 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 78 | Josh Bilicki | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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