On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This qualifying session consisted of two rounds.
The first round was split into two groups, and the five fastest drivers from each group advanced to the second round. In the second round, the drivers that advanced made a second attempt to determine starting positions first through 10th. From there, the speeds from round one determined the rest of the starting positions, with Group A drivers filling out the outside row and Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Michael McDowell, William Byron, and John Hunter Nemechek. In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr, and Ryan Blaney.
Indianapolis Brickyard 400 Starting Lineup
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Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
1. | Tyler Reddick | 49.469 | 181.932 |
2. | Denny Hamlin | 49.589 | 181.492 |
3. | Chase Elliott | 49.504 | 181.803 |
4. | William Byron | 49.957 | 180.155 |
5. | Kyle Larson | 49.642 | 181.298 |
6. | Ty Gibbs | 49.988 | 180.043 |
7. | Ryan Blaney | 50.042 | 179.849 |
8. | Michael McDowell | 50.308 | 178.898 |
9. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 51.766 | 173.859 |
10. | John Hunter Nemechek | 50.431 | 178.462 |
11. | Austin Dillon | 49.748 | 180.912 |
12. | Joey Logano | 49.925 | 180.270 |
13. | Alex Bowman | 49.785 | 180.777 |
14. | Martin Truex Jr. | 49.979 | 180.076 |
15. | AJ Allmendinger | 49.822 | 180.643 |
16. | Harrison Burton | 50.015 | 179.946 |
17. | Bubba Wallace | 49.836 | 180.592 |
18. | Christopher Bell | 50.067 | 179.759 |
19. | Corey LaJoie | 49.868 | 180.476 |
20. | Chase Briscoe | 50.074 | 179.734 |
21. | Noah Gragson | 49.956 | 180.159 |
22. | Ty Dillon | 50.092 | 179.669 |
23. | Chris Buescher | 49.993 | 180.025 |
24. | Todd Gilliland | 50.103 | 179.630 |
25. | Daniel Suarez | 50.233 | 179.165 |
26. | Brad Keselowski | 50.252 | 179.097 |
27. | Zane Smith | 50.290 | 178.962 |
28. | Ross Chastain | 50.287 | 178.973 |
29. | Erik Jones | 50.331 | 178.816 |
30. | Carson Hocevar | 50.434 | 178.451 |
31. | Ryan Preece | 50.360 | 178.713 |
32. | Daniel Hemric | 50.458 | 178.366 |
33. | Jimmie Johnson | 50.436 | 178.444 |
34. | Kyle Busch | 50.466 | 178.338 |
35. | Justin Haley | 50.702 | 177.508 |
36. | Cody Ware | 50.923 | 176.737 |
37. | Josh Berry | 50.969 | 176.578 |
38. | Austin Cindric | 55.869 | 161.091 |
39. | BJ McLeod | 53.012 | 169.773 |
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