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On Saturday afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas (COTA). 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 1st 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 with Group B drivers filling out the inside row.
The five fastest drivers that advanced out of the first group were: Tyler Reddick, Ty Gibbs, Bubba Wallace, Denny Hamlin, and Corey Lajoie.
In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, Chase Elliott, and Martin Truex, Jr.
COTA EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Starting Lineup
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| Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
| 1. | William Byron | 129.636 | 94.696 |
| 2. | Ty Gibbs | 129.651 | 94.685 |
| 3. | Tyler Reddick | 129.816 | 94.565 |
| 4. | Christopher Bell | 129.930 | 94.482 |
| 5. | Corey LaJoie | 130.463 | 94.096 |
| 6. | Ross Chastain | 130.667 | 93.949 |
| 7. | Martin Truex Jr. | 130.912 | 93.773 |
| 8. | Denny Hamlin | 131.148 | 93.604 |
| 9. | Chase Elliott | 131.407 | 93.420 |
| 10. | Bubba Wallace | 143.570 | 85.505 |
| 11. | Austin Cindric | 129.626 | 94.703 |
| 12. | Shane Van Gisbergen | 129.944 | 94.471 |
| 13. | Justin Haley | 129.984 | 94.442 |
| 14. | AJ Allmendinger | 130.158 | 94.316 |
| 15. | Kyle Larson | 130.178 | 94.302 |
| 16. | Kyle Busch | 130.201 | 94.285 |
| 17. | Alex Bowman | 130.190 | 94.293 |
| 18. | Carson Hocevar | 130.333 | 94.189 |
| 19. | Daniel Suarez | 130.230 | 94.264 |
| 20. | Chris Buescher | 130.450 | 94.105 |
| 21. | Austin Dillon | 130.276 | 94.231 |
| 22. | John Hunter Nemechek | 130.568 | 94.020 |
| 23. | Kaz Grala | 130.484 | 94.081 |
| 24. | Ryan Preece | 130.592 | 94.003 |
| 25. | Kamui Kobayashi | 130.513 | 94.060 |
| 26. | Todd Gilliland | 130.642 | 93.967 |
| 27. | Michael McDowell | 130.548 | 94.034 |
| 28. | Ryan Blaney | 130.644 | 93.965 |
| 29. | Harrison Burton | 130.851 | 93.817 |
| 30. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 130.742 | 93.895 |
| 31. | Josh Berry | 130.947 | 93.748 |
| 32. | Chase Briscoe | 130.818 | 93.840 |
| 33. | Daniel Hemric | 131.302 | 93.494 |
| 34. | Zane Smith | 130.852 | 93.816 |
| 35. | Joey Logano | 132.166 | 92.883 |
| 36. | Brad Keselowski | 131.152 | 93.601 |
| 37. | Timmy Hill | 135.739 | 90.438 |
| 38. | Erik Jones | 131.545 | 93.322 |
| 39. | Noah Gragson | 165.860 | 74.014 |
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