On Saturday morning/afternoon, the NASCAR Cup Series held the qualifying session for this weekend's Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas 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 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, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, and Austin Cindric.
In the second group, the five fastest advancing were: Kyle Larson, Chase Briscoe, William Byron, Bubba Wallace, and Martin Truex, Jr.
Texas Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Starting Lineup
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Pos | Driver | Time | Speed |
1. | Kyle Larson | 28.366 | 190.369 |
2. | Ty Gibbs | 28.401 | 190.134 |
3. | Christopher Bell | 28.417 | 190.027 |
4. | Tyler Reddick | 28.450 | 189.807 |
5. | Chase Briscoe | 28.458 | 189.753 |
6. | William Byron | 28.464 | 189.713 |
7. | Ryan Blaney | 28.480 | 189.607 |
8. | Austin Cindric | 28.482 | 189.593 |
9. | Martin Truex Jr. | 28.528 | 189.288 |
10. | Bubba Wallace | 28.682 | 188.271 |
11. | Denny Hamlin | 28.499 | 189.480 |
12. | Ross Chastain | 28.542 | 189.195 |
13. | Michael McDowell | 28.501 | 189.467 |
14. | Alex Bowman | 28.565 | 189.043 |
15. | Austin Dillon | 28.511 | 189.401 |
16. | Carson Hocevar | 28.572 | 188.996 |
17. | Daniel Suarez | 28.521 | 189.334 |
18. | Zane Smith | 28.634 | 188.587 |
19. | Chris Buescher | 28.522 | 189.328 |
20. | Joey Logano | 28.642 | 188.534 |
21. | Noah Gragson | 28.549 | 189.148 |
22. | Brad Keselowski | 28.728 | 187.970 |
23. | Corey LaJoie | 28.653 | 188.462 |
24. | Chase Elliott | 28.742 | 187.878 |
25. | Josh Berry | 28.679 | 188.291 |
26. | Ryan Preece | 28.776 | 187.656 |
27. | Erik Jones | 28.689 | 188.225 |
28. | Todd Gilliland | 28.867 | 187.065 |
29. | Harrison Burton | 28.739 | 187.898 |
30. | John Hunter Nemechek | 28.937 | 186.612 |
31. | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28.775 | 187.663 |
32. | Justin Haley | 28.954 | 186.503 |
33. | Kaz Grala | 28.916 | 186.748 |
34. | Austin Hill | 28.972 | 186.387 |
35. | Kyle Busch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
36. | Ty Dillon | 29.019 | 186.085 |
37. | Jimmie Johnson | 0.000 | 0.000 |
38. | Daniel Hemric | 29.107 | 185.522 |
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