Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 NASCAR Ford Mustang, qualified third for Sunday’s race at Circuit of the Americas, but he’s the only Blue Oval-badged racer who will take the green flag from within the top 10.
Cindric wheeled the No. 2 Mustang around the 3.41-mile road course in 131.352 seconds at 93.459 mph, tailing polesitter William Byron’s No. 24 Chevy Camaro ZL1, who posted a time of 130.76 seconds at 93.882 mph. Meanwhile, the second-place car of Tyler Reddick, the No. 45 Toyota TRD Camry, made the course in 130.898 seconds at 93.783 seconds.
Looking down the list, 15th features the next-best Ford: the No. 22 Mustang of Joey Logano. He’ll start beside the No. 16 Mustang of Harrison Burton in 16th. Meanwhile, Formula One champion Jenson Button, who’s driving the No. 15 NASCAR Ford Mustang this weekend, will start 24th in his first Cup Series event.
The green flag will drop on the Cup Series race at COTA on Sunday, March 26th, 2023, at 3:30 pm E.T.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 130.76 | 93.882 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Monster Energy Toyota | 130.898 | 93.783 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Discount Tire Ford | 131.352 | 93.459 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 9 | Jordan Taylor | UniFirst Chevrolet | 131.754 | 93.174 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 131.905 | 93.067 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 132.127 | 92.911 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Farmsmart Chevrolet | 132.228 | 92.84 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 132.23 | 92.838 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Netspend Chevrolet | 132.459 | 92.678 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Black Rifle Coffee Company Chevrolet | 133.162 | 92.188 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | MoneyLion Toyota | 131.498 | 93.355 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 131.562 | 93.31 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 132.039 | 92.973 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DeWalt Toyota | 132.112 | 92.921 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 132.125 | 92.912 | Ford Mustang |
| 16 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 132.219 | 92.846 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | He Gets us Toyota | 132.323 | 92.773 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet | 132.359 | 92.748 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 132.401 | 92.718 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 132.498 | 92.65 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 132.5 | 92.649 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 22 | 91 | Kimi Raikkonen | Onx Homes/iLOQ Chevrolet | 132.526 | 92.631 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | Celsius Chevrolet | 132.539 | 92.622 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 15 | Jenson Button | Mobil 1 Ford | 132.559 | 92.608 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 132.575 | 92.597 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 26 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 132.629 | 92.559 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | OpTic Gaming Chevrolet | 132.756 | 92.47 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 132.781 | 92.453 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Mobil 1 Ford | 132.869 | 92.392 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Wyndham Rewards Ford | 132.929 | 92.35 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Club Wyndham Chevrolet | 132.938 | 92.344 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 133.218 | 92.15 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 78 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 133.274 | 92.111 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet | 133.567 | 91.909 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 50 | Conor Daly | BitNile.com Chevrolet | 133.792 | 91.754 | Chev |
| 36 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ruedebusch Ford | 134.038 | 91.586 | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | PublicSq Ford | 134.858 | 91.029 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Knauf Ford | 140.865 | 87.147 | Ford Mustang |
| 39 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 182.392 | 67.306 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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