Cole Custer, driver of the No. 00 NASCAR Ford Mustang, will be all by himself inside the top 10 for the Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceaway on May 13th, 2023, as he was the only Blue Oval racer to post a top 10-worthy time during qualifying.
Custer’s No. 00 Mustang made a fastest lap of 29.88 seconds at 164.578 mph, securing the fifth-best starting position. For comparison, the No. 20 Toyota TRD Supra of John Hunter Nemechek snagged the pole position with a time of 29.613 seconds at 166.062 mph, and the No. 19 Supra of Ryan Truex posted a time of 29.754 seconds at 165.275 mph.
To find the next-best Blue Oval racer, look all the way in 14th place – the No. 25 Mustang of Brett Moffit will take the green flag from outside the top 10, effectively leaving the No. 00 Mustang of Custer without any help nearby. Riley Herbst in the No. 98 Mustang is the only other NASCAR Ford driver to start inside the top 20, as he’ll cross the line in 18th.
The green flag for the Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway will fall at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 13th, 2023.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek | Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota | 29.613 | 166.062 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 2 | 19 | Ryan Truex | Toyota Outfitters Toyota | 29.754 | 165.275 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 3 | 10 | Kyle Larson(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.789 | 165.081 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 4 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Accelerate Pros Talent Chevrolet | 29.849 | 164.749 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 5 | 00 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 29.88 | 164.578 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 16 | Chandler Smith # | Quick Tie Products Inc. Chevrolet | 29.945 | 164.221 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 7 | 2 | Sheldon Creed | Whelen Chevrolet | 29.95 | 164.194 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 8 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff # | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 30.062 | 163.582 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 9 | 18 | Sammy Smith # | Pilot Flying J Toyota | 30.111 | 163.316 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 10 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 30.147 | 163.121 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 11 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Cheez-It Chevrolet | 30.168 | 163.007 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 12 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 30.173 | 162.98 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 13 | 8 | Josh Berry | Tire Pros Love The Drive Chevrolet | 30.187 | 162.905 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 14 | 25 | Brett Moffitt | AM Technical Solutions Ford | 30.202 | 162.824 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Capital City Towing Chevrolet | 30.214 | 162.759 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRoofing.com Ford | 30.231 | 162.667 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Heritage Chevrolet | 30.261 | 162.506 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 18 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 30.276 | 162.426 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 30.324 | 162.169 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 20 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes Chevrolet | 30.379 | 161.875 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 21 | 91 | Ross Chastain(i) | Florida Watermelon Association Chevrolet | 30.403 | 161.747 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 22 | 44 | Sage Karam | CRC Chevrolet | 30.412 | 161.699 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 23 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Chevrolet | 30.476 | 161.36 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 24 | 24 | Corey Heim(i) | GearWrench Toyota | 30.523 | 161.111 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 25 | 77 | Carson Hocevar(i) | Premier Security Chevrolet | 30.543 | 161.006 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 26 | 26 | Kaz Grala | Fire Department Coffee Toyota | 30.592 | 160.748 | Toyota TRD Supra |
| 27 | 92 | Josh Williams | Call 811/Alloy Employer Chevrolet | 30.642 | 160.486 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 28 | 7 | Stefan Parsons | Ollie's Chevrolet | 30.651 | 160.438 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | Cedar Ridge Landscaping Ford | 30.904 | 159.125 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 3 | Ty Dillon(i) | Ferris Commercial Mowers Chevrolet | 30.919 | 159.048 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 31 | 35 | Patrick Emerling | Chevrolet | 30.961 | 158.832 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 32 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Keen Parts Chevrolet | 30.993 | 158.668 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 33 | 45 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | BZ Mart/ForeverLawn Chevrolet | 31.252 | 157.353 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 34 | 53 | Matt Mills(i) | J.F. Electric Ford | Owner Points | 156.577 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 6 | Brennan Poole | 511Auction.com Chevrolet | Owner Points | 156.402 | Chevrolet Camaro |
| 36 | 8 | Gray Gaulding | Panini Ford | Owner Points | 156.015 | Ford Mustang |
| 37 | 38 | Joe Graf Jr. | Bethel Motor Speedway Ford | Owner Points | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 02 | Blaine Perkins # | PayDay Chevrolet | Owner Points | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Nascar is a JOKE. There are no Stock cars in the race. I couldn’t buy one on monday from any dealers’ showroom. They shouldn’t even have names like Toyota or Chevrolet. NASCAR as a race sponsor and administrative body is the biggest JOKE of all times.