Bubba Wallace will start on the pole for Sunday’s running of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.
The first race of the Round of 12 begins on Sunday with events at Talladega Superspeedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway to follow after which four drivers will see their playoff hopes end.
Coverage of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 will air on USA and the NBC Sports App beginning at 3:30 pm ET.
Texas Motor Speedway Cup Series Starting Lineup
Qualifying: September 23, 2023; Race to be held: September 24, 2023
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POSITION
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BEST SPEED
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BEST TIME
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BEHIND
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 |
B. Wallace#23
|
188.337
|
28.672
|
Leader
|
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2 |
C. Buescher#17
|
188.081
|
28.711
|
0.039
|
|
3 |
B. Keselowski#6
|
187.891
|
28.740
|
0.068
|
|
4 |
T. Gibbs#54
|
187.761
|
28.760
|
0.088
|
|
5 |
R. Chastain#1
|
187.702
|
28.769
|
0.097
|
|
6 |
A. Allmendinger#16
|
187.350
|
28.823
|
0.151
|
|
7 |
K. Busch#8
|
186.948
|
28.885
|
0.213
|
|
8 |
D. Suárez#99
|
186.948
|
28.885
|
0.213
|
|
9 |
C. Bell#20
|
186.896
|
28.893
|
0.221
|
|
10 |
D. Hamlin#11
|
188.910
|
28.585
|
-0.087
|
|
11 |
K. Larson#5
|
188.035
|
28.718
|
0.046
|
|
12 |
E. Jones#43
|
187.682
|
28.772
|
0.100
|
|
13 |
A. Dillon#3
|
187.520
|
28.797
|
0.125
|
|
14 |
A. Bowman#48
|
187.500
|
28.800
|
0.128
|
|
15 |
T. Reddick#45
|
187.292
|
28.832
|
0.160
|
|
16 |
M. Truex Jr#19
|
186.851
|
28.900
|
0.228
|
|
17 |
M. McDowell#34
|
186.567
|
28.944
|
0.272
|
|
18 |
W. Byron#24
|
186.400
|
28.970
|
0.298
|
|
19 |
C. Hocevar#42
|
186.168
|
29.006
|
0.334
|
|
20 |
J. Logano#22
|
186.143
|
29.010
|
0.338
|
|
21 |
A. Almirola#10
|
186.040
|
29.026
|
0.354
|
|
22 |
K. Harvick#4
|
185.624
|
29.091
|
0.419
|
|
23 |
R. Blaney#12
|
185.586
|
29.097
|
0.425
|
|
24 |
R. Stenhouse Jr#47
|
185.503
|
29.110
|
0.438
|
|
25 |
R. Preece#41
|
185.459
|
29.117
|
0.445
|
|
26 |
T. Dillon#77
|
185.211
|
29.156
|
0.484
|
|
27 |
C. LaJoie#7
|
185.033
|
29.184
|
0.512
|
|
28 |
J. Haley#31
|
185.014
|
29.187
|
0.515
|
|
29 |
C. Elliott#9
|
184.805
|
29.220
|
0.548
|
|
30 |
H. Burton#21
|
184.735
|
29.231
|
0.559
|
|
31 |
C. Briscoe#14
|
184.729
|
29.232
|
0.560
|
|
32 |
A. Cindric#2
|
184.445
|
29.277
|
0.605
|
|
33 |
Z. Smith#38
|
184.200
|
29.316
|
0.644
|
|
34 |
B. McLeod#78
|
183.530
|
29.423
|
0.751
|
|
35 |
J. Yeley#15
|
182.710
|
29.555
|
0.883
|
|
36 |
T. Gilliland#51
|
182.611
|
29.571
|
0.899
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