clock menu more-arrow no yes mobile

Filed under:

NASCAR starting lineup: Aric Almirola claims pole for Quaker State 400 in Atlanta

We’ve got updates as qualifying settles the starting lineup for Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.

A general view of racing during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on July 10, 2022 in Hampton, Georgia. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Round 2 update: Aric Almirola finished with the fastest time in the final round and has claimed pole position for Sunday’s race.

Round 1 update: The 10 drivers who finished with the fastest times in Round 1 were Ryan Blaney, Chase Briscoe, Joey Logano, Harrison Burton, Ty Gibbs, Aric Almirola, Kevin Harvick, Todd Gilliland, Kyle Larson, and Austin Cindric. They have advanced to Round 2, where the fastest time will claim pole for tomorrow’s race.


NASCAR wraps up its second weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday with the Quaker State 400. The race runs at 7 p.m. ET on USA Network. The day prior, qualifying will settle the starting lineup at 5:35 p.m. on USA Network.

Atlanta qualifying is one-lap qualifying with two rounds to determine the starting lineup. Rhe 10 fastest cars in the first round will advance to the final round and whoever finishes with the fastest time there will claim pole position for Sunday’s race.

Last year’s winner, Chase Elliott is the favorite to win the race with +900 odds at DraftKings Sportsbook. Kyle Busch follows at +1000 and Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano are next at +1200.

Here is the full starting lineup for the Quaker State 400 Cup Series race.

2023 Quaker State 400 starting lineup

Pos. Driver Car #
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Aric Almirola 10
2 Ryan Blaney 12
3 Chase Briscoe 14
4 Joey Logano 22
5 Harrison Burton 21
6 Kevin Harvick 4
7 Ty Gibbs 54
8 Kyle Larson 5
9 Todd Gilliland 38
10 Austin Cindric 2
11 Brad Keselowski 6
12 Tyler Reddick 45
13 Ryan Preece 41
14 Denny Hamlin 11
15 Chris Buescher 17
16 Martin Truex Jr 19
17 Justin Haley 31
18 William Byron 24
19 A.J. Allmendinger 16
20 Michael McDowell 34
21 Cole Custer 51
22 Kyle Busch 8
23 Chase Elliott 9
24 J.J. Yeley 15
25 Erik Jones 43
26 Daniel Suarez 99
27 Ty Dillon 77
28 Corey LaJoie 7
29 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47
30 Ross Chastain 1
31 Noah Gragson 42
32 Austin Hill 62
33 Austin Dillon 3
34 Christopher Bell 20
35 B.J. McLeod 78
36 Alex Bowman 48
37 Bubba Wallace 23