NASCAR CUP SERIES
LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
PENNZOIL 400
TEAM CHEVY QUALIFYING REPORT
MARCH 4, 2023
WILLIAM BYRON POWERS CHEVROLET TO FRONT ROW STARTING SPOT AT LAS VEGAS
Four Camaro ZL1’s to Start in Top-10
TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER
2nd William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1
5th Kyle Busch, No. 8 Alsco Uniforms Camaro ZL1
6th Kyle Larson, No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Camaro ZL1
8th Ross Chastain, No. 1 GlobalTranz Camaro ZL1
11th Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1
16th Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Smith’s / Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Camaro ZL1
19th Corey LaJoie, No. 7 EnviroXstream Camaro ZL1
22nd Erik Jones, No. 43 Allegiant Camaro ZL1
23rd AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Action Industries Camaro ZL1
24th Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Tootsies Orchid Lounge Camaro ZL1
25th Noah Gragson, No. 42 Sunseeker Resort Camaro ZL1
26th Austin Dillon, No. 3 BREZTRI Camaro ZL1
27th Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL1
32nd Josh Berry, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL1
33rd Ty Dillon, No. 77 NationsGuard Camaro ZL1
36th BJ McLeod, No. 78 Circle B Diecast Camaro ZL1
TOP-FIVE UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:
POS. DRIVER
1st Joey Logano (Ford)
2nd William Byron (Chevrolet)
3rd Ryan Blaney (Ford)
4th Ty Gibbs (Toyota)
5th Kyle Busch (Chevrolet)
William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1
Qualified: 2nd
Byron on his qualifying lap:
“I felt good. That was a wide open lap there, so I’m not sure what I could have done different. Maybe cut a little bit of the track off (turn) four and I could have just let the car kind of wind out. I’m happy with the lap though. Being second is good. Not pumped to be second for the fact of not getting the pole, but at least it’s a good starting spot. I’m excited for that.
We just need a good, solid day tomorrow with the No. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevy. Hopefully we can get ourselves a win and move up the points standings.”
· Kyle Larson was the fastest overall in the NASCAR Cup Series practice session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, clocking-in a lap of 29.282 seconds, at 184.407 mph, in his No. 5 HENDRICKCARS.COM Camaro ZL1.
· Of the 10 drivers that contested for the pole position in the final round of qualifying, four came from the Bowtie brigade: Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron and Kyle Larson; Richard Childress Racing’s Kyle Busch, and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain.
· In the final round of qualifying, Bryon drove his No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1 to a front row starting spot for tomorrow’s race, laying down a lap of 29.165 seconds at 185.153 mph.
· FOX will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker Pala Casino 400 on Sunday, March 5, at 3:30 p.m. ET. Live coverage can also be found on the PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
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