NASCAR Cup Series
Qualifying Canceled from Richmond; Alex Bowman, Kyle Busch Sharing Front Row
Apr 1, 2023
Weather hampered the on-track activity for the NASCAR Cup Series Saturday at Richmond Raceway, and as a result, the starting lineup for Sunday's Toyota Owners 400 was set by the NASCAR performance metric.
Alex Bowman, the current NASCAR Cup Series point leader will start from the pole in the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, and he will be joined on the front row by Kyle Busch in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Photo Credit: Tom Copeland/HHR for Chevy Racing
Here is the complete row-by-row starting lineup:
| Row | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Metric Score |
| 1 | 1 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | 3.050 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | 3.150 |
| 2 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | 3.850 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | 4.050 |
| 3 | 5 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | 5.550 |
| 3 | 6 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | 8.950 |
| 4 | 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | 11.400 |
| 4 | 8 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | 11.450 |
| 5 | 9 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | 11.550 |
| 5 | 10 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | 12.800 |
| 6 | 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14.050 |
| 6 | 12 | 19 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14.350 |
| 7 | 13 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | 14.550 |
| 7 | 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14.700 |
| 8 | 15 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | 15.050 |
| 8 | 16 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | 16.150 |
| 9 | 17 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | 18.750 |
| 9 | 18 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 19.650 |
| 10 | 19 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | 19.700 |
| 10 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | 20.050 |
| 11 | 21 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | 21.300 |
| 11 | 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 23.050 |
| 12 | 23 | 42 | Noah Gragson | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | 23.850 |
| 12 | 24 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | 24.600 |
| 13 | 25 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | 25.950 |
| 13 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | 27.150 |
| 14 | 27 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 27.450 |
| 14 | 28 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | 28.450 |
| 15 | 29 | 31 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing | 29.050 |
| 15 | 30 | 9 | Josh Berry | Hendrick Motorsports | 29.400 |
| 16 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | 29.450 |
| 16 | 32 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | 30.150 |
| 17 | 33 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | 30.150 |
| 17 | 34 | 15 | JJ Yeley | Rick Ware Racing | 31.050 |
| 18 | 35 | 78 | Anthony Alfredo | Live Fast Motorsports | 34.800 |
| 18 | 36 | 77 | Ty Dillon | Spire Motorsports | 37.450 |
| 19 | 37 | 13 | Chandler Smith | Kaulig Racing | 41.350 |
