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NASCAR CUP SERIES TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY AUTOTRADER ECHO PARK AUTOMOTIVE 500 TEAM CHEVY POST-QUALIFYING REPORT SEPTEMBER 24, 2022


 
WILLIAM BYRON LEADS CHEVROLET TO SIX TOP-10 STARTING SPOTS AT TEXAS
 TEAM CHEVY UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:  POS.   DRIVER3rd     William Byron, No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL14th      Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Lenovo/ThinkEdge Camaro ZL16th      Chase Elliott, No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Camaro ZL17th      Austin Dillon, No. 3 True Velocity Camaro ZL19th      Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL110th    Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Aquas Frescas Camaro ZL112th    Ross Chastain, No. 1 Renu Camaro ZL117th    Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL121st    Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Kroger/NOS Camaro ZL126th    Noah Gragson, No. 16 Freedom by Ed Morse Camaro ZL127th    Erik Jones, No. 43 FOCUSfactor Camaro ZL129th    Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Shelton Energy Solutions Camaro ZL131st    Justin Haley, No. 31 LeafFilter Gutter Protection Camaro ZL132nd   Ty Dillon, No. 42 Black Rifle Coffee Company Camaro ZL135th    Landon Cassill, No. 77 WearMe Camaro ZL1 TOP-FIVE UNOFFICIAL STARTING LINEUP:  POS.  DRIVER1st      Brad Keselowski (Ford)2nd     Joey Logano (Ford)3rd     William Byron (Chevrolet)4th     Tyler Reddick (Chevrolet)5th      Michael McDowell (Ford)
·       Following one final lap to determine the starting lineup for tomorrow’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500; William Byron and the No. 24 RaptorTough.comCamaro ZL1 will lead the bowtie brigade to the green, qualifying in the third position with a lap of 28.601 seconds at 188.805 mph.
·    This marks Byron’s 13th top-10 start of the 2022 NCS season. 
Post-Practice/Qualifying Notes: 
·       Chevrolet drivers took the top-three spots on the speed chart following the NASCAR Cup Series practice, led by the 2020 Texas Motor Speedway winner Austin Dillon, clocking in the fastest lap of 28.778 seconds, at 187.643 mph, in his No. 3 True Velocity Camaro ZL1. Dillon’s Richard Childress Racing teammate, Tyler Reddick, No. 8 Lenovo/ThinkEdge Camaro ZL1 was second; and Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Camaro ZL1 was third-fastest.  ·       Six Camaro ZL1’s placed in the top-five of the first round in their respective qualifying groups, securing a top-10 starting spots for the first race of the NCS Playoffs Round of 12 at Texas Motor Speedway.  ·       Tyler Reddick topped the leaderboard in Round One of Group A of qualifying. Joining Reddick in the top-five to advance to the final round of qualifying included Kyle Larson, who was second-fastest in his No. 5 HendrickCars.com Camaro ZL1.  ·       In Round One of Group B qualifying, Chevrolet drivers went 1-2-3-4 in their qualifying runs, led by William Byron and the No. 24 RaptorTough.com Camaro ZL1 team in the top spot. Also advancing to the final round of qualifying included Austin Dillon (2nd), Chase Elliott (3rd) and Daniel Suarez (4th). 
·       USA Network will broadcast the NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at 3:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, September 25. Live coverage can also be found on the NBCSports Gold App, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.