Bubba Wallace wins pole for AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas

Bubba Wallace will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag on Sunday in the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Texas Motor Speedway represents the first race of the Round of 12 and the playoff grid is now tighter than ever. Moving forward, stage points will be very important and [autotag]Bubba Wallace[/autotag] has the honor of leading the field to the green flag after winning the pole for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Texas.

Wallace’s fast time of 28.672 seconds beat Chris Buescher by 0.039 seconds. Brad Keselowski will start third while Ty Gibbs rounds out the second row in fourth place.

As for the playoff drivers starting further in the field, Martin Truex Jr. will start 16th, William Byron qualified 18th, and Ryan Blaney will start 23rd.

The full starting lineup is available below.

2023 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 starting lineup:

  1. No. 23 Bubba Wallace
  2. No. 17 Chris Buescher
  3. No. 6 Brad Keselowski
  4. No. 54 Ty Gibbs
  5. No. 1 Ross Chastain
  6. No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
  7. No. 8 Kyle Busch
  8. No. 99 Daniel Suarez
  9. No. 20 Christopher Bell
  10. No. 11 Denny Hamlin
  11. No. 5 Kyle Larson
  12. No. 43 Erik Jones
  13. No. 3 Austin Dillon
  14. No. 48 Alex Bowman
  15. No. 45 Tyler Reddick
  16. No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
  17. No. 34 Michael McDowell
  18. No. 24 William Byron
  19. No. 42 Carson Hocevar
  20. No. 22 Joey Logano
  21. No. 10 Aric Almirola
  22. No. 4 Kevin Harvick
  23. No. 12 Ryan Blaney
  24. No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  25. No. 41 Ryan Preece
  26. No. 77 Ty Dillon
  27. No. 7 Corey LaJoie
  28. No. 31 Justin Haley
  29. No. 9 Chase Elliott
  30. No. 21 Harrison Burton
  31. No. 14 Chase Briscoe
  32. No. 2 Austin Cindric
  33. No. 38 Zane Smith
  34. No. 78 B.J. McLeod
  35. No. 15 J.J. Yeley
  36. No. 51 Todd Gilliland