Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum - Full Qualifying Results

Full results from qualifying at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

05 Feb 2023

2023 Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum - Qualifying Results
Pos	Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
2	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
3	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
4	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
5	Aric Almirola	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
6	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet
7	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
8	AJ Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Chevrolet
9	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
10	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
11	Daniel Suarez	TrackHouse Racing	Chevrolet
12	Ross Chastain	TrackHouse Racing	Chevrolet
13	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	Ford
14	Kevin Harvick	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
15	Chase Briscoe	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
16	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	Toyota
17	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Ford
18	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	JTG Daugherty Racing	Chevrolet
19	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	Toyota
20	Erik Jones	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet
21	Noah Gragson	Legacy Motor Club	Chevrolet
22	Martin Truex Jr	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota
23	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	Ford
24	Ryan Preece	Stewart Haas Racing	Ford
25	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
26	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Ford
27	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	Ford
28	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
29	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Ford
30	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	Chevrolet
31	JJ Yeley	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
32	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing	Ford
33	Ty Dillon	Spire Motorsports	Chevrolet
34	BJ McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports	Chevrolet
35	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Ford
36	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Toyota

Justin Haley was the fastest driver on Saturday night, posting a lap of 13.413 seconds on the asphalt of the LA Coliseum. The Kaulig Racing driver will have pole position for the first Heat race tomorrow. With four Heat races scheduled, four drivers were able to earn a pole starting spot tomorrow.

Four teams were represented within that group. Kyle Busch was 2nd fastest overall and will start on pole in the second Heat race with his new team, Richard Childress Racing. His old team, Joe Gibbs Racing, will be represented by Christopher Bell, and Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron was the other driver to earn a Heat race pole.

Just missing out on one of the top spots was Aric Almirola. The Stewart Haas Racing driver was the only Ford represented in the top 12 in qualifying. Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, AJ Allmendinger, Alex Bowman, and Kyle Larson rounded out the top ten. Defending race winner and reigning series champion Joey Logano was 17th in qualifying.

Rookie Ty Gibbs experienced a scary situation in practice when a fire erupted inside his No. 54 Toyota. It looked as though the fire came from the rocker box area, which was something that NASCAR addressed in the offseason with changes in hopes of fixing that known issue. Gibbs was okay, but the team was deemed to have made unapproved adjustments during the repair and was not allowed to qualify. Ty will have to race his way into the main event tomorrow night.

In the final practice session, Chase Briscoe nudged Allmendinger on one end of the race track. Allmendinger retaliated seconds later by sending the No. 14 Mustang into the Turn 4 wall. Briscoe just signed a contract extension with SHR and Allmendinger is returning the Kaulig Racing on a full-time basis this season.

Previous Busch Light Clash Winners

2022: Joey Logano

2021: Kyle Busch

2020: Erik Jones

2019: Jimmie Johnson

2018: Brad Keselowski

2017: Joey Logano

2016: Denny Hamlin

2015: Matt Kenseth

2014: Denny Hamlin

2013: Kevin Harvick

2012: Kyle Busch