NASCAR Cup 2023 Pole Winners & Stats
Updated 11-5-2023
Pole Winners by Season Pages
2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
All Time Poles page
| Track, Race Date | Driver | Car | Speed | Finish | 2023 Poles | Career Poles | 2022 Pole Speed / Last Gen6 Pole Speed(year) |
Qualifying Record (year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Daytona 500, 2/19 | #48-Alex Bowman | Chevy | 181.686 | 5th | 1 | 4 | 181.159 (2022) 191.261 (2021) |
210.364 (1987) |
| 2) Auto Club, 2/26 | canceled, due to weather | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | 174.647 (2022) 179.614 (2020) |
188.482 (2016) |
| 3) Las Vegas, 3/5 | #22-Joey Logano | Ford | 186.053 | 36th/last | 1 | 27 | 182.673 (2022) 178.926 (2019) |
196.328 (2016) |
| 4) Phoenix, 3/12 | #5-Kyle Larson | Chevy | 130.237 | 4th | 1 | 15 | 132.709 (2022) 137.847 (2021) |
143.158 (2015) |
| 5) Atlanta, 3/19 | #22-Joey Logano | Ford | 177.374 | WON | 2 | 28 | 181.473 (2019) rained out (2022) |
197.478 (1997) |
| 6) Circuit of the Americas, 3/26 | #24-William Byron | Chevy | 93.882* | 5th | 1 | 9 | 92.759 (2022) 92.363 (2021) |
93.882 (2023) |
| 7) Richmond, 4/2 | canceled, due to weather | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | 119.782 (2022) 127.185 (2019) |
130.599 (2013) |
| 8) Bristol (dirt), 4/9 | #5-Kyle Larson | Chevy | heat races | 35th | 2 | 16 | set by points | heat races |
| 9) Martinsville, 4/16 | #41-Ryan Preece | Ford | 97.779 | 15th | 1 | 1 | 96.151 (2022) 97.840 (2019) |
100.201 (2014) |
| 10) Talladega, 4/23 | #11-Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 180.751 | 33rd | 1 | 37 | 180.928 (2022) 192.707(2019) |
212.809 (1987) |
| 11) Dover, 4/30 (5/1) | canceled, due to weather | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | 160.349 (2022) 166.984 (2019) |
166.984 (2019) |
| 12) Kansas, 5/7 | #24-William Byron | Chevy | 179.206 | 3rd | 2 | 10 | 179.575 (2022) 178.047 (2019) |
197.773 (2014) |
| Track, Race Date | Driver | Car | Speed | Finish | 2023 Poles | Career Poles | 2022 Pole Speed / Last Gen6 Pole Speed(year) |
Qualifying Record (year) |
| 13) Darlington, 5/14 | #19-Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 169.409 | 31st | 1 | 21 | 170.720 (2022) 172.487 (2019) |
184.145 (2014) |
| 14) Charlotte, 5/28 (5/29) | canceled, due to weather | xx | xx | xx | xx | xx | 183.680 (2022) 180.282 (2021) |
198.771 (2014) |
| 15) WWT(Gateway) Raceway, 6/4 | #8-Kyle Busch | Chevy | 137.187 | WON | 1 | 33 | 138.274 (2022) | 138.274 (2022) |
| 16) Sonoma, 6/11 | #11-Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 92.178 | 36th/last | 2 | 38 | 92.111 (2022) 95.712 (2019) |
99.309 (2000) |
| 17) Nashville Superspeedway, 6/25 | #1-Ross Chastain | Chevy | 160.687 | WON | 1 | 1 | 160.413 (2022) | 161.992 (2021) |
| 18) Chicago Street Race, 7/2 | #11-Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 89.557 | 11th | 3 | 39 | new race, none | new race, none |
| 19) Atlanta(2), 7/9 | #10-Aric Almirola | Fords | 177.346 | 18th | 1 | 5 | rained out (2022) 181.473 (2019) |
197.478 (1997) |
| 20) New Hampshire, 7/16 | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 124.781 | 29th | 1 | 5 | 127.113 (2022) 136.384 (2019) |
140.598 (2014) |
| 21) Pocono, 7/23 | #24-William Byron | Chevy | 170.629 | 14th | 3 | 11 | 169.991 (2022) 174.058 (2019) |
183.438 (2014) |
| 22) Richmond(2), 7/30 | #45-Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 113.689 | 16th | 1 | 5 | 117.177 (2022) 127.185 (2019) |
130.599 (2013) |
| 23) Michigan, 8/6(8/7) | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 193.382 | 13th | 2 | 6 | 190.703 (2022) 190.471 (2019) |
206.558 (2014) |
| 24) Indianapolis (road course), 8/13 | #99-Daniel Suarez | Chevy | 99.814 | 3rd | 1 | 3 | 99.378 (2022) | 100.044 (2021) |
| Track, Race Date | Driver | Car | Speed | Finish | 2023 Poles | Career Poles | 2022 Pole Speed / Last Gen6 Pole Speed(year) |
Qualifying Record (year) |
| 25) Watkins Glen, 8/20 | #11-Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 125.298 | 2nd | 4 | 40 | 125.147 (2022) 127.297 (2019) |
129.491 (2014) |
| 26) Daytona(2), 8/26 | #14-Chase Briscoe | Ford | 181.822 | 30th | 1 | 2 | rained out (2022) 191.261 (2021) |
210.364 (1987) |
| 27) Darlington(2), 9/3 | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 169.193 | 23rd | 3 | 7 | 168.521 (2022) 172.487 (2019) |
184.145 (2014) |
| 28) Kansas(2), 9/10 | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 180.276 | 8th | 4 | 8 | 180.608 (2022) 178.047 (2019) |
197.773 (2014) |
| 29) Bristol, 9/16 | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 126.997 | 3rd | 5 | 9 | 128.382 (2022) 129.230 (8/2019) |
131.713 (4/2019) |
| 30) Texas, 9/24 | #23-Bubba Wallace | Toyota | 188.337 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 180.990 (2022) 189.770 (2019) |
200.919 (2017) |
| 31) Talladega(2), 10/1 | #10-Aric Almirola | Ford | 181.656 | 17th | 2 | 6 | 180.591 (2022) 192.707 (2019) |
212.809 (1987) |
| 32) Charlotte ROVAL, 10/8 | #45-Tyler Reddick | Toyota | 102.839 | 6th | 2 | 6 | 103.424 (2022) 103.198 (2019) |
106.868 (2018) |
| 33) Las Vegas(2), 10/15 | #20-Christopher Bell | Toyota | 186.335 | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 184.603 (2022) 178.926 (2019) |
196.328 (2016) |
| 34) Homestead, 10/22 | #19-Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | 167.411 | 29th | 2 | 22 | 166.389 (2022) 173.863 (2018) |
181.238 (2014) |
| 35) Martinsville(2), 10/29 | #19-Martin Truex, Jr. | Toyota | 94.153 | 12th | 3 | 23 | 96.078 (2022) 97.840 (2019) |
100.201 (2014) |
| 36) Phoenix(2), 11/5 | #24-William Byron | Chevy | 132.597 | 4th | 4 | 12 | 134.389 (2022) 137.847 (2021) |
143.158 (2015) |
| Track, Race Date | Driver | Car | Speed | Finish | 2023 Poles | Career Poles | 2022 Pole Speed / Last Gen6 Pole Speed (year) |
Qualifying Record (year) |
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NOTES: * Track Record; Last Pole at track for GEN 6 car, either 2018 /2019 / 2020 / 2021 seasons; 2022 speeds were w/GEN7 car; |
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2023 Stats from the pole (updated after race)
RACES with a Pole winner: 32 (36 scheduled) of 36 races (4 canceled)
WINS from the pole: 3
TOP FIVES: 13
TOP TENS: 15
OUT of TOP TEN: 17
Last: 2
races with no pole winner (4): Auto Club in February; Richmond & Dover in April; Charlotte in May; (all due to weather)
2023 Rain Outs – who started first via NASCAR’s Metric formula
Auto Club, Feb 2023: #20-Christopher Bell, finished 32nd
Richmond, April 2023: #48-Alex Bowman, finished 8th
Dover, April 2023: #8-Kyle Busch, finished 21st
Charlotte, May 2023: #24-William Byron, finished 2nd
NOTE: these drivers are NOT credited with the Pole Award or a career pole
Per the NASCAR Rule Book, the starting lineup is set by performance metrics based on last week’s race, a formula that factors driver’s fastest lap time position (15%), driver’s final race position (25%), owner’s final race position (25%) and owner’s points position (35%).
2023 RACE WINS FROM THE POLE
#1-Ross Chastain, Chevy, at Nashville in June
#22-Joey Logano, Ford, at Atlanta in March
#8-Kyle Busch, Chevy, at Gateway in June
2023 NASCAR Cup Series Pole Winners, Driver, Manufacturer, Number of poles this season
#20-Christopher Bell, Toyota, 6
#11-Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 4
#24-William Byron, Chevy, 4
#19-Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 3
#22-Joey Logano, Ford, 2 (1 win from pole)
#5-Kyle Larson, Chevy, 2
#10-Aric Almirola, Ford, 2
#45-Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 2
#8-Kyle Busch, Chevy, 1 (1 win from pole)
#1-Ross Chastain, Chevy, 1 (1 win from pole)
#23-Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 1
#41-Ryan Preece, Ford, 1
#48-Alex Bowman, Chevy, 1
#99-Daniel Suarez, Chevy, 1
#14-Chase Briscoe, Ford, 1
2023 MANUFACTURER NASCAR CUP SERIES POLES
Chevy: – 11 poles with 6 different drivers
Ford: – 6 poles with 4 different drivers
Toyota: – 15 poles with 5 different drivers
POLE WINNERS pages
All Time Poles page
2023 Pole Winners & Stats
2022 Pole Winners & Stats
2021 Pole Winners & Stats
2020 Pole Winners & Stats
2019 Pole Winners & Stats
2018 Pole Winners & Stats