NASCAR: 2022 Homestead playoff qualifying – Full starting lineup

Keep tabs on Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday afternoon’s NASCAR Cup Series round of 8 playoff race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

It has been more than a year and a half, but the NASCAR Cup Series is back at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend for the second of three races in the round of 8 of the playoffs.

This Sunday afternoon’s 267-lap Dixie Vodka 400 is set to be the first race at the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Homestead, Florida oval since February 2021, when Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron took the checkered flag. Byron is still in contention to win this year’s championship as one of the eight drivers in the round of 8.

Homestead-Miami Speedway had been the host of the season finale prior to 2020, when it was shifted to the regular season. That regular season shift lasted just two seasons, and although the track hasn’t returned as the host of the Championship 4, it is back in the postseason. The change was one of several changes made to the playoff schedule for 2022.

Qualifying for Sunday afternoon’s race is set to utilize the same format that most other oval races have used throughout the 2022 season. The qualifying groups were determined by the results of the most recent race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and the qualifying formula (see here) determined the qualifying order.

In regard to the formula, however, the remaining playoff contenders were not factored in until the non-playoff contenders were listed.

The session is a single-lap, single-car session, with the fastest five drivers in each of two first round groups advancing to the second round. Speeds from the second round determine the top 10 in the starting lineup, and speeds from the opening round determine the rest of the lineup, regardless of the group in which they were set.

Follow along with our live qualifying updates for the Dixie Vodka 400.

Round 1, Group 1 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)
1st – John Hunter Nemechek – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 167.426
2nd – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 167.1
3rd – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 166.904
4th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 166.852
5th – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 166.482
6th – Justin Haley – #31, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 166.42
7th – Chase Briscoe – #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 165.996
8th – Ross Chastain – #1, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 165.98
9th – Erik Jones – #43, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 165.619
10th – Daniel Suarez – #99, Trackhouse Racing Team, Chevrolet – 165.598
11th – Noah Gragson – #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 165.558
12th – Austin Cindric – #2, Team Penske, Ford – 164.996
13th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr. – #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet – 164.966
14th – Aric Almirola – #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 164.83
15th – Corey LaJoie – #7, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 164.364
16th – Landon Cassill – #77, Spire Motorsports, Chevrolet – 163.024
17th – B.J. McLeod – #78, Live Fast Motorsports, Ford – 161.774
18th – Cody Ware – #51, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 160.643

Round 1, Group 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)
1st – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 168.434
2nd – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 167.4
3rd – Ty Gibbs – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 167.229
4th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 167.09
5th – A.J. Allmendinger – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 166.852
6th – Kyle Busch – #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 166.662
7th – Martin Truex Jr. – #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 166.641
8th – Ryan Blaney – #12, Team Penske, Ford – 166.543
9th – Denny Hamlin – #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 166.42
10th – Kevin Harvick – #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 166.277
11th – Joey Logano – #22, Team Penske, Ford – 166.246
12th – Michael McDowell – #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 166.164
13th – Harrison Burton – #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford – 165.888
14th – Cole Custer – #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford – 165.294
15th – Todd Gilliland – #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford – 164.755
16th – Ty Dillon – #42, Petty GMS Motorsports, Chevrolet – 164.654
17th – Austin Dillon – #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 163.77
18th – J.J. Yeley – #15, Rick Ware Racing, Ford – 163.009

Round 2 – Qualified

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Manufacturer – Speed (Miles per hour)
1st – William Byron – #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 166.389
2nd – Christopher Bell – #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota – 166.139
3rd – Chase Elliott – #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 166.133
4th – John Hunter Nemechek – #45, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 165.98
5th – Kyle Larson – #5, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet – 165.894
6th – Ty Gibbs – #23, 23XI Racing, Toyota – 165.868
7th – Tyler Reddick – #8, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet – 165.573
8th – Chris Buescher – #17, RFK Racing, Ford – 165.507
9th – Brad Keselowski – #6, RFK Racing, Ford – 165.33
10th – A.J. Allmendinger – #16, Kaulig Racing, Chevrolet – 164.88

Full starting lineup

Starting lineup
1st – William Byron
2nd – Christopher Bell
3rd – Chase Elliott
4th – John Hunter Nemechek
5th – Kyle Larson
6th – Ty Gibbs
7th – Tyler Reddick
8th – Chris Buescher
9th – Brad Keselowski
10th – A.J. Allmendinger
11th – Kyle Busch
12th – Martin Truex Jr.
13th – Ryan Blaney
14th – Denny Hamlin
14th – Justin Haley
16th – Kevin Harvick
17th – Joey Logano
18th – Michael McDowell
19th – Chase Briscoe
20th – Ross Chastain
21st – Harrison Burton
22nd – Erik Jones
23rd – Daniel Suarez
24th – Noah Gragson
25th – Cole Custer
26th – Austin Cindric
27th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28th – Aric Almirola
29th – Todd Gilliland
30th – Ty Dillon
31st – Corey LaJoie
32nd – Austin Dillon
33rd – Landon Cassill
34th – J.J. Yeley
35th – B.J. McLeod
36th – Cody Ware

Begin a free trial of FuboTV now if you haven’t already done so, and don’t miss the Dixie Vodka 400 this Sunday, October 23! The race is set to be broadcast live on NBC from Homestead-Miami Speedway beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.