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NASCAR qualifying start time: What time is qualifying for Ambetter Health 400

We go over how you can watch the qualifying event for the NASCAR Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 Shingrix Toyota, and Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, race during the NASCAR Cup Series United Rentals Work United 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 12, 2023 in Avondale, Arizona. Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images

NASCAR will be in Atlanta, Georgia for its next races. The 2023 Ambetter Health 400 will run on Sunday, March 19 at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The race will begin at 3 p.m. ET on Fox, but the day before, qualifying will be held to determine the starting lineup for the race.

Qualifying will be held on Saturday, March 18 at 11:35 a.m. ET and will air on FS1. The Atlanta Motor Speedway will utilize the one-lap qualifying format. There will be a 15-minute warm-up/practice session that will see the race field separated into two groups. The drivers in Group A will each run a single-car, one-lap qualifier, with the five fastest drivers advancing to the final round. This process is repeated with the drivers in Group B, with their five fastest drivers also advancing to the final round.

The final round of qualifying with the 10 remaining drivers will consist of one more single-car, single-lap qualifier. The fastest driver will earn the pole position for Sunday’s race, and the rest of the starting lineup will be determined.

William Byron and Kyle Larson head into qualifying as co-favorites at DraftKings Sportsbook with +900 odds to win the race on Sunday.

2023 Ambetter Health 400 starting lineup

Pos. Driver Car #
Pos. Driver Car #
1 Joey Logano 22
2 Austin Cindric 2
3 Ryan Blaney 12
4 Brad Keselowski 6
5 Aric Almirola 10
6 Kevin Harvick 4
7 Chris Buescher 17
8 Chase Briscoe 14
9 Kyle Larson 5
10 Christopher Bell 20
11 Kyle Busch 8
12 William Byron 24
13 Michael McDowell 34
14 Austin Dillon 3
15 Alex Bowman 48
16 Denny Hamlin 11
17 Tyler Reddick 45
18 Ross Chastain 1
19 Bubba Wallace 23
20 Justin Haley 31
21 Josh Berry 9
22 Noah Gragson 42
23 Todd Gilliland 38
24 Ryan Preece 41
25 Daniel Suarez 99
26 Ty Dillon 77
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 47
28 Erik Jones 43
29 Martin Truex Jr 19
30 A.J. Allmendinger 16
31 Corey Lajoie 7
32 Cody Ware 51
33 Harrison Burton 21
34 J.J. Yeley 15
35 Ty Gibbs 54
36 B.J. McLeod 78