{"id":39293,"date":"2025-07-26T18:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/39293\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T18:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:21:07","slug":"nascar-xfinity-series-qualifying-today-kyle-larson-starts-19th-in-xfinity-race-later-this-afternoon-at-indianapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/39293\/","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR Xfinity Series qualifying today: Kyle Larson starts 19th in Xfinity race later this afternoon at Indianapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendrickmotorsports.com\/news\/articles\/143064\/zac-brown-band-kyle-larson-hendrickcars-com-rock-nascar-playoffs-paint-scheme\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Larson<\/a> hit the bricks this Saturday afternoon in\u00a0qualifying for the\u00a0NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>During qualifying today, he set a lap time of 54.641 seconds, good enough for a 19th place starting spot in today&#8217;s race, but\u00a0he is far from being done on track today. Due to weather cancelling practice for the NASCAR Cup Series yesterday, the governing body moved the session to today for a 2 p.m. start time. There will be 25 minutes allotted for all entries to test their cars on track\u00a0before qualifying begins at 2:35 ET.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the conclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendrickmotorsports.com\/news\/articles\/143151\/nascar-indianapolis-paint-scheme-preview-hendrick-motorsports-brickyard-400-indy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cup Series<\/a>\u00a0qualifying, Larson will climb back into his Xfinity Series car for 250 miles on the yard of bricks.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendrickmotorsports.com\/news\/articles\/143142\/nascar-indianapolis-driver-averages-kyle-larson-brickyard-400\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Driver averages for Indianapolis<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the starting lineup for the Xfinity Series race today:<\/p>\n<p>        NASCAR Xfinity Series starting lineup:<br \/>\nSam Mayer, No. 41, 54.014<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nNick Sanchez, No. 48, 54.060<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSheldon Creed, No. 00, 54.098<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJesse Love, No. 2, 54.104Brandon Jones, No. 20, 54.117Aric Almirola, No. 19, 54.118Connor Zilisch, No. 88, 54.196<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJustin Allgaier, No. 7, 54.204William Sawalich, No. 18, 54.286<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nCarson Kvapil, No. 1, 54.371<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nSammy Smith, No. 8, 54.463<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJermey Clements, No. 51, 54.470<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAustin Hill, No. 21, 54.477<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nTaylor Gray, No. 54, 54.488Christian Eckes, No. 16, 54.534<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDean Thompson, No. 26, 54.558<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nLeland Honeyman, No. 70, 54.569<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nDaniel Dye, No. 10, 54.641Kyle Larson, No. 17 #H1100 Chevrolet, 54.641Harrison Burton, No. 25, 54.678<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRyan Sieg, No. 39, 54.700<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nAnthony Alfredo, No. 42, 54.710<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJeb Burton, No. 27, 54.749<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKatherine Legge, No. 32, 55.026<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nMatt DiBenedetto, No. 99, 55.051<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nParker Retzlaff, No. 4, 55.066<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBrennan Poole, No. 44, 55.169<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nKyle Seig, No. 28, 55.177<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nBlaine Perkins, No. 31, 55.364<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJosh Bilicki, No. 91, 53.365<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nJosh Williams, No. 11, 55.371<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nGarrett Smithley, No. 14, 55.416Mason Massey, No. 45, 55.782<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\nRyan Ellis, No. 71, 55.899Logan Bearden, No. 07, 56.540Joey Gase, No. 53, 56.767Dawson Cram, No. 74, 57.122David Starr, No. 35, 57.907<br \/>\nNASCAR on TV this weekend<\/p>\n<p>(All times listed in eastern time)&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, July 26<br \/>\n2 &#8211;\u00a0Cup Series practice, TruTV&#13;<br \/>\n2:35 &#8211;\u00a0Cup Series qualifying, TruTV&#13;<br \/>\n4:30 &#8211;\u00a0Xfinity Series race, CW&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, July 27<\/p>\n<p>2 p.m. &#8211;\u00a0Cup Series\u00a0race, TNT&#13;<\/p>\n<p>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hendrickmotorsports.com\/photos\/143025\/highlights-hendrick-motorsports-pit-crew-minicamp-day-one-images#\/0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Highlights from Hendrick Motorsports pit crew minicamp<\/a>&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Where is NASCAR racing this weekend?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This week, the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series are racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway while the\u00a0CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and ARCA series visit Indianapolis Raceway Park.&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>Where is IRP?<\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Raceway Park is in Brownsburg, Indiana.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INDIANAPOLIS &#8211; 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