NASCAR O’Reilly Series Qualifying Results: Corey Day to Start 12th

Darlington Raceway is known for being hot, slick, unique, and fast, making it a challenging track for all NASCAR drivers, regardless of the series they’re in. Qualifying plays a crucial role in setting up success for race day, and that was the focus for NASCAR O’Reilly Series drivers this past Saturday. Corey Day, driving the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, achieved a 12th place start in his first series appearance at Darlington with a qualifying lap time of 30.447 seconds. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson, behind the wheel of the No. 88 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, secured the pole position by posting a lap time of 29.994 seconds.

Corey Day heads into the weekend after four consecutive top-10 finishes, including an impressive eighth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He currently sits in seventh place in the NOAPS points standings after competing in his first full-time season, finishing ninth in a NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race at Darlington last year. Larson, who drove the same car to victory at Las Vegas, has stepped in for Alex Bowman as he continues his recovery from vertigo.

The Cup Series practice and qualifying were set to follow with Saturday’s race, scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. Here’s a rundown of the starting lineup for the NOAPS race and the TV schedule for the remainder of the weekend:

– Starting Lineup:
1. Kyle Larson, No. 88
2. Christopher Bell, No. 19
3. Carson Kvapil, No. 1
4. Justin Allgaier, No. 7
5. Parker Retzlaff, No. 99
6. Sam Mayer, No. 41
7. William Sawalich, No. 18
8. Brandon Jones, No. 20
9. Ross Chastain, No. 9
10. Jesse Love, No. 2
(And so on)

– TV Schedule:
Saturday, March 21
12:30 p.m. – Cup Series practice on Prime Video
3:40 p.m. – Cup Series qualifying on Prime Video
5:30 p.m. – NOAPS race on CW

For those wondering where NASCAR is taking place this weekend, the action unfolds at Darlington Raceway in South Carolina for both the NASCAR Cup and NOAPS series. Be sure to tune in and catch all the exciting racing action!