Byron's time of 28.774 seconds set a high bar for his rivals to try and match, and none of them could, with Ryan Preece and Denny Hamlin coming closest, but ultimately, falling short. The pair will start Sunday's race second and third, respectively.
Elsewhere, Chase Briscoe and Bubba Wallace will start in the top five, with Austin Cindric, Tyler Reddick, Kyle Busch, Ryan Blaney and Michael McDowell rounding out the top 10 in that order.
With that said, let's take a look at Sunday's starting lineup in full, with some big names having plenty of work to do starting well down the order.
NASCAR Darlington starting lineup
After qualifying on Saturday, here is the starting lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington, also known as the Goodyear 400.