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Christopher Bell won the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a qualifying lap of 183.107mph (29.491s). It is Bell’s first pole of the season and third at Kansas Speedway, as…
Christopher Bell secured the pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a qualifying speed of 183.107mph. This marks Bell’s first pole of the season and his third at Kansas Speedway, bringing his total career poles to 11. Bell expressed his excitement about the performance of his team on intermediates with the Next Gen car, highlighting the thrill of pushing the limits during qualifying laps. Following Bell, Ross Chastain qualified second, with Noah Gragson in third place. Kyle Larson and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five qualifiers.
Ty Gibbs, Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell, and Chase Elliott also secured top-ten qualifying spots. Notably, defending race winner Denny Hamlin qualified 14th, while Tyler Reddick, the fall race winner at Kansas Speedway, qualified 15th. Jimmie Johnson improved his pace from practice to qualify 19th, starting inside the top 20 for Legacy Motor Club. Unfortunately, William Byron made significant contact with the wall during his qualifying lap, forcing him to start at the 36th position out of 38 drivers. The race at Kansas Speedway is scheduled to begin after 3 p.m. ET on Sunday.
