P1racenews AI automatic summary:
William Byron earned the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas with a lap of 94.696mph (129.636s) Saturday afternoon — his second pole at the Texas circuit. Five of h…
“William Byron secured the pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas, clocking in at 94.696mph in Saturday’s qualifying session – his second pole at the Texas track. Ty Gibbs grabbed the second spot with a speed of 94.685mph, narrowly missing out on pole position due to a slip at the end of his lap. Defending race winner Tyler Reddick qualified third (94.565mph), followed by Christopher Bell in fourth (94.482mph) and Corey LaJoie in fifth (94.096mph), marking LaJoie’s best career qualifying performance as he starts inside the top five for the first time. Among the top ten qualifiers were Ross Chastain in sixth, Martin Truex Jr. in seventh, Denny Hamlin in eighth, Chase Elliott in ninth, and Bubba Wallace in tenth, with Wallace spinning on his final qualifying lap. Notably, no Ford drivers advanced to the final round of qualifying, with Austin Cindric as the highest-qualifying Ford driver in 11th position. Shane van Gisbergen took the 12th spot, while AJ Allmendinger qualified 14th, both driving for Kaulig Racing entries this weekend. Kamui Kobayashi secured the 25th position in only his second Cup Series start. Up next is the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET.”
