Christopher Bell Clinches Busch Light Pole in Kansas Qualifying
Kansas Speedway marks midway point of the Playoffs’ Round of 16
Christopher Bell earned a second chance on Saturday. For the second straight NASCAR Cup Series playoff race, Bell will start from the pole position after a blistering lap at 180.276 mph (29.954 seconds) in the final round of qualifying for Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway (3 p.m. ET, USA, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).
As a result of his 23rd-place finish in the Round of 16 opener, Bell came to Kansas 12th in the Cup standings, just one point ahead of Bubba Wallace in 13th. The pole position at the 1.5-mile speedway gives him a chance at redemption.
“That was a lot of fun,” Bell said. “Qualifying here is very intense. That’s certainly all we had. I felt very good in practice today in race trim. Week after week we come to the race track with cars that are capable of racing for wins. …
“(Winning the pole) definitely takes a little bit of pressure off. If you’ve got a fast car, you can just go out there and run your pace. Clean air feels a lot better than being back in the pack.”
Hollywood Casino 400 starting lineup
- #20 - Christopher Bell
- #5 - Kyle Larson
- #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
- #9 - Chase Elliott
- #45 - Tyler Reddick
- #1 - Ross Chastain
- #34 - Michael McDowell
- #3 - Austin Dillon
- #24 - William Byron
- #23 - Bubba Wallace
- #22 - Joey Logano
- #6 - Brad Keselowski
- #17 - Chris Buescher
- #11 - Denny Hamlin
- #99 - Daniel Suarez
- #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #12 - Ryan Blaney
- #2 - Austin Cindric
- #43 - Erik Jones
- #4 - Kevin Harvick
- #42 - Carson Hocevar
- #16 - AJ Allmendinger
- #48 - Alex Bowman
- #7 - Corey LaJoie
- #10 - Aric Almirola
- #14 - Chase Briscoe
- #51 - Cole Custer
- #41 - Ryan Preece
- #21 - Harrison Burton
- #31 - Justin Haley
- #15 - JJ Yeley
- #38 - Todd Gilliland
- #77 - Ty Dillon
- #78 - Sheldon Creed
- #8 - Kyle Busch
- #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
***Note: Playoff driver Kyle Busch will start from the rear of the field for the second straight race after a flat tire sent him into the outside wall during practice, necessitating repairs to his No. 8 Chevrolet, which did not make a qualifying run. Ty Gibbs suffered a similar fate during practice and will start from the rear in a backup car.
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- Next Race: Hollywood Casino 400
- The Place: Kansas Speedway
- The Date: Sunday, September 10
- The Time: 3 p.m. ET
- The Purse: $8,806,315
- TV: USA, 2:30 p.m. ET
- Radio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR (Channel 90)
- Distance: 400.5 miles (267 Laps)
- Stage 1 (Ends on Lap 80)
- Stage 2 (Ends on Lap 165)
- Final Stage (Ends on Lap 267)
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