NASCAR Cup Kansas qualifying results: Bell on pole
Christopher Bell put Joe Gibbs Racing on pole for this weekend's NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
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Bell secured his third pole of the season with a flying lap of 179.575mph. Tyler Reddick will start alongside him on the front row.
Austin Cindric is the highest Ford driver in fourth.
There were no incidents during the session. Chris Buescher, Joey Logano, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. did not make a lap after crashing in practice.
Top-10 Starters
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 |  Christopher Bell |
Toyota | 1 | 30.071 | 179.575 | |||
| 2 | 8 | Tyler Reddick |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.192 | 0.121 | 0.121 | 178.855 | |
| 3 | 5 | Kyle Larson |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.206 | 0.135 | 0.014 | 178.772 | |
| 4 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
Ford | 1 | 30.261 | 0.190 | 0.055 | 178.448 | |
| 5 | 45 | Kurt Busch |
Toyota | 1 | 30.276 | 0.205 | 0.015 | 178.359 | |
| 6 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
Toyota | 1 | 30.340 | 0.269 | 0.064 | 177.983 | |
| 7 | 10 | Aric Almirola |
Ford | 1 | 30.355 | 0.284 | 0.015 | 177.895 | |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.411 | 0.340 | 0.056 | 177.567 | |
| 9 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota | 1 | 30.606 | 0.535 | 0.195 | 176.436 | |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
Ford | 1 | 30.618 | 0.547 | 0.012 | 176.367 |
Round 1 / Group A
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.388 | 177.702 | |||
| 2 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota | 1 | 30.463 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 177.264 | |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch |
Toyota | 1 | 30.496 | 0.108 | 0.033 | 177.072 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.515 | 0.127 | 0.019 | 176.962 | |
| 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
Ford | 1 | 30.554 | 0.166 | 0.039 | 176.736 | |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.570 | 0.182 | 0.016 | 176.644 | |
| 7 | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
Toyota | 1 | 30.701 | 0.313 | 0.131 | 175.890 | |
| 8 | 99 |  Daniel Suarez |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.706 | 0.318 | 0.005 | 175.861 | |
| 9 | 3 | Austin Dillon |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.749 | 0.361 | 0.043 | 175.615 | |
| 10 | 43 | Erik Jones |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.759 | 0.371 | 0.010 | 175.558 | |
| 11 | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
Ford | 1 | 30.762 | 0.374 | 0.003 | 175.541 | |
| 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
Toyota | 1 | 30.822 | 0.434 | 0.060 | 175.200 | |
| 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton |
Ford | 1 | 30.970 | 0.582 | 0.148 | 174.362 | |
| 14 | 16 | Noah Gragson |
Chevrolet | 1 | 31.457 | 1.069 | 0.487 | 171.663 | |
| 15 | 51 | Cody Ware |
Ford | 1 | 31.467 | 1.079 | 0.010 | 171.608 | |
| 16 | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
Ford | 1 | 31.644 | 1.256 | 0.177 | 170.648 | |
| 17 | 77 | Josh Bilicki |
Chevrolet | 1 | 32.106 | 1.718 | 0.462 | 168.193 | |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher |
Ford |
Round 1 / Group B
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
Toyota | 1 | 30.079 | 179.527 | |||
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.340 | 0.261 | 0.261 | 177.983 | |
| 3 | 45 | Kurt Busch |
Toyota | 1 | 30.356 | 0.277 | 0.016 | 177.889 | |
| 4 | 10 | Aric Almirola |
Ford | 1 | 30.456 | 0.377 | 0.100 | 177.305 | |
| 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric |
Ford | 1 | 30.507 | 0.428 | 0.051 | 177.009 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ross Chastain |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.513 | 0.434 | 0.006 | 176.974 | |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe |
Ford | 1 | 30.530 | 0.451 | 0.017 | 176.875 | |
| 8 | 24 | William Byron |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.553 | 0.474 | 0.023 | 176.742 | |
| 9 | 31 | Justin Haley |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.617 | 0.538 | 0.064 | 176.373 | |
| 10 | 41 | Cole Custer |
Ford | 1 | 30.676 | 0.597 | 0.059 | 176.033 | |
| 11 | 42 | Ty Dillon |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.692 | 0.613 | 0.016 | 175.942 | |
| 12 | 7 | Corey Lajoie |
Chevrolet | 1 | 30.743 | 0.664 | 0.051 | 175.650 | |
| 13 | 34 | Michael McDowell |
Ford | 1 | 30.885 | 0.806 | 0.142 | 174.842 | |
| 14 | 15 | J.J. Yeley |
Ford | 1 | 31.013 | 0.934 | 0.128 | 174.121 | |
| 15 | 38 | Todd Gilliland |
Ford | 1 | 31.701 | 1.622 | 0.688 | 170.342 | |
| 16 | 78 | B.J. McLeod |
Ford | 1 | 32.096 | 2.017 | 0.395 | 168.245 | |
| 17 | 22 | Joey Logano |
Ford | ||||||
| 18 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
Chevrolet |
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