Chase Elliott on pole at Watkins Glen
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| Chase Elliott |
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Chase Elliott and William Byron qualified for the front row for Sunday’s Cup race at Watkins Glen International.
The lineup will not be official until all 37 cars go through inspection Sunday morning. If a car fails inspection once, its qualifying time will be disallowed and it will start at the rear of the field.
Provisional Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet | 69.287 | 127.297 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Autoguard Chevrolet | 69.370 | 127.144 |
| 3 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Hazelnut Toyota | 69.462 | 126.976 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 69.525 | 126.861 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | McDonald's Chevrolet | 69.570 | 126.779 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Cares Toyota | 69.599 | 126.726 |
| 7 | 1 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Chevrolet | 69.834 | 126.300 |
| 8 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Ally Chevrolet | 69.931 | 126.124 |
| 9 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Go Bowling Ford | 70.040 | 125.928 |
| 10 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Autotrader Ford | 70.041 | 125.926 |
| 11 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Long John Silver's Ford | 70.229 | 125.589 |
| 12 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Acronis Ford | 70.550 | 125.018 |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford | 70.215 | 125.614 |
| 14 | 20 | Erik Jones | DeWalt Toyota | 70.230 | 125.587 |
| 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Beer Ford | 70.273 | 125.511 |
| 16 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Cottonelle Chevrolet | 70.276 | 125.505 |
| 17 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Axalta Chevrolet | 70.278 | 125.502 |
| 18 | 41 | Daniel Suarez | Haas Automation Ford | 70.308 | 125.448 |
| 19 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | PPG Ford | 70.340 | 125.391 |
| 20 | 95 | Matt DiBenedetto | Procore Toyota | 70.352 | 125.370 |
| 21 | 22 | Joey Logano | MoneyLion Ford | 70.374 | 125.330 |
| 22 | 21 | Paul Menard | Menards/Dutch Boy Ford | 70.467 | 125.165 |
| 23 | 8 | Daniel Hemric # | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 70.785 | 124.603 |
| 24 | 96 | Parker Kligerman(i) | TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota | 70.811 | 124.557 |
| 25 | 6 | Ryan Newman | Acronis Ford | 70.858 | 124.474 |
| 26 | 36 | Matt Tifft # | Maui Jim/Surface Sunscreen Ford | 70.866 | 124.460 |
| 27 | 13 | Ty Dillon | GEICO Military Chevrolet | 70.933 | 124.343 |
| 28 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet | 71.065 | 124.112 |
| 29 | 47 | Ryan Preece # | Kroger Chevrolet | 71.270 | 123.755 |
| 30 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Victory Junction Chevrolet | 71.390 | 123.547 |
| 31 | 38 | David Ragan | MDS Transport Ford | 71.557 | 123.258 |
| 32 | 15 | Ross Chastain(i) | Chevrolet | 71.772 | 122.889 |
| 33 | 32 | Corey LaJoie | Samaritan’s Feet Ford | 71.868 | 122.725 |
| 34 | 00 | Landon Cassill(i) | StarCom Fiber Chevrolet | 72.364 | 121.884 |
| 35 | 51 | Cody Ware(i) | JACOB COMPANIES Chevrolet | 73.234 | 120.436 |
| 36 | 52 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Chevrolet | 73.266 | 120.383 |
| 37 | 77 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | 76.271 | 115.640 |