NASCAR: Allmendinger on pole, 3 crew members ejected
The Kaulig Racing No. 16 and No. 31 entries and Team Hezeberg No. 26 entry each failed NASCAR Cup Series pre-qualifying inspection twice Friday, resulting in the ejection of one crew member from each team at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
NASCAR officials indicated that each of Kaulig’s car chiefs have been ejected. The No. 16 Chevrolet team for driver AJ Allmendinger will be without car chief Andy Seuss, and the No. 31 Chevy of Justin Haley will not have Jaron Antley on hand. For Team Hezeberg, the No. 26 Ford and driver Danil Kvyat will be without mechanic Devin Foken this weekend.
Each team also loses pit stall selection.
Allmendinger is the defending winner of Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard and won the pole.
In addition to Saturday’s Xfinity race, Allmendinger will also run Sunday’s Cup race on the 14-turn IMS road course. He won the inaugural Cup race on the IMS road course last year after a chaotic finish that extended the race into double overtime.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet | 89.748 | 97.834 |
| 2 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 89.842 | 97.732 |
| 3 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 90.076 | 97.478 |
| 4 | 17 | Alex Bowman(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 90.21 | 97.333 |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Huck’s Market Chevrolet | 90.407 | 97.121 |
| 6 | 7 | Chase Briscoe(i) | Production Alliance Group Ford | 90.614 | 96.899 |
| 7 | 9 | Noah Gragson | Bass Pro Shops/TrueTimber/BRCC Chevrolet | 90.865 | 96.631 |
| 8 | 8 | Josh Berry | Jarrett Industries Chevrolet | 91.022 | 96.465 |
| 9 | 21 | Austin Hill # | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 91.187 | 96.29 |
| 10 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT/Precision Build Chevrolet | 91.321 | 96.149 |
| 11 | 10 | Landon Cassill | StormX Chevrolet | 90.884 | 96.611 |
| 12 | 45 | Sage Karam | Market Rebellion Chevrolet | 90.899 | 96.595 |
| 13 | 18 | Bubba Wallace(i) | DoorDash Toyota | 90.903 | 96.591 |
| 14 | 36 | Alex Labbe | Can-Am Chevrolet | 90.939 | 96.553 |
| 15 | 2 | Sheldon Creed # | Whelen Chevrolet | 91.205 | 96.271 |
| 16 | 11 | Daniel Hemric | AG1 – Athletic Greens Chevrolet | 91.241 | 96.233 |
| 17 | 2 | Brett Moffitt | Half Off Wholesale Chevrolet | 91.328 | 96.141 |
| 18 | 92 | Ross Chastain(i) | Farmer’s Promise Chevrolet | 91.381 | 96.086 |
| 19 | 88 | Miguel Paludo | BRANDT Chevrolet | 91.48 | 95.982 |
| 20 | 68 | Austin Dillon(i) | Maestro’s Classic Chevrolet | 91.516 | 95.944 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Ergodyne Work Gear Chevrolet | 91.689 | 95.763 |
| 22 | 8 | Andy Lally | TicketSmarter/Special Report Ford | 91.837 | 95.609 |
| 23 | 91 | Preston Pardus | Chinchor Electric/Danus Chevrolet | 91.885 | 95.559 |
| 24 | 48 | Kaz Grala(i) | Ruedebusch.com/Big Machine Chevrolet | 91.97 | 95.47 |
| 25 | 31 | Myatt Snider | Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet | 92.086 | 95.35 |
| 26 | 23 | Anthony Alfredo | K&L Ready Mix Chevrolet | 92.123 | 95.312 |
| 27 | 6 | Ty Dillon(i) | Black Hole Ammunitions Chevrolet | 92.163 | 95.27 |
| 28 | 34 | Kyle Weatherman | Equity Prime Mortgage Chevrolet | 92.273 | 95.157 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Wings Etc Grill & Pub Chevrolet | 92.28 | 95.15 |
| 30 | 26 | Santino Ferrucci | Screamin Sicilian/Kroger Toyota | 92.546 | 94.876 |
| 31 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | CMRroofing/A-Game Ford | 92.57 | 94.851 |
| 32 | 5 | Scott Heckert | Malco Chevrolet | 92.587 | 94.834 |
| 33 | 44 | Ryan Ellis | KeenParts.com Chevrolet | 92.613 | 94.807 |
| 34 | 4 | Bayley Currey | Hy-Vee Chevrolet | Owner Points | 94.38 |
| 35 | 38 | Patrick Gallagher | Belle Haven Ford | Owner Points | 94.094 |
| 36 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Menards/DuPont Air Filters Toyota | Owner Points | 93.02 |
| 37 | 35 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Pro Master Chevrolet | Owner Points | 0 |
| 38 | 47 | Brandon Brown | MIke Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 94.505 | 92.909 |