NASCAR News: Larson speeds to pole for Cup race in Iowa
Running in Group B, Kyle Larson came out on the track and stole the pole award from Ryan Blaney. NASCAR Cup Series qualifying was altered today due to rain with just a single round.
Drivers were separated into Group A and B as usual. However, there was no final round. The five fastest from each group were put in the top-10 and then separated by their times.
Group B was much quicker than Group A as is usually the case when more rubber gets laid down. It allowed Kyle Larson to lay down a blistering fast lap and take the pole award.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 23.084 | 136.458 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Advance Auto Parts Ford | 23.109 | 136.311 |
| 3 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Overstock.com Ford | 23.176 | 135.916 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Liberty University Chevrolet | 23.231 | 135.595 |
| 5 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | King’s Hawaiian/Casey’s Ford | 23.275 | 135.338 |
| 6 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra USA 30 Years Ford | 23.676 | 133.046 |
| 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | zone/Kwik Trip Chevrolet | 23.697 | 132.928 |
| 8 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | McDonald’s Toyota | 23.707 | 132.872 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 23.749 | 132.637 |
| 10 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 23.884 | 131.887 |
| 11 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 23.281 | 135.303 |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 23.896 | 131.821 |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 23.286 | 135.274 |
| 14 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Ruedebusch Ford | 23.909 | 131.750 |
| 15 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 23.358 | 134.857 |
| 16 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald’s Toyota | 23.984 | 131.338 |
| 17 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light For The Farmers Chevrolet | 23.412 | 134.546 |
| 18 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Action Industries Chevrolet | 24.035 | 131.059 |
| 19 | 51 | Justin Haley | MotoRad Ford | 23.475 | 134.185 |
| 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Premier Security Chevrolet | 24.037 | 131.048 |
| 21 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards/Moen Ford | 23.500 | 134.043 |
| 22 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love’s Travel Stops Ford | 24.041 | 131.026 |
| 23 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Bass Pro Shops Winchester Ford | 23.534 | 133.849 |
| 24 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Gainbridge/Iowa Hawkeyes Chevrolet | 24.130 | 130.543 |
| 25 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Menards/MasterForce Tools Ford | 23.571 | 133.639 |
| 26 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Focused Health Chevrolet | 24.211 | 130.106 |
| 27 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Monster Energy Toyota | 23.599 | 133.480 |
| 28 | 15 | Kaz Grala # | Remixers.com/Xemex Ford | 24.314 | 129.555 |
| 29 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Morton Buildings Ford | 23.663 | 133.119 |
| 30 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 24.332 | 129.459 |
| 31 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Reser’s Fine Foods Toyota | 23.698 | 132.923 |
| 32 | 43 | Erik Jones | Family Dollar Toyota | 24.522 | 128.456 |
| 33 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 23.716 | 132.822 |
| 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Dollar Tree Toyota | 24.628 | 127.903 |
| 35 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | 23.988 | 131.316 |
| 36 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 24.891 | 126.552 |