Larson Wins Sonoma Pole

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SONOMA, CA - RIS - Kyle Larson proved mher mis ma mmaster of the road course at Somano.  Fo the second straight year, he sits on the pole for the Monste Energy NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma.  It was the second straight pole for Larson at the tricky road course.

‘‘Qualifying here is one of my favorite things of the year,’’ Larson said. ‘‘I’m glad we could pick up a lot of time there and get the pole.’

Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 2
1 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet 75.732 94.597 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota 75.822 94.484 1 1 0.090 0.090
3 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 75.841 94.461 1 1 0.109 0.019
4 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 76.029 94.227 1 1 0.297 0.188
5 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 76.274 93.925 1 1 0.542 0.245
6 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 76.330 93.856 1 1 0.598 0.056
7 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet 76.356 93.824 1 1 0.624 0.026
8 24 William Byron # Liberty University Chevrolet 76.411 93.756 1 2 0.679 0.055
9 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Caramel Toyota 76.474 93.679 1 1 0.742 0.063
10 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 76.695 93.409 1 1 0.963 0.221
11 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 76.740 93.354 1 1 1.008 0.045
12 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 77.609 92.309 1 1 1.877 0.869
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 1
1 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 75.828 94.477 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 78 Martin Truex Jr. 5-hour ENERGY/Bass Pro Shops Toyota 76.019 94.240 1 1 0.191 0.191
3 24 William Byron # Liberty University Chevrolet 76.226 93.984 1 1 0.398 0.207
4 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 76.237 93.970 1 1 0.409 0.011
5 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 76.337 93.847 1 1 0.509 0.100
6 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 76.354 93.826 1 1 0.526 0.017
7 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 76.416 93.750 1 1 0.588 0.062
8 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet 76.433 93.729 1 1 0.605 0.017
9 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 76.434 93.728 1 1 0.606 0.001
10 42 Kyle Larson DC Solar Chevrolet 76.447 93.712 1 1 0.619 0.013
11 12 Ryan Blaney PPG Ford 76.469 93.685 1 1 0.641 0.022
12 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Caramel Toyota 76.507 93.638 1 1 0.679 0.038
13 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 76.657 93.455 1 1 0.829 0.150
14 31 Ryan Newman Grainger/American Red Cross Chevrolet 76.658 93.454 1 1 0.830 0.001
15 21 Paul Menard Menards/Richmond Ford 76.671 93.438 1 1 0.843 0.013
16 19 Daniel Suarez STANLEY Toyota 76.725 93.372 1 1 0.897 0.054
17 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet 76.812 93.267 1 1 0.984 0.087
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 76.813 93.265 1 1 0.985 0.001
19 14 Clint Bowyer One Cure Ford 76.824 93.252 1 1 0.996 0.011
20 20 Erik Jones DeWalt Toyota 76.833 93.241 1 1 1.005 0.009
21 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 76.875 93.190 3 3 1.047 0.042
22 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops/Roller Bites Ford 76.928 93.126 1 1 1.100 0.053
23 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Ford 76.938 93.114 1 1 1.110 0.010
24 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 76.978 93.066 1 3 1.150 0.040
25 37 Chris Buescher Maxwell House Max Chevrolet 77.012 93.024 1 1 1.184 0.034
26 95 Kasey Kahne Procore Chevrolet 77.018 93.017 3 3 1.190 0.006
27 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 77.090 92.930 1 3 1.262 0.072
28 38 David Ragan 1000Bulbs.com Ford 77.457 92.490 1 2 1.629 0.367
29 23 Gray Gaulding Earthwater Toyota 77.536 92.396 1 2 1.708 0.079
30 32 Matt DiBenedetto The Hartford Gold Group Ford 77.625 92.290 1 1 1.797 0.089
31 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 77.664 92.244 1 1 1.836 0.039
32 72 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 77.747 92.145 1 1 1.919 0.083
33 15 Justin Marks(i) SUFFERFEST Beer Company Chevrolet 77.903 91.961 1 1 2.075 0.156
34 * 96 Parker Kligerman(i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 78.276 91.522 1 1 2.448 0.373
35 43 Bubba Wallace # World Wide Technology Chevrolet 78.571 91.179 1 2 2.743 0.295
36 51 Chris Cook Shockwave Ford 79.129 90.536 3 3 3.301 0.558
37 00 Tomy Drissi Go Share Chevrolet 79.726 89.858 1 2 3.898 0.597
38 * 52 Cody Ware SBC Contractors/Bubba Burger Chevrolet 80.296 89.220 1 2 4.468 0.

Ron Fleshman

RIS NASCAR Editor.  Has been with RIS since the middle 90's. Writes on each of the three main series of NASCAR.

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