Kyle Larson Wins Third Straight Pole of 2024 at Texas

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FORT WORTH, TX – RIS – Kyle Larson won his third straight NASCAR Cup pole on Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.  Larson’s lap at 190.369 mph was just enough to beat Ty Gibbs for the top spot.  Gibbs will start second, just 0.035 seconds short of his first career pole.

Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and Chase Briscoe make up the rest of the starting lineup’s top five. William Byron, the defending Texas winner and victor of last week’s race at Martinsville Speedway, will start sixth ahead of defending Cup champion Ryan Blaney, Austin Cindric, Martin Truex Jr. and Bubba Wallace.

Denny Hamlin will start Sunday’s race from 11th position, barely missing the top 10 in Round 1 of qualifying and failing to advance to the pole round. Gibbs was followed on the speed charts by Brad Keselowski, Kyle Larson, Ross Chastain and Alex Bowman. Larson was the only Group B driver to crack the top five in single-lap efforts.

Tyler Reddick, the 2022 Cup winner at Texas, was quickest in the 10-lap averages in his No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing, with an average of 187.115 mph. That bested Larson, Joey Logano, William Byron, Chastain, Daniel Suárez, Michael McDowell, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace and Gibbs.

Practice: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Texas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 28.345 sec, 190.510 mph, 3, 30, ---, ---
2) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 28.553, 189.122, 3, 19, -0.208 sec, -0.208 sec
3) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 28.560, 189.076, 3, 22, -0.215, -0.007
4) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 28.574, 188.983, 2, 27, -0.229, -0.014
5) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 28.606, 188.772, 3, 25, -0.261, -0.032
6) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford, 28.628, 188.627, 4, 28, -0.283, -0.022
7) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 28.628, 188.627, 5, 30, -0.283, -0.000
8) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 28.634, 188.587, 3, 20, -0.289, -0.006
9) Joey Logano, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford, 28.640, 188.547, 3, 26, -0.295, -0.006
10) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 28.650, 188.482, 3, 25, -0.305, -0.010
11) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Miner DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Ford, 28.658, 188.429, 3, 23, -0.313, -0.008
12) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's/Fleetguard Ford, 28.665, 188.383, 2, 24, -0.320, -0.007
13) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 28.683, 188.265, 5, 24, -0.338, -0.018
14) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 28.686, 188.245, 4, 15, -0.341, -0.003
15) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet, 28.686, 188.245, 4, 30, -0.341, -0.000
16) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Yahoo! Toyota, 28.729, 187.963, 3, 27, -0.384, -0.043
17) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, 28.733, 187.937, 2, 25, -0.388, -0.004
18) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 28.738, 187.905, 3, 25, -0.393, -0.005
19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 28.754, 187.800, 2, 30, -0.409, -0.016
20) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet, 28.796, 187.526, 3, 29, -0.451, -0.042
21) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 28.808, 187.448, 5, 30, -0.463, -0.012
22) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Ambetter Health Chevrolet, 28.816, 187.396, 5, 25, -0.471, -0.008
23) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 28.816, 187.396, 2, 25, -0.471, -0.000
24) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, 28.823, 187.350, 3, 27, -0.478, -0.007
25) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 28.828, 187.318, 5, 31, -0.483, -0.005
26) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 28.846, 187.201, 3, 29, -0.501, -0.018
27) Kyle Busch, No. 8 zone Chevrolet, 28.847, 187.195, 2, 10, -0.502, -0.001
28) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 28.894, 186.890, 3, 21, -0.549, -0.047
29) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Romco Equipment Co. Toyota, 28.971, 186.393, 5, 27, -0.626, -0.077
30) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet, 28.984, 186.310, 5, 26, -0.639, -0.013
31) Justin Haley, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 28.989, 186.278, 5, 17, -0.644, -0.005
32) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 29.042, 185.938, 6, 19, -0.697, -0.053
33) Austin Hill*(i), No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet, 29.053, 185.867, 4, 25, -0.708, -0.011
34) Jimmie Johnson*, No. 84 AdventHealth Toyota, 29.204, 184.906, 7, 9, -0.859, -0.151
35) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Freightliner Ford, 29.230, 184.742, 5, 18, -0.885, -0.026
36) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 29.243, 184.660, 3, 20, -0.898, -0.013
37) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 29.296, 184.326, 20, 28, -0.951, -0.053
38) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford, 29.408, 183.624, 5, 17, -1.063, -0.112
(*) Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 2, 11, 187.115 mph
2) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 2, 11, 186.865
3) Joey Logano, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford, 2, 11, 186.356
4) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 3, 12, 186.347
5) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 1, 10, 186.347
6) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet, 2, 11, 186.281
7) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's/Fleetguard Ford, 2, 11, 186.068
8) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford, 2, 11, 186.042
9) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 1, 10, 185.981
10) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 3, 12, 185.870
11) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 2, 11, 185.828
12) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 2, 11, 185.808
13) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 2, 11, 185.631
14) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Miner DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Ford, 2, 11, 185.623
15) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Ambetter Health Chevrolet, 2, 11, 185.217
16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 1, 10, 185.152
17) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, 2, 11, 184.847
18) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Yahoo! Toyota, 2, 11, 184.799
19) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 1, 10, 184.780
20) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet, 1, 10, 184.573
21) Austin Hill *(i), No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet, 2, 11, 184.521
22) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, 10, 19, 183.913
23) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 1, 10, 183.904
24) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet, 2, 11, 183.898
25) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 1, 10, 183.437
26) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Romco Equipment Co. Toyota, 13, 22, 183.398
27) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 2, 11, 183.331
28) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 19, 28, 183.144
29) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 9, 18, 181.096
30) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 10, 19, 180.951
Must run 10 consecutive laps

Qualifying: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Texas Motor Speedway
Round 1A
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 28.357 sec, 190.429 mph, ---, ---
2) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 28.409, 190.081, 0.052 sec, 0.052 sec
3) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford, 28.461, 189.733, 0.104, 0.052
4) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 28.502, 189.460, 0.145, 0.041
5) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 28.522, 189.328, 0.165, 0.020
6) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 28.542, 189.195, 0.185, 0.020
7) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 28.565, 189.043, 0.208, 0.023
8) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 28.572, 188.996, 0.215, 0.007
9) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Ambetter Health Chevrolet, 28.634, 188.587, 0.277, 0.062
10) Joey Logano, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford, 28.642, 188.534, 0.285, 0.008
11) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 28.728, 187.970, 0.371, 0.086
12) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet, 28.742, 187.878, 0.385, 0.014
13) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 28.776, 187.656, 0.419, 0.034
14) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, 28.867, 187.065, 0.510, 0.091
15) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Romco Equipment Co. Toyota, 28.937, 186.612, 0.580, 0.070
16) Justin Haley, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 28.954, 186.503, 0.597, 0.017
17) Austin Hill* (i), No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet, 28.972, 186.387, 0.615, 0.018
18) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet, 29.019, 186.085, 0.662, 0.047
19) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 29.107, 185.522, 0.750, 0.088

Round 1B
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 28.338 sec, 190.557 mph, ---, ---
2) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, 28.373, 190.322, 0.035 sec, 0.035 sec
3) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 28.385, 190.241, 0.047, 0.012
4) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 28.424, 189.980, 0.086, 0.039
5) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 28.441, 189.867, 0.103, 0.017
6) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Yahoo! Toyota, 28.499, 189.480, 0.161, 0.058
7) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's/Fleetguard Ford, 28.501, 189.467, 0.163, 0.002
8) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 28.511, 189.401, 0.173, 0.010
9) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet, 28.521, 189.334, 0.183, 0.010
10) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 28.522, 189.328, 0.184, 0.001
11) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 28.549, 189.148, 0.211, 0.027
12) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 28.653, 188.462, 0.315, 0.104
13) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Miner DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Ford, 28.679, 188.291, 0.341, 0.026
14) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 28.689, 188.225, 0.351, 0.010
15) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Freightliner Ford, 28.739, 187.898, 0.401, 0.050
16) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 28.775, 187.663, 0.437, 0.036
17) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford, 28.916, 186.748, 0.578, 0.141
18) Kyle Busch, No. 8 zone Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
19) Jimmie Johnson*, No. 84 AdventHealth Toyota, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
(*) Required to qualify on time, i)Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Round 2
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 28.366 sec, 190.369 mph, ---, ---
2) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 28.401, 190.134, 0.035 sec, 0.035 sec
3) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 28.417, 190.027, 0.051, 0.016
4) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 28.450, 189.807, 0.084, 0.033
5) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, 28.458, 189.753, 0.092, 0.008
6) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 28.464, 189.713, 0.098, 0.006
7) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford, 28.480, 189.607, 0.114, 0.016
8) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 28.482, 189.593, 0.116, 0.002
9) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 28.528, 189.288, 0.162, 0.046
10) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 28.682, 188.271, 0.316, 0.154

Starting Line Up: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Texas Motor Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 28.366 sec, 190.369 mph
2) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Interstate Batteries Toyota, 28.401, 190.134
3) Christopher Bell, No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 28.417, 190.027
4) Tyler Reddick, No. 45 The Beast Unleashed Toyota, 28.450, 189.807
5) Chase Briscoe, No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford, 28.458, 189.753
6) William Byron, No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet, 28.464, 189.713
7) Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Menards/Knauf Insulation Ford, 28.480, 189.607
8) Austin Cindric, No. 2 Discount Tire Ford, 28.482, 189.593
9) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 28.528, 189.288
10) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 28.682, 188.271
11) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Yahoo! Toyota, 28.499, 189.480
12) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 28.542, 189.195
13) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Love's/Fleetguard Ford, 28.501, 189.467
14) Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 28.565, 189.043
15) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 28.511, 189.401
16) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 28.572, 188.996
17) Daniel Suarez, No. 99 Kubota Chevrolet, 28.521, 189.334
18) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Ambetter Health Chevrolet, 28.634, 188.587
19) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 28.522, 189.328
20) Joey Logano, No. 22 AAA Insurance Ford, 28.642, 188.534
21) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Overstock.com Ford, 28.549, 189.148
22) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 BuildSubmarines.com Ford, 28.728, 187.970
23) Corey LaJoie, No. 7 Schluter Systems Chevrolet, 28.653, 188.462
24) Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hooters Chevrolet, 28.742, 187.878
25) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Miner DOCKS DOORS AND MORE Ford, 28.679, 188.291
26) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 28.776, 187.656
27) Erik Jones, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota, 28.689, 188.225
28) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Long John Silver's Ford, 28.867, 187.065
29) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Freightliner Ford, 28.739, 187.898
30) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Romco Equipment Co. Toyota, 28.937, 186.612
31) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Boost by Kroger/Blue Buffalo Chevrolet, 28.775, 187.663
32) Justin Haley, No. 51 Jacob Construction Ford, 28.954, 186.503
33) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 N29 Capital Partners Ford, 28.916, 186.748
34) Austin Hill(i), No. 33 United Rentals Chevrolet, 28.972, 186.387
35) Kyle Busch, No. 8 zone Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000
36) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 Sea Best Seafood Chevrolet, 29.019, 186.085
37) Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 AdventHealth Toyota, 0.000, 0.000
38) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 29.107, 185.522
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Track Qualifying Record: Kurt Busch, 11/05/17, 26.877 sec, 200.915 mph

Track Race Record: Greg Biffle: 04/14/12, 03:07:12, 160.577 mph