Christopher Bell Wins Third Straight Pole at Kansas

Nigel Kinrade Photography

KANSAS CITY, KS – RIS – Christophe Bell was fastest in Cup Qualifying at Kansas Speedway on Saturday for the third straight time.  Bell (P) was the final driver to take time in qualifying and went to the top at 179.336mph (30.111s). While it is Bell’s third straight at the track, it’s his fourth career pole at Kansas Speedway. All four pole wins have come in the Next Gen era (six races at the track).

Second in time trials at 179.099mph, was rookie Ty Gibbs in a Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.  Kyle Busch ran third at 178.642mph (P indicates Playoff driver).

Tyler Reddick (P) qualified fourth at 178.767mph and Joey Logano (P) completed the top five qualifiers at 178.024mph. Reddick is the defending winner at Kansas Speedway.

William Byron (P) qualified sixth at 178.247mph; Ryan Blaney (P), seventh at 177.317mph; Denny Hamlin (P), eighth at 178.218mph; Chase Briscoe (P), ninth at 175.965mph and Daniel Suarez (P) rounded out the top 10 at 178.130mph. There are four playoff drivers starting outside the top 10.

Kyle Larson (P) qualified 11th and teammate Alex Bowman (P), 12th. Austin Cindric (P) qualified 17th. Justin Haley qualified 23rd with his new Spire Motorsports team. Corey LaJoie, previously with Spire Motorsports and now with Rick Ware Racing after swapping rides with Haley, qualified 27th.

Seven-time Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson ran 35th in a third Legacy Motor Club entry. Sunday will be Johnson’s seventh start of the season. Chase Elliott (P) was 38th of 38 drivers in qualifying. Elliott made a lap with an ill-running engine in his Chevrolet. The team will make an engine change before Sunday’s race.

NCS Practice: Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet, Kansas Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 30.433 sec, 177.439 mph, 1, 27, ---, ---
2) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.478, 177.177, 1, 29, -0.045 sec, -0.045 sec
3) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 30.504, 177.026, 2, 30, -0.071, -0.026
4) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 30.504, 177.026, 2, 25, -0.071, -0.000
5) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 30.525, 176.904, 1, 36, -0.092, -0.021
6) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.593, 176.511, 3, 25, -0.160, -0.068
7) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 30.633, 176.280, 2, 26, -0.200, -0.040
8) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 30.648, 176.194, 4, 25, -0.215, -0.015
9) Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, 30.652, 176.171, 2, 28, -0.219, -0.004
10) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Dillons/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet, 30.657, 176.142, 2, 22, -0.224, -0.005
11) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 30.658, 176.137, 2, 27, -0.225, -0.001
12) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 30.676, 176.033, 3, 35, -0.243, -0.018
13) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 FitRx Chevrolet, 30.682, 175.999, 2, 19, -0.249, -0.006
14) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 45 DraftKings Toyota, 30.691, 175.947, 3, 27, -0.258, -0.009
15) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 30.722, 175.770, 3, 19, -0.289, -0.031
16) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 30.741, 175.661, 2, 31, -0.308, -0.019
17) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 30.766, 175.518, 1, 25, -0.333, -0.025
18) Austin Cindric (P), No. 2 Menards/Moen Ford, 30.771, 175.490, 2, 21, -0.338, -0.005
19) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.775, 175.467, 1, 29, -0.342, -0.004
20) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 30.788, 175.393, 3, 36, -0.355, -0.013
21) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.796, 175.347, 3, 36, -0.363, -0.008
22) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, 30.815, 175.239, 2, 22, -0.382, -0.019
23) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.828, 175.165, 2, 22, -0.395, -0.013
24) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 30.829, 175.160, 1, 22, -0.396, -0.001
25) Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Children's Mercy Hospital Ford, 30.833, 175.137, 2, 21, -0.400, -0.004
26) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 30.856, 175.006, 5, 35, -0.423, -0.023
27) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Wurth Ford, 30.871, 174.921, 2, 33, -0.438, -0.015
28) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, 30.882, 174.859, 2, 25, -0.449, -0.011
29) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 30.886, 174.836, 3, 27, -0.453, -0.004
30) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 30.942, 174.520, 2, 25, -0.509, -0.056
31) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 30.953, 174.458, 2, 23, -0.520, -0.011
32) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 30.993, 174.233, 3, 34, -0.560, -0.040
33) Kyle Busch, No. 8 BetMGM Chevrolet, 31.019, 174.087, 4, 35, -0.586, -0.026
34) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 Remixers.com/Xemex Ford, 31.219, 172.972, 2, 22, -0.786, -0.200
35) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 31.278, 172.645, 3, 33, -0.845, -0.059
36) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Rasmussen Air & Gas Energy Ford, 31.392, 172.018, 2, 20, -0.959, -0.114
37) Jimmie Johnson *, No. 84 Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Toyota, 31.430, 171.810, 4, 20, -0.997, -0.038
38) JJ Yeley *(i), No. 44 Urban Racing School Chevrolet, 31.440, 171.756, 4, 19, -1.007, -0.010

Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 1, 10, 174.830 mph
2) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 1, 10, 174.744
3) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 1, 10, 174.580
4) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 1, 10, 174.473
5) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 1, 10, 174.338
6) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 1, 10, 174.254
7) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 1, 10, 173.948
8) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 1, 10, 173.800
9) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 1, 10, 173.656
10) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 1, 10, 173.463
11) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Wurth Ford, 1, 10, 173.453
12) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 1, 10, 173.436
13) Austin Cindric (P), No. 2 Menards/Moen Ford, 1, 10, 173.361
14) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 1, 10, 173.343
15) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 1, 10, 173.335
16) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 1, 10, 173.326
17) Kyle Busch, No. 8 BetMGM Chevrolet, 1, 10, 173.116
18) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, 1, 10, 173.049
19) Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Children's Mercy Hospital Ford, 1, 10, 173.016
20) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 1, 10, 172.990
21) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 1, 10, 172.989
22) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 1, 10, 172.946
23) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, 1, 10, 172.833
24) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 1, 10, 172.769
25) Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, 6, 15, 172.559
26) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 6, 15, 171.411
27) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 11, 20, 171.133
28) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 45 DraftKings Toyota, 8, 17, 171.121
29) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Dillons/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet, 6, 15, 170.932
30) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 1, 10, 170.812
31) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 8, 17, 170.563
32) JJ Yeley*(i), No. 44 Urban Racing School Chevrolet, 1, 10, 169.934
33) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 13, 22, 168.842
34) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 Remixers.com/Xemex Ford, 13, 22, 167.550
Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track.

Time Trial Results: Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet, Kansas Speedway

Round 1A:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 30.220 sec, 178.690 mph, ---, ---
2) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 30.227, 178.648, 0.007 sec, 0.007 sec
3) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 30.252, 178.501, 0.032, 0.025
4) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.309, 178.165, 0.089, 0.057
5) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 45 DraftKings Toyota, 30.313, 178.141, 0.093, 0.004
6) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 30.452, 177.328, 0.232, 0.139
7) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 30.476, 177.189, 0.256, 0.024
8) Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, 30.526, 176.898, 0.306, 0.050
9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Dillons/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet, 30.535, 176.846, 0.315, 0.009
10) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 30.607, 176.430, 0.387, 0.072
11) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 30.634, 176.275, 0.414, 0.027
12) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.664, 176.102, 0.444, 0.030
13) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 30.716, 175.804, 0.496, 0.052
14) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, 30.780, 175.439, 0.560, 0.064
15) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 30.809, 175.273, 0.589, 0.029
16) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 FitRx Chevrolet, 30.952, 174.464, 0.732, 0.143
17) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 Remixers.com/Xemex Ford, 31.172, 173.232, 0.952, 0.220
18) JJ Yeley*(i), No. 44 Urban Racing School Chevrolet, 31.656, 170.584, 1.436, 0.484
19) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 32.345, 166.950, 2.125, 0.689

Round 1B:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 30.043 sec, 179.742 mph, ---, ---
2) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 30.132, 179.211, 0.089 sec, 0.089 sec
3) Kyle Busch, No. 8 BetMGM Chevrolet, 30.155, 179.075, 0.112, 0.023
4) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Wurth Ford, 30.162, 179.033, 0.119, 0.007
5) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 30.218, 178.701, 0.175, 0.056
6) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.278, 178.347, 0.235, 0.060
7) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 30.299, 178.224, 0.256, 0.021
8) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 30.316, 178.124, 0.273, 0.017
9) Austin Cindric (P), No. 2 Menards/Moen Ford, 30.319, 178.106, 0.276, 0.003
10) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 30.341, 177.977, 0.298, 0.022
11) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, 30.387, 177.708, 0.344, 0.046
12) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.492, 177.096, 0.449, 0.105
13) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 30.526, 176.898, 0.483, 0.034
14) Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Children's Mercy Hospital Ford, 30.594, 176.505, 0.551, 0.068
15) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.596, 176.494, 0.553, 0.002
16) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 30.654, 176.160, 0.611, 0.058
17) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Rasmussen Air & Gas Energy Ford, 30.789, 175.387, 0.746, 0.135
18) Jimmie Johnson*, No. 84 Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Toyota, 30.892, 174.803, 0.849, 0.103
19) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 30.934, 174.565, 0.891, 0.042

Round 2:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Christopher Bell (P), 20, Rheem Toyota, 30.111 sec, 179.336 mph, ---, ---
2) Ty Gibbs, 54, Monster Energy Toyota, 30.151, 179.099, 0.040 sec, 0.040 sec
3) Kyle Busch, 8, BetMGM Chevrolet, 30.228, 178.642, 0.117, 0.077
4) Tyler Reddick (P), 45, DraftKings Toyota, 30.207, 178.767, 0.096, 0.021
5) Joey Logano (P), 22, Shell Pennzoil Ford, 30.333, 178.024, 0.222, 0.126
6) William Byron (P), 24, Valvoline Chevrolet, 30.295, 178.247, 0.184, 0.038
7) Ryan Blaney (P), 12, Wurth Ford, 30.454, 177.317, 0.343, 0.159
8) Denny Hamlin (P), 11, FedEx Toyota, 30.300, 178.218, 0.189, 0.154
9) Chase Briscoe (P), 14, Mahindra Tractors Ford, 30.688, 175.965, 0.577, 0.388
10) Daniel Suarez (P), 99, Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.315, 178.130, 0.204, 0.373

Starting Line Up: Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by ESPN Bet, Kansas Speedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Christopher Bell (P), No. 20 Rheem Toyota, 30.111 sec, 179.336 mph
2) Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, 30.151, 179.099
3) Kyle Busch, No. 8 BetMGM Chevrolet, 30.228, 178.642
4) Tyler Reddick (P), No. 45 DraftKings Toyota, 30.207, 178.767
5) Joey Logano (P), No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 30.333, 178.024
6) William Byron (P), No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet, 30.295, 178.247
7) Ryan Blaney (P), No. 12 Wurth Ford, 30.454, 177.317
8) Denny Hamlin (P), No. 11 FedEx Toyota, 30.300, 178.218
9) Chase Briscoe (P), No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford, 30.688, 175.965
10) Daniel Suarez (P), No. 99 Worldwide Express Chevrolet, 30.315, 178.130
11) Kyle Larson (P), No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, 30.278, 178.347
12) Alex Bowman (P), No. 48 Ally Chevrolet, 30.452, 177.328
13) Bubba Wallace, No. 23 Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota, 30.299, 178.224
14) Carson Hocevar #, No. 77 Premier Security Chevrolet, 30.476, 177.189
15) Zane Smith #, No. 71 Focused Health Chevrolet, 30.316, 178.124
16) Erik Jones, No. 43 AdventHealth Toyota, 30.526, 176.898
17) Austin Cindric (P), No. 2 Menards/Moen Ford, 30.319, 178.106
18) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Dillons/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet, 30.535, 176.846
19) Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, 30.341, 177.977
20) Ross Chastain, No. 1 Kubota Chevrolet, 30.607, 176.430
21) Michael McDowell, No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, 30.387, 177.708
22) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 30.634, 176.275
23) Justin Haley, No. 7 Gainbridge Chevrolet, 30.492, 177.096
24) Noah Gragson, No. 10 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.664, 176.102
25) Chris Buescher, No. 17 Fastenal Ford, 30.526, 176.898
26) Brad Keselowski, No. 6 Solomon Plumbing Ford, 30.716, 175.804
27) Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Children's Mercy Hospital Ford, 30.594, 176.505
28) Harrison Burton, No. 21 Menards/Dutch Boy Ford, 30.780, 175.439
29) Josh Berry #, No. 4 Bed Bath & Beyond Ford, 30.596, 176.494
30) Daniel Hemric, No. 31 South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet, 30.809, 175.273
31) John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 30.654, 176.160
32) Ty Dillon(i), No. 16 FitRx Chevrolet, 30.952, 174.464
33) Todd Gilliland, No. 38 Rasmussen Air & Gas Energy Ford, 30.789, 175.387
34) Kaz Grala #, No. 15 Remixers.com/Xemex Ford, 31.172, 173.232
35) Jimmie Johnson, No. 84 Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Toyota, 30.892, 174.803
36) JJ Yeley(i), No. 44 Urban Racing School Chevrolet, 31.656, 170.584
37) Ryan Preece, No. 41 HaasTooling.com Ford, 30.934, 174.565
38) Chase Elliott (P), No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet, 32.345, 166.950
(*) Required to qualify on time, (OP) Top 30 in Owner Points,(i) Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie, (P) Playoffs

Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick, 10/05/14, 27.325 sec, 197.621 mph

Track Race Record: Chase Elliott, 10/21/18, 02:38:02, 152.057 mph

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