Chase Elliott looked prepared to contend for yet another victory on Sunday at the Watkins Glen (New York) International.
Elliott narrowly edged out Kyle Larson (125.078 mph) for the top beginning spot in the last round of Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session by posting the quickest average pace at 125.147 mph.
Elliott’s third pole of the 2022 campaign and 12th overall in his profession.
Elliott has won two of the last three races at the road course, and this is his second career pole at the Glen.
“My car has been solid. I felt like we had some work to do there from where we were in practice,” Elliott said. “I felt like there was a couple parts of the track I wanted to put together better.
“It’s just so fast. The pace is just so high here with this car I feel like from what I remember and how much throttle you’re carrying. A little bit carries with you a long ways. I’m really proud of my team.”
Third-place qualifier Tyler Reddick was followed by William Byron, a teammate Hendrick racer, and Michael McDowell.
A.J. Allmendinger, Chris Buescher, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez, and Kyle Busch round out the top ten.
Former Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen, who is racing a third entry for Trackhouse Racing, placed 27th for his maiden Cup Series race.
“I wish there had been more laps. It just felt like there is a lot of potential, but you know, I’m not sure which line to take and just not enough laps to put everything together,” he said.
| Cla | # | Driver | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Gap | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 3 | 1’10.477 | 125.147 | |||
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 5 | 1’10.516 | 0.039 | 0.039 | 125.078 | |
| 3 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 1 | 1’10.738 | 0.261 | 0.222 | 124.685 | |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 4 | 1’10.811 | 0.334 | 0.073 | 124.557 | |
| 5 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Chevrolet | 3 | 1’10.837 | 0.360 | 0.026 | 124.511 | |
| 6 | 16 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 4 | 1’10.980 | 0.503 | 0.143 | 124.260 | |
| 7 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Ford | 2 | 1’11.180 | 0.703 | 0.200 | 123.911 | |
| 8 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Ford | 1 | 1’11.335 | 0.858 | 0.155 | 123.642 | |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Chevrolet | 5 | 1’11.496 | 1.019 | 0.161 | 123.364 | |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 2 | 1’11.736 | 1.259 | 0.240 | 122.951 |
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