Bell wins Xfinity pole in Charlotte
Christopher Bell |
Christopher Bell took the pole for this afternoon’s Alsco 300 with a speed of 184.313 mph, using handling in the corners to create an advantage that the field couldn’t match. Cole Custer was second with a speed of 183.187. Tyler Reddick, lone Cup Series interloper Austin Dillon and Brandon Jones made up the top five.
Justin Allgaier was sixth, Austin Cindric qualified seventh, Michael Annett took eighth, Jeffrey Earnhardt came in eighth and Noah Gragson will round out the top 10 on the grid when the race goes green shortly after 1:00 pm Eastern time.
Custer was the top-finishing Xfinity Series regular in this race last year, finishing second to Brad Keselowski. He’s currently third in points behind defending champion Reddick and second-place Bell, who won the last NXS race at Dover three weeks ago. Cindric and Allgaier round out the top five in points, and all start inside the top seven today. Amy Henderson Reporting
Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 29.298 | 184.313 |
2 | 00 | Cole Custer | Thompson Pipe Group Ford | 29.478 | 183.187 |
3 | 2 | Tyler Reddick | TAME the BEAST Chevrolet | 29.639 | 182.192 |
4 | 10 | Austin Dillon(i) | Nyloxin Chronic Pain Relief Chevrolet | 29.726 | 181.659 |
5 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Jeld-Wen Toyota | 29.734 | 181.610 |
6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Hellman's Real Mayonaise & Ketchup | 29.784 | 181.305 |
7 | 22 | Austin Cindric | PPG Ford | 29.789 | 181.275 |
8 | 1 | Michael Annett | Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet | 29.814 | 181.123 |
9 | 18 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | iK9 Toyota | 29.863 | 180.826 |
10 | 9 | Noah Gragson # | Cessna Chevrolet | 29.868 | 180.796 |
11 | 98 | Chase Briscoe # | Nutri Chomps/Pet Supermarket Ford | 29.917 | 180.499 |
12 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Night Owl Contractors Chevrolet | 29.925 | 180.451 |
13 | 89 | Landon Cassill | Visone RV Chevrolet | 30.003 | 179.982 |
14 | 23 | John Hunter Nemechek # | Fire Alarm Services INC Chevrolet | 30.132 | 179.211 |
15 | 17 | Bayley Currey | CHARLOTTE Chevrolet | 30.191 | 178.861 |
16 | 8 | Jeb Burton | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 30.195 | 178.838 |
17 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet | 30.219 | 178.696 |
18 | 66 | Timmy Hill | LeithCars.com Toyota | 30.380 | 177.749 |
19 | 08 | Gray Gaulding | Chevrolet | 30.444 | 177.375 |
20 | 74 | Camden Murphy(i) | Journey Home Project/Charlie Daniels | 30.529 | 176.881 |
21 | 15 | BJ McLeod | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 30.667 | 176.085 |
22 | 36 | Josh Williams | Starbrite Star Tron/Simcraft Chevrolet | 30.687 | 175.970 |
23 | 93 | Josh Bilicki | WG Speeks/Carrier Chevrolet | 30.700 | 175.896 |
24 | 92 | Ronnie Bassett Jr | American Wood Reface/Bassett Gutters | 30.711 | 175.833 |
25 | 68 | Brandon Brown # | Vero Chevrolet | 30.828 | 175.165 |
26 | 35 | Joey Gase | Lifeshare Carolinas Toyota | 30.879 | 174.876 |
27 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing Chevrolet | 30.980 | 174.306 |
28 | 07 | Ray Black II | ISOKERN Fireplaces /Scuba Life Chevrolet | 31.065 | 173.829 |
29 | 52 | David Starr | LOADCHASE.COM Chevrolet | 31.072 | 173.790 |
30 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Flex Tape Chevrolet | 31.119 | 173.527 |
31 | 13 | Joe Nemechek(i) | MBM Motorsports Toyota | 31.140 | 173.410 |
32 | 01 | Stephen Leicht | Flex Glue Chevrolet | 31.144 | 173.388 |
33 | 5 | Matt Mills | J.F. Electric Chevrolet | 31.152 | 173.344 |