Bell wins Xfinity pole in Charlotte

Christopher Bell
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