NASCAR: Kyle Busch wins pole at Gateway
Kyle Busch will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag for Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET, FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) after winning the pole in Saturday’s qualifying session with a hot lap of 137.187 mph.
It’s Busch’s first pole at the Midwest race track and the 33rd of his Cup Series career.
Ryan Blaney, who won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte on Monday night, will join Busch on the front row after a 137.153 mph lap. Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. made up the top five. Joey Logano, the defending winner at the St. Louis oval, starts sixth while William Byron, Ross Chastain, Tyler Reddick and Austin Cindric rounded out the top 10 in the starting lineup for Sunday.
Qualifying Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 3CHI Chevrolet | 32.802 | 137.187 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 32.810 | 137.153 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 32.870 | 136.903 |
| 4 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Ford | 32.903 | 136.766 |
| 5 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota | 33.001 | 136.360 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 33.006 | 136.339 |
| 7 | 24 | William Byron | Axalta Chevrolet | 33.030 | 136.240 |
| 8 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 33.090 | 135.993 |
| 9 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | McDonald’s Toyota | 33.140 | 135.788 |
| 10 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Freightliner Ford | 33.203 | 135.530 |
| 11 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Farmsmart Chevrolet | 33.008 | 136.331 |
| 12 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet | 33.063 | 136.104 |
| 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 33.086 | 136.009 |
| 14 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 33.106 | 135.927 |
| 15 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | Monster Energy Toyota | 33.110 | 135.911 |
| 16 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 33.119 | 135.874 |
| 17 | 20 | Christopher Bell | DeWalt Construction Technology Toyota | 33.148 | 135.755 |
| 18 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 33.149 | 135.751 |
| 19 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | King’s Hawaiian Ford | 33.151 | 135.743 |
| 20 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos Toyota | 33.191 | 135.579 |
| 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | FR8Auctions.com Ford | 33.194 | 135.567 |
| 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 33.209 | 135.505 |
| 23 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 33.218 | 135.469 |
| 24 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 33.224 | 135.444 |
| 25 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 33.277 | 135.229 |
| 26 | 7 | Carson Hocevar(i) | Schluter Systems Chevrolet | 33.279 | 135.22 |
| 27 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 33.285 | 135.196 |
| 28 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Serial 1 E-Bikes Ford | 33.321 | 135.050 |
| 29 | 41 | Ryan Preece | HaasTooling.com Ford | 33.435 | 134.590 |
| 30 | 9 | Corey LaJoie | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 33.442 | 134.561 |
| 31 | 43 | Erik Jones | Bommarito.com Chevrolet | 33.445 | 134.549 |
| 32 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 33.639 | 133.773 |
| 33 | 77 | Ty Dillon | NationsGuard Chevrolet | 33.778 | 133.223 |
| 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Circle B Diecast Chevrolet | 33.797 | 133.148 |
| 35 | 15 | Gray Gaulding(i) | Panini America Ford | 33.867 | 132.873 |
| 36 | 51 | JJ Yeley(i) | Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford | 34.061 | 132.116 |