NASCAR: Larson out duels Gisbergen for Xfinity pole at COTA
Kyle Larson has beat rookie Supercars transplant Shane van Gisbergen to pole for the NASCAR Xfinity race at COTA Saturday.
Kyle Larson was solid in practice and both qualifying rounds. Larson last won a pole award in the series last season at Sonoma on his way to a P3 finish in the race.
Larson will try to win from the pole but it won’t be easy. There is a ton of talent in this race and the top of that list is the driver who will share the front row with him, Shane van Gisbergen.
2:12.08 is the lap time it took to win the pole and break the track record previously held by Ty Gibbs.
This is the seventh time in Kyle Larson’s career he has won the Xfinity Series pole. Larson will be battling with SVG, Ty Gibbs, AJ Allmendinger, and others on Saturday.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 17 | Kyle Larson(i) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 132.076 | 92.946 |
| 2 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 132.499 | 92.65 |
| 3 | 19 | Ty Gibbs(i) | He Gets Us Toyota | 132.66 | 92.537 |
| 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Mobil 1 Toyota | 133.13 | 92.211 |
| 5 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 133.162 | 92.188 |
| 6 | 26 | Sage Karam | CRC Brakleen Toyota | 133.279 | 92.108 |
| 7 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 133.412 | 92.016 |
| 8 | 0 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 133.486 | 91.965 |
| 9 | 11 | Daniel Hemric(i) | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 133.523 | 91.939 |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Roto-Rooter Chevrolet | 133.554 | 91.918 |
| 11 | 21 | Austin Hill | Bennett Transportation Chevrolet | 133.585 | 91.897 |
| 12 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 133.754 | 91.78 |
| 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 133.789 | 91.756 |
| 14 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 133.801 | 91.748 |
| 15 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT/Rev1 Energy Chevrolet | 134.067 | 91.566 |
| 16 | 24 | Ed Jones | CRC Industries Toyota | 134.534 | 91.248 |
| 17 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Bommarito.com/Crest Chevrolet | 134.541 | 91.244 |
| 18 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Spectracide Chevrolet | 134.577 | 91.219 |
| 19 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 134.69 | 91.143 |
| 20 | 20 | John Hunter Nemechek(i) | Dial Toyota | 134.767 | 91.091 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 135.589 | 90.538 |
| 22 | 7 | Daniil Kvyat | GOTRAX Chevrolet | 135.596 | 90.534 |
| 23 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | Halford Mobile Services Chevrolet | 135.644 | 90.502 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Impel Union Chevrolet | 135.661 | 90.49 |
| 25 | 32 | Austin Green | 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet | 135.804 | 90.395 |
| 26 | 35 | Alex Labbe | Toyota | 135.862 | 90.356 |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 135.907 | 90.326 |
| 28 | 6 | Ty Dillon(i) | Ollie’s Good Stuff Cheap Chevrolet | 136.15 | 90.165 |
| 29 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Finance Pros Plus Chevrolet | 136.155 | 90.162 |
| 30 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Dude Wipes Chevrolet | 136.197 | 90.134 |
| 31 | 45 | Brad Perez | WEISS Sand & Clay/Sendero Chevrolet | 136.241 | 90.105 |
| 32 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | myradar/DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 136.274 | 90.083 |
| 33 | 4 | Patrick Gallagher | TeamJDMotorsports.com Chevrolet | 136.417 | 89.989 |
| 34 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | Austin Gamblers Chevrolet | 136.522 | 89.92 |
| 35 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | Cody Jinks Change The Game Ford | 136.59 | 89.875 |
| 36 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 136.742 | 89.775 |
| 37 | 14 | RC Enerson | Lucas Oil School of Racing Chevrolet | 137.158 | 89.503 |
| 38 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Classic Collision Chevrolet | 137.356 | 89.374 |