Chase Elliott snagged the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Road America, posting 108.407 mph in the second round of qualifying Saturday (July 2).
Elliott edged Chase Briscoe in the final minute to win his 11th career pole and second of the season.
Briscoe, who was fastest in practice, will start next to the No. 9 on the front row, while Kyle Larson and Tyler Reddick make up the second row. Austin Cindric rounds out the top five.
Michael McDowell slots in the sixth position and Chris Buescher is seventh. A third Hendrick Motorsports driver, Alex Bowman, begins eighth, while Joey Hand is ninth — the best starting position for Rick Ware Racing in the Cup Series. Cole Custer completes the top 10.
Ross Chastain, Larson and William Byron all had brake rotor issues; tiny cracks appeared after the practice and qualifying sessions.
Kyle Busch will drop to the back, as his Joe Gibbs Racing team had to change engines on the No. 18 car. He was slated to begin 13th.
Larson himself had spun in group A practice in the kink area, but didn’t hit anything.
The Kwik Trip 250 airs Sunday, July 3 at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network.
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