Carson Hocevar used a late qualifying run to knock Tyler Reddick out of the No. 1 spot, then survived a late charge from Daniel Suarez to capture his first Brickyard 400 pole Saturday.
Qualifying Recap
Hocevar, who drives for Spire Motorsports, produced a fast lap of 186.598 mph. Suarez, his teammate, soon followed with a lap of 186.382 to give Chevrolet the top two starting spots on the 39-car starting grid. Reddick will start third in Sunday’s race on Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s historic 2.5-mile oval.
For Hocevar, it was another magical moment. He has now won three career poles — the other two at Texas with one coming earlier this year. The Michigan native has one career victory, in April at Talladega, in his third full season on the NASCAR circuit.
Defending champion Bubba Wallace, who also races for Jordan’s team, will start 29th after going 183.861. Hamlin, who has won three of NASCAR’s four crown jewel races, starts fifth as he tries to capture his first Brickyard title with Joe Gibbs Racing.
Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.
