After a few weeks of mediocre qualifying efforts by the Nascar Ford teams, The Blue Oval dominated the top 10 during qualifying for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
The pole position will go to the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 of Tyler Reddick, who got around the 14-turn road course in 88.354, topping out at 99.378 mph. He will start next to the No. 2 Ford Mustang of Austin Cindric, who posted a time of 88.606 seconds, and the No. 14 Mustang of Chase Briscoe will start in third with his 88.725-second lap. The No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry of Christopher Bell will start fourth, with the No. 22 Mustang of Joey Logano in fifth. Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Mustang will start sixth, Michael McDowell’s No. 34 Mustang seventh, and Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Camaro will start eighth. Todd Gilliland’s No. 38 Mustang will start ninth, followed by Kyle Busch’s No. 18 Camry in 10th.
Three teams were nabbed for failing post-qualifying inspection, including the No. 16 Camaro of AJ Allmendinger, the No. 31 Camaro of Justin Haley, and the No. 26 Mustang of Danil Kvyat. Each team lost a crewmember and pit selection for Sunday’s race. Nascar did not disclose the reasons for inspection failures. Additionally, Ty Gibbs will drive the No. 45 Camry in place of Kurt Busch, who sustained a concussion in a qualifying wreck at Pocono last weekend.
The Cup Series race will commence at 2:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 31st.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 88.354 | 99.378 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Discount Tire Ford | 88.606 | 99.095 | Ford Mustang |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 88.725 | 98.962 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 20 | Christopher Bell | CRAFTSMAN Racing for a Miracle Toyota | 88.942 | 98.721 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 5 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 89.163 | 98.476 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Moen Ford | 89.192 | 98.444 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Horizon Hobby Ford | 89.295 | 98.33 | Ford Mustang |
| 8 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 89.39 | 98.226 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | Ruedebusch Dev. & Construction Ford | 89.592 | 98.004 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Peanut Butter Toyota | 90.121 | 97.429 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 11 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 89.187 | 98.449 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Ford | 89.195 | 98.44 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | DEX Imaging Ford | 89.215 | 98.418 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Mobil 1/GEARWRENCH Ford | 89.223 | 98.41 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 89.227 | 98.405 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 16 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Violet Defense Ford | 89.282 | 98.345 | Ford Mustang |
| 17 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 89.285 | 98.341 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | GEARWRENCH Ford | 89.29 | 98.336 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Embrace Home Loans Toyota | 89.331 | 98.291 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 33.055 | 136.137 | C |
| 20 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 89.368 | 98.25 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 89.386 | 98.23 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 89.392 | 98.224 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 24 | William Byron | Acronis Chevrolet | 89.506 | 98.098 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 89.605 | 97.99 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Auto-Owners/MTJF Sherry Strong Toyota | 89.606 | 97.989 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 26 | 45 | Ty Gibbs(i) | Monster Energy Toyota | 89.653 | 97.938 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 27 | 15 | Joey Hand | Built Ford Proud Ford | 89.66 | 97.93 | Ford Mustang |
| 28 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 90.005 | 97.555 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BetMGM Chevrolet | 90.061 | 97.494 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Ferris Chevrolet | 90.196 | 97.348 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet | 90.634 | 96.878 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 91.039 | 96.447 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 91.311 | 96.159 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 27 | Loris Hezemans(i) | Sherfick Companies Ford | 91.495 | 95.966 | Ford Mustang |
| 35 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 91.504 | 95.956 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Hezeberg Systems Toyota | 91.942 | 95.499 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 37 | 78 | Josh Williams(i) | Alloy Employer Services Ford | 94.088 | 93.321 | Ford Mustang |
| 38 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/GO-GURT Chevrolet | 103.335 | 84.97 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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