The Nascar Ford teams fell short in qualifying for the Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway, with just two Mustangs qualifying within the top 10.
Chris Buescher, driver of the No. 17 Nascar Next Gen Mustang, will start fifth. Beside him will be the No. 12 Mustang of Ryan Blaney. Interestingly, Buescher’s No. 17 Mustang failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times, and will lose pit stall selection and have a crewmember ejected as a result. Nascar did not specify why the No. 17 Mustang failed inspection, but he will be able to keep his starting position.
Five teams in total were penalized ahead of qualifying. Polesitter Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, also failed pre-qualifying inspection and was penalized as a result. Josh Bilick’s No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, Corey Lajoie’s No. 7 Camaro, and Ty Dillon’s No. 42 Camaro were also penalized.
The Cup Series race at Pocono will start at 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 24th, 2022.
| Pos | Car Number | Driver | Team | Time | Speed | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 52.944 | 169.991 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&Ms Toyota | 53.098 | 169.498 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 53.14 | 169.364 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 53.25 | 169.014 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Wyndham Resorts Ford | 53.279 | 168.922 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Menards/Duracell Ford | 53.457 | 168.36 | Ford Mustang |
| 7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | DoorDash Toyota | 53.472 | 168.312 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | DeWalt Toyota | 53.579 | 167.976 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 9 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | CommScope Chevrolet | 53.59 | 167.942 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 10 | 45 | Kurt Busch | McDonald's Toyota | 0 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 11 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 53.55 | 168.067 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Haas Automation Ford | 53.62 | 167.848 | Ford Mustang |
| 13 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 53.655 | 167.738 | Ford Mustang |
| 14 | 22 | Joey Logano | Verizon Frontline Ford | 53.669 | 167.695 | Ford Mustang |
| 15 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BREZTRI Chevrolet | 53.678 | 167.666 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hooters Chevrolet | 32.941 | 136.608 | C |
| 16 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | Sheetz Chevrolet | 53.708 | 167.573 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 53.834 | 167.181 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 18 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 53.835 | 167.177 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | #BuschLightPolite Ford | 33.019 | 136.285 | C |
| 19 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/SweetLeaf Chevrolet | 53.878 | 167.044 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 33.055 | 136.137 | C |
| 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Keystone Light Ford | 53.921 | 166.911 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 53.984 | 166.716 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 16 | Noah Gragson(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 54 | 166.667 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | WWE SummerSlam on Peacock Chevrolet | 54.009 | 166.639 | Ford Mustang |
| 24 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Busch Light Apple #BuschTrickyTrivia Ford | 54.02 | 166.605 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Fr8Auctions.com Ford | 54.049 | 166.516 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Kohler Generators Ford | 54.061 | 166.479 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Big Dog Energy Chevrolet | 54.14 | 166.236 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford | 54.197 | 166.061 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | A&W Root Beer Float Ford | 54.221 | 165.987 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 54.44 | 165.32 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto/Rich Mar Florist Chevrolet | 54.639 | 164.718 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 32 | 41 | Cole Custer | HaasTooling.com Ford | 54.763 | 164.345 | Ford Mustang |
| 33 | 15 | JJ Yeley(i) | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Ford | 54.769 | 164.327 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 43 | Erik Jones | FOCUSfactor Chevrolet | 54.816 | 164.186 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 78 | BJ McLeod(i) | Surface Sunscreen Ford | 55.625 | 161.798 | Ford Mustang |
| 36 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 56.166 | 160.239 | Ford Mustang |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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Comment
Wow, it seems like the Mustang teams penalty count is high? I think these teams need to do a better job of policing what’s going on with their folks. Nothing like putting your team behind when competition is this stiff.