Chase Elliott claimed pole position for Saturday night's NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. Elliott's lap of 96.151 miles per hour in his No.
Who is the pole sitter for today's NASCAR race?
Round 2 results: Christopher Bell claimed the pole position for Sunday's GEICO 500, running the fastest time in the second round of qualifying. His teammate Martin Truex, Jr.
Who won the pole for the Martinsville race?
-- Chase Elliott won the pole Friday for the Saturday night race at Martinsville Speedway. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and current co-leader turned a fast lap at 96.151 mph in the new Next Gen cars to end co-leader Ryan Blaney's string of three consecutive poles. Blaney qualified 12th.
Who won Martinsville 2021 Xfinity?
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – On older tires, Brandon Jones stole an Xfinity Series win from the scion of the owner of his race team on Saturday night at Martinsville Speedway. Jones dived to the inside of Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs as the Call 811 Before You Dig 250 presented by Call811.com went to a second overtime.
What drivers said after Martinsville?
Here is what drivers said following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway:
- William Byron — Winner: “It feels awesome. ...
- Joey Logano — Finished 2nd: “I could have tried to hit him harder. ...
- Austin Dillon — Finished 3rd: “I'm a little bummed. ...
- Ryan Blaney — Finished 4th: “It was overall a decent night.
Who made the Final Four in xfinity?
After racing two full seasons for Brad Keselowski Racing in the Truck Series and finishing in the top seven in points in each of those seasons, Hemric moved up to the Xfinity Series with Richard Childress Racing in 2017. He made the final four in each of his two Xfinity seasons with Childress despite not getting a win.
How do you get pole position in Nascar?
Cars run four consecutive laps (10 miles), and the total elapsed time on the four laps determines the positioning. The fastest car on the first day of time trials wins the pole position.
Who won the pole for Nascar tomorrow?
UPDATE: Chase Elliott wins the pole position for the Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 with a qualifying time of 19.694. Update: Cole Custer, Todd Gilliland, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, and Chris Buescher have advanced to the final round of qualifying from Group B.
Who is on the pole for Sunday's NASCAR race?
Joey Logano got some welcome relief from troubles the last two weeks by winning the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Darlington.
Who was fastest in NASCAR practice today?
Austin Cindric ended up fastest in Saturday's NASCAR Cup Series practice at Darlington that saw a pair of top drivers with incidents that will force them to miss qualifying. Cindric had the overall fastest average lap speed (167.270 mph), which he set in the Group B session.
Who won the NASCAR Cup race?
NASCAR at Darlington results: Joey Logano edges past William Byron to win dramatic Goodyear 400.
Why is pole position so important?
Pole position is the most crucial starting position on the Formula 1 race grid. The driver who starts on pole has a significantly greater chance of winning the race, and if they can hold onto their lead, the driver will face fewer challenges along the way.
What does pole position mean?
Definition of pole position
: the front position at the start of a car race He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.
How does pole position work?
Pole Position is a term used to describe the position which lies at the front of the starting grid. This gives the driver in pole the advantage of starting ahead of all the other drivers. This advantage is such that, in all races in Formula One history, more than 40% of race wins have come from pole.
Who won the Xfinity Championship for 2021?
Daniel Hemric, the 2021 Xfinity Series champion. Austin Cindric finished second behind Hemric in the championship. Noah Gragson finished third in the championship. A. J. Allmendinger won the Regular Season Championship, but finished fourth in the championship.
Who's in the Final Four Nascar race?
Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin, the Championship 4 drivers, will compete against each other for the 2021 crown and drive against each other and the rest of the field for the race win.
Who is driving for Penske in xfinity 2022?
and vice chairman of Team Penske confirmed on Thursday that the team has no current plans to field an Xfinity Series car for the 2022 season. The team is coming off consecutive Championship 4 appearances with Austin Cindric, winning the 2020 championship. Cindric has moved to the Cup Series to drive the No.
Does Penske have an Xfinity car?
Penske's absence from the Xfinity Series is a problem for Ford, as the automaker's presence in the Xfinity Series has dwindled over the past several seasons compared to Chevrolet and Toyota.
Who won stage 2 at Martinsville today?
Chase Elliott wins Stage 2 at Martinsville Speedway despite getting bumped by Daniel Suárez, who was attempting to get one of his two laps back.
Who won NASCAR 2022 today?
NOTE: There were no issues in NASCAR's post-race inspection, confirming Joey Logano as the winner in the No. 22 Team Penske Ford.
Who led the most laps at Martinsville?
Between Byron (212 laps led) and Elliott (185 laps led), Hendrick Motorsports led 397 of 403 laps run at Martinsville. That equals out to 98.5%, which is the highest percentage ever led in a race by the 14-time Cup Series championship-winning organization based on data from Racing Insights.
