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Christopher Bell Takes Las Vegas Pole as Joe Gibbs Racing Locks Out Top Three

Justin Allgaier replaces Alex Bowman in the No. 48 for a 36-car Pennzoil 400 field.

Overview

  • Bell secured the Busch Light Pole at 187.156 mph (28.853 seconds), leading a Toyota surge that put JGR teammates Denny Hamlin and Ty Gibbs second and third with Bubba Wallace fourth.
  • The Pennzoil 400 starting lineup was set by single-car, single-lap qualifying, confirming all 36 chartered entries with no open cars for the first time this season.
  • Allgaier will drive the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 as Bowman remains sidelined by vertigo for a second straight week.
  • Sunday’s 267-lap race at Las Vegas is slated for FS1 coverage beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET with the green flag around 4:13 p.m. ET, with PRN and SiriusXM providing radio.
  • Kyle Larson won Saturday’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Series race at LVMS, taking the lead on the final restart for his second series win at the track.