Denny Hamlin Dominates Qualifying at Gateway, Securing Pole Position
In a demonstration of consistency and skill, Denny Hamlin has secured the pole position for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. Hamlin, who had already mastered the qualifying in last week’s playoff race at Darlington, continues his impressive streak. This is the 46th pole position of his career and the third of the season.Kyle Larson joins Hamlin on the front row, achieving his best qualifying position at this 1.25-mile circuit east of St. Louis. Chase Briscoe qualified third, followed by Ross Chastain, Ryan Blaney, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Christopher Bell, and Austin Cindric. The playoff drivers occupied the top nine positions for Sunday’s 300-mile race at Gateway. Alex Bowman, who hasn’t achieved a result higher than 13th place at Gateway, qualified in 25th position.We made some excellent adjustments from where we were in practice. That’s what they did so well last week for qualifying. Now we have a great track position and we just have to maintain it, and we’ll be in good shape.
Denny Hamlin
