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Reddick sets Roval pole in Toyota front row lockout
A pair of Toyota teammates locked down the front row for the NASCAR Cup Series elimination race at the Charlotte Roval.
Tyler Reddick earned the pole for Sunday’s race with a lap of 102.839mph (81.214s). It's Reddick’s second pole of the season, first on the Roval, and the sixth of his career.
Christopher Bell qualified second at 102.695mph. Bell is the defending race winner.
Daniel Suarez qualified third (102.603mph), Bubba Wallace fourth (102.569mph), Kyle Busch fifth (102.494mph), AJ Allmendinger sixth (102.353mph), Joey Logano seventh (102.203mph) and Chase Elliott eighth (102.200mph).
Denny Hamlin spun on his qualifying lap in the final round and did not record a lap. Hamlin wheel hopped on the backstretch and the car took a hard hit going over curbing.
The spin also affected Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Ty Gibbs -- also on track but unable to post a time as Hamlin’s spin ended the session.
Martin Truex Jr. qualified 11th, Ross Chastain 12th and William Byron 14th. Byron is already locked into the next round of the playoffs.
Ryan Blaney, also locked into the Round of 8, qualified 17th. Brad Keselowski qualified 19th and Chris Buescher 20th.
Following a crash in practice, Kyle Larson did not post a lap. He will be in a backup car and start from the rear of the field.
Kelly Crandall
Kelly has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013, and joined RACER as chief NASCAR writer in 2017. Her work has also appeared in NASCAR.com, the NASCAR Illustrated magazine, and NBC Sports. A corporate communications graduate from Central Penn College, Crandall is a two-time George Cunningham Writer of the Year recipient from the National Motorsports Press Association.
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