Briscoe has struggled this yr with simply six top-10 finishes by 25 races and he’ll want a win in Saturday evening’s race at Daytona Worldwide Speedway to make the 16-driver playoff area.
Because the final automotive to make a qualifying try within the remaining spherical, Briscoe’s common lap velocity of 181.822 mph simply edged Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola (181.693 mph), who ended up second fast.
The pole is the primary this season for Briscoe and the second of his profession. His solely different pole got here final spring at Atlanta.
“It feels good,” stated Briscoe, who’s at present thirty first within the sequence standings. “It’s only a testomony to all of the women and men at Stewart-Haas. “For us to lock up the entrance row is de facto cool.”
Almirola stated SHR “actually introduced a whole lot of velocity” to the Daytona common season finale.
“We’ve had nice speedway vehicles all yr lengthy and this place has been a fantastic place for us,” he stated. “I’m wanting ahead to tomorrow evening. Tonight, we’ll lick our wound son lacking out on the pole however tomorrow evening is the large prize.”
Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, Smithfield Ford Mustang and Drew Blickensderfer, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford Mustang
Photograph by: Nigel Kinrade / NKP / Motorsport Photographs
Fellow Ford driver Harrison Burton ended up third quickest (181.404 mph).
Rounding out the highest 5 had been Toyota drivers Bubba Wallace – who at present holds the ultimate playoff spot on factors – and Ty Gibbs.
Finishing the top-10 beginning lineup: Riley Herbst, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece and Kevin Harvick.
In all, Fords claimed seven of the top-10 beginning positions and the highest 5 qualifiers all want a win in Saturday evening’s race to ensure a spot within the 2023 playoffs.
Spherical 1
Fords had been dominant early in qualifying at Daytona with Briscoe main the best way within the first spherical with a mean lap velocity of 181.723 mph.
Wallace was second fast at 181.167 mph and Herbst, driving a 3rd Entrance Row Motorsports Ford entry this week, was third quickest at 181.148 mph.
Gibbs was fourth and Larson rounded out the highest 5 and the one Chevrolet driver to advance to the ultimate spherical.
Additionally advancing to the ultimate spherical had been Burton, Almirola, Blaney, Harvick and Preece.
RFK Racing drivers Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher had been the primary two drivers to overlook cracking the top-10.
Legacy Motor Membership’s No. 42 Chevrolet failed inspection twice and had a crew member ejected from the observe. Xfinity Sequence common Josh Berry is driving the automotive this week.
The No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Chandler Smith additionally failed inspection twice and had a crew member ejected.
