Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) conquistou neste sábado (05/10) a pole-position para a Drydene 400, no Dover International Speedway, 30ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, quarta dos Playoffs, e primeira do Round of 12. Fo ia segunda pole de Hamlin no ano, e 32ª na categoria. O piloto do carro #11 marcou m tempo de 21s559 (166.984 mph).
Hamlin se tornou, junto com Rusty Wallace e Buddy Baker, o terceiro piloto da história a conquistar a pole em sua 500ª participação na categoria.
Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) complete a primeira fila. Martin Truex Jr. (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) e Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) formam a segunda fila.
Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) e William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) dividem a terceira fila.
Grid:
1 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.559
2 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.562
3 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.660
4 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.687
5 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.695
6 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.721
7 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.730
8 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.737
9 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 21.767
10 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 21.781
11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.782
12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 21.838
13 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 21.858
14 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 21.859
15 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.866
16 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 21.897
17 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 21.901
18 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21.932
19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 21.975
20 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 21.977
21 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.031
22 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.088
23 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.113
24 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 22.127
25 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 22.132
26 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 22.137
27 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.171
28 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 22.228
29 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 22.320
30 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 22.325
31 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 22.363
32 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 22.401
33 51 B. J. McLeod (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 22.721
34 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 22.874
35 52 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 23.023
36 27 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 23.061
37 54 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 23.333
38 77 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 23.359