NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series: Pelo terceiro ano consecutivo, Kyle Larson sai na pole em Sonoma

Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) conquistou a pole-position para a Toyota/Save Mart 350, no Sonoma Raceway, 16ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Larson n ano, e oitava na categoria.

Com o treino dividido em duas partes, Larson marcou o tempo de 1m34s784 (95,712 mp/h) na segunda sessão (com os doze mais rápidos). E alinha pela terceira vez consecutiva na pole no circuito Californiano. Ainda em busca de sua primeira vitória na pista.

William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Joey Logano (Team Penske                Ford) e Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) formam a segunda fila.

Daniel Suárez (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) divide a terceira fila com Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing  Toyota).

Grid:

1 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 94.784
2 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 94.827
3 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 94.878
4 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 94.898
5 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 95.260
6 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95.287
7 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95.367
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 95.399
9 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 95.507
10 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 95.668
11 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 96.156
12 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 96.374
13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 95.449
14 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 95.485
15 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 95.624
16 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 95.746
17 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 95.749
18 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 95.821
19 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 95.926
20 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 96.070
21 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 96.106
22 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 96.118
23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 96.130
24 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 96.281
25 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 96.294
26 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 96.457
27 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 96.484
28 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 96.781
29 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 97.006
30 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 97.020
31 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 97.040
32 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 97.530
33 77 Justin Haley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 97.911
34 52 Cody Ware (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 98.432
35 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 98.719
36 51 J. J. Yeley Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 99.161
37 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 102.283
38 27 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000