Ryan Blaney claimed the pole on Friday for the second race of the round of eight in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
Joining Blaney on the front row at the 1.5-mile oval will be Clint Bowyer. This is the third pole of the year for Blaney who was also the fastest in Friday’s Cup practice session.
Sunday’s running of the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will air on NBCSN and the NBC Sports App beginning at 3:00 pm ET. The green flag is expected to waive at 3:16 pm ET. The AAA Texas 500 is scheduled to go 334 laps which equals to 501 miles.
Kyle Busch is the most recent MENCS winner at Texas while Kevin Harvick went to victory lane here last fall.
MENCS AAA Texas 500 Qualifying Results
- Ryan Blaney
- Clint Bowyer
- Kevin Harvick
- Aric Almirola
- Brad Keselowski
- Denny Hamlin
- Kurt Busch
- Joey Logano
- William Byron
- Kyle Busch
- Paul Menard
- Erik Jones
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Trevor Bayne
- Chase Elliott
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Alex Bowman
- Daniel Suarez
- Jamie McMurray
- Chris Buescher
- Kyle Larson
- Jimmie Johnson
- Ty Dillon
- AJ Allmendinger
- Austin Dillon
- David Ragan
- Regan Smith
- Michael McDowell
- Bubba Wallace
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Landon Cassill
- Ross Chastain
- Parker Kligerman
- JJ Yeley
- Kyle Weatherman
- Corey LaJoie
- Reed Sorenson
- Joey Gase
- David Starr
Failing to qualify was Timmy Hill.
