Clint Bowyer surprises with Las Vegas pole, qualifying results

To say Clint Bowyer was an after thought for winning the pole for Sunday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway would be an understatement.

It has been 12 years and 431 races since Bowyer last won a pole. The pole is Bowyers second career pole as he led a sweep of the top four spots for Stewart Haas Racing drivers.

Las Vegas Motor Speedway qualifying results

1. Clint Bowyer
2. Daniel Suarez
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Aric Almirola
5. Kurt Busch
6. Daniel Hemric
7. Austin Dillon
8. Chase Elliott
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Michael McDowell
11. David Ragan
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13. Denny Hamlin
14. William Byron
15. Kyle Larson
16. Ryan Preece
17. Ryan Newman
18. Brad Keselowski
19. Alex Bowman
20. Kyle Busch
21. Paul Menard
22. Joey Logano
23. Ryan Blaney
24. Martin Truex Jr.
25. Matt DiBenedetto
26. Erik Jones
27. Ty Dillon
28. Chris Buescher
29. Matt Tifft
30. Landon Cassill
31. Bubba Wallace
32. Ross Chastain
33. Corey LaJoie
34. Garrett Smithley
35. Bj McLeod
36. JJ Yeley
37. Reed Sorenson
38. Joe Nemechek
39. Joey Gase