Bubba Wallace snagged the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series event at Michigan International Speedway Saturday (Aug. 6).
Wallace went 190.703 mph in the second round of qualifying to earn his and 23XI Racing’s first career pole, beating Christopher Bell for the top position.
Bell lines up second next to Wallace, while Kyle Busch and Joey Logano start third and fourth, respectively, in the second row. Austin Cindric rounds out the top five.
RETWEET to congratulate @BubbaWallace!
It's the @23XIRacing driver's first career pole as he'll lead the field to green Sunday at 3P ET on @USA_Network. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/dfEEflQJzS
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 6, 2022
Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course winner Tyler Reddick was sixth quickest in the second round, while Martin Truex Jr. was seventh. Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin and Erik Jones complete the top 10 in the lineup.
Many drivers commented on their cars being tight throughout both practice and qualifying. However, the Toyotas were able to take six of the top 11 spots in qualifying even while battling ill-handling racecars.
Cup Qualifying Results from Michigan
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Joy joined Frontstretch in 2019 as a NASCAR DraftKings writer, expanding to news and iRacing coverage in 2020. She's currently an assistant editor and involved with photos, social media and news editing. A California native, Joy was raised watching motorsports and started watching NASCAR extensively in 2001. She earned her B.A. degree in Liberal Studies at California State University Bakersfield in 2010.