NASCAR Cup Series: Daniel Hemric takes first career pole for 2019 Hollywood Casino 400

Daniel Hemric took the first pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career for the round of 12 playoff race at Kansas Speedway, the Hollywood Casino 400.

Daniel Hemric secured Richard Childress Racing their fourth pole position of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, the highest amount among teams without any playoff drivers, by taking the first pole position of his Cup Series career for the round of 12 finale at Kansas Speedway, the Hollywood Casino 400.

The rookie Hemric took the pole position for this 267-lap race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Kansas Speedway oval in Kansas City, Kansas by recording a top lap time of 30.329 seconds (178.047 miles per hour) in his #8 Chevrolet in the single-car qualifying session for this race.

Hemric is currently out of a ride for next season, as Tyler Reddick is set to be promoted from Richard Childress Racing’s Xfinity Series team to their Cup Series team in 2020.

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It was Front Row Motorsports that solidified this qualifying session as a surprising one, as David Ragan qualified alongside Hemric on the front row in second place in his #38 Ford, his best start since he took two pole positions in the 2011 season, ahead of teammate Michael McDowell in sixth in his #34 Ford, his best start since the 2014 season and tied for the best start of his career.

Team Penske teammates Ryan Blaney and Brad Keselowski qualified in third and fourth place in their #12 Ford and #2 Ford ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson in fifth in his #42 Chevrolet.

Roush Fenway Racing’s Ryan Newman, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Daniel Suarez, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon and Richard Petty Motorsports’ Darrell Wallace Jr. rounded out the top 10 by qualifying in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #6 Ford, #41 Ford, #3 Chevrolet and #43 Chevrolet, respectively.

Here are the full race qualifying results for the 2019 Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

NOTE: Round of 12 playoff drivers are listed in italics.

Qualifying Results
1st – Daniel Hemric
2nd – David Ragan
3rd – Ryan Blaney
4th – Brad Keselowski
5th – Kyle Larson
6th – Michael McDowell
7th – Ryan Newman
8th – Daniel Suarez
9th – Austin Dillon
10th – Darrell Wallace Jr.
11th – Martin Truex Jr.
12th – Jimmie Johnson
13th – Aric Almirola
14th – Chase Elliott
15th – Kurt Busch
16th – Alex Bowman
17th – Matt Tifft
18th – Kyle Busch
19th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
20th – Erik Jones
21st – Clint Bowyer
22nd – Paul Menard
23rd – Denny Hamlin
24th – Ty Dillon
25th – William Byron
26th – Chris Buescher
27th – Matt DiBenedetto
28th – Ryan Preece
29th – Joey Logano
30th – Landon Cassill
31st – Corey LaJoie
32nd – Parker Kligerman
33rd – Ross Chastain
34th – Reed Sorenson
35th – Garrett Smithley
36th – Josh Bilicki
37th – J.J. Yeley
38th – Timmy Hill
39th – Joey Gase
40th – Kevin Harvick

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The live broadcast of the third and final race of the round of 12 of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is set to be broadcast live from Kansas Speedway tomorrow afternoon on NBC beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET. Be sure not to miss the Hollywood Casino 400.

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