Aric Almirola took the pole position for the second race of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola took the second pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career and his first of the 2019 season for the season’s second race, the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Almirola took the pole position for the 334-lap race around the four-turn, 1.54-mile (2.478-kilometer) high-banked Atlanta Motor Speedway oval in Hampton, Georgia by recording a lap at 30.550 seconds (181.473 miles per hour) around the track in his #10 Ford in the third and final qualifying session for it.
Roush Fenway Racing’s Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is set to start the race alongside Almirola on the front row in second place in his #17 Ford. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer is set to start in third in his #14 Ford, giving Ford drivers a top three sweep of the starting grid.
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Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin, who opened up the season by winning the 61st annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, was the highest qualifying Toyota driver for the race. He qualified in fourth place in his #11 Toyota. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Daniel Suarez rounded out the top five by qualifying in fifth in his #41 Ford.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch qualified in sixth place in his #18 Toyota. Chip Ganassi Racing teammates Kyle Larson and Kurt Busch were the highest qualifying Chevrolet drivers for the race. They qualified in seventh and eighth in their #42 Chevrolet and #1 Chevrolet, respectively. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. and Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon rounded out the top 10 by qualifying in ninth and 10th place in their #19 Toyota and #3 Chevrolet, respectively.
The other two drivers who advanced to the third and final qualifying session for the race were Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson and Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell. They qualified in 11th and 12th place in their #48 Chevrolet and #34 Ford, respectively.
Here are the full qualifying results for the 2019 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Qualifying results
1st – Aric Almirola
2nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
3rd – Clint Bowyer
4th – Denny Hamlin
5th – Daniel Suarez
6th – Kyle Busch
7th – Kyle Larson
8th – Kurt Busch
9th – Martin Truex Jr.
10th – Austin Dillon
11th – Jimmie Johnson
12th – Michael McDowell
13th – Ryan Newman
14th – Paul Menard
15th – Erik Jones
16th – Alex Bowman
17th – William Byron
18th – Kevin Harvick
19th – Brad Keselowski
20th – Matt DiBenedetto
21st – Ty Dillon
22nd – Chase Elliott
23rd – David Ragan
24th – Corey LaJoie
25th – Ryan Preece
26th – Ryan Blaney
27th – Joey Logano
28th – Daniel Hemric
29th – Darrell Wallace Jr.
30th – Chris Buescher
31st – Matt Tifft
32nd – Ross Chastain
33rd – Landon Cassill
34th – Parker Kligerman
35th – Garrett Smithley
36th – Cody Ware
37th – B.J. McLeod
Be sure to tune in to Fox at 2:00 p.m. ET this Sunday, February 24 for the live broadcast of the second race of the 36-race 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season, the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, at Atlanta Motor Speedway.