NASCAR Cup Series: Daniel Hemric takes pole for 2019 Monster Energy Open

Daniel Hemric took the pole position for the Monster Energy Open, the NASCAR Cup Series exhibition race, at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Richard Childress Racing rookie Daniel Hemric took the pole position for Saturday night’s Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway, giving him the best chance to win one of the race’s three stages and advance to the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race later tomorrow evening.

Hemric took the pole position for this 50-lap exhibition race around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Charlotte Motor Speedway oval in Concord, North Carolina by recording a top lap time of 29.643 seconds (182.168 miles per hour) in his #8 Chevrolet.

Front Row Motorsports’ Michael McDowell qualified in second place in his #34 Ford. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron qualified in third in his #24 Chevrolet. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Daniel Suarez and Wood Brothers Racing’s Paul Menard qualified in fourth and fifth in their #41 Ford and #21 Ford, respectively.

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Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman and JTG Daugherty Racing’s Chris Buescher were the slowest of the three drivers who advanced to the second round of qualifying for this race. They qualified in sixth, seventh and eighth place in their #42 Chevrolet, #88 Chevrolet and #37 Chevrolet, respectively.

Front Row Motorsports’ David Ragan and Richard Petty Motorsports’ Darrell Wallace Jr. were the fastest two drivers who did not advance to the second round of qualifying for this race. They rounded out the top 10 on the speed chart by qualifying in ninth and 10th place in their #38 Ford and #43 Chevrolet, respectively.

Leavine Family Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto was the highest qualifying Toyota driver of the race. He qualified in 12th place in his #95 Toyota.

Here are the full qualifying results for the 2019 Monster Energy Open at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Qualifying Results
1st – Daniel Hemric
2nd – Michael McDowell
3rd – William Byron
4th – Daniel Suarez
5th – Paul Menard
6th – Kyle Larson
7th – Alex Bowman
8th – Chris Buescher
9th – David Ragan
10th – Darrell Wallace Jr.
11th – Ryan Preece
12th – Matt DiBenedetto
13th – Matt Tifft
14th – Ty Dillon
15th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
16th – Corey LaJoie
17th – Landon Cassill
18th – Ross Chastain
19th – B.J. McLeod
20th – Bayley Currey
21st – Cody Ware
22nd – Timmy Hill
23rd – Quin Houff
24th – Joey Gase

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Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled to host the Monster Energy Open tomorrow evening beginning at 6:00 p.m. ET, and this race is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1. Following this race, the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race is scheduled to take place at the track beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET. This race is also set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1.

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