NASCAR Cup Series: Brad Keselowski takes pole for 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301

Brad Keselowski took his first pole position of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series for the 20th race on the schedule, the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Team Penske’s Brad Keselowski became the 11th different driver to take a pole position in the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season by taking the pole position for the 36-race season’s 20th race, the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Keselowski took the pole position for this 301-lap race around the four-turn, 1.058-mile (1.703-kilometer) New Hampshire Motor Speedway oval in Loudon, New Hampshire by recording a top lap time of 27.927 seconds (136.384 miles per hour) in his #2 Ford in the single-car qualifying session for this race.

Keselowski is set to start the race alongside the highest qualifying Toyota driver for the race, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, in second place in his #18 Toyota. Busch was just 0.015 seconds (0.073 miles per hour) shy of becoming Toyota’s first polesitter of the season.

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Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch was the highest qualifying Chevrolet driver for the race. He qualified in third in his #1 Chevrolet.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Erik Jones and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney rounded out the top five on the speed chart in this qualifying session by qualifying in fourth and fifth place in their #20 Toyota and #12 Ford, respectively.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr., Leavine Family Racing’s Matt DiBenedetto, Team Penske’s Joey Logano, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola and Hendrick Motorsports’ Jimmie Johnson are set to round out the top 10 on the starting grid for this race after qualifying in sixth, a career-high seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place in their #19 Toyota, #95 Toyota, #22 Ford, #10 Ford and #48 Chevrolet, respectively.

Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman did not get to complete his qualifying run after his drive shaft fell out of his #88 Chevrolet, causing a lengthy red flag period for oil cleanup on the front straightaway.

Here are the full qualifying results for the 2019 Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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

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Tune in to NBC Sports Network on Sunday, July 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET for the live broadcast of the 2019 NASCAR Cup Series season’s 20th race, the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, from New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

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