Erik Jones earned his third consecutive Xfinity Series pole Saturday, capturing the top spot for the Drive to Stop Diabetes 300 later this afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Jones made it look easy in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with a field-best speed of 125.158 mph, followed by Sprint Cup regular Joey Logano (124.768), Austin Dillon (124.549), Brian Scott (124.250) and Denny Hamlin (123.826)
Jones is going for his second consecutive Xfinity race win, having won last week at Texas Motor Speedway.
QUALIFYING SPEEDS:
1 Erik Jones … 125.158
2 Joey Logano … 124.768
3 Austin Dillon … 124.549
4 Brian Scott … 124.250
5 Denny Hamlin … 123.826
6 Kevin Harvick … 123.698
7 Darrell Wallace Jr. … 123.674
8 Brendan Gaughan … 123.674
9 Daniel Suarez … 123.403
10 Regan Smith … 123.071
11 John Wes Townley … 122.827
12 Elliott Sadler … 122.795
13 Chase Elliott … 123.016
14 Chris Buescher … 123.008
15 JJ Yeley … 122.764
16 Ty Dillon … 122.740
17 Brennan Poole … 122.638
18 Ross Chastain … 122.615
19 Landon Cassill … 122.521
20 Jeffrey Earnhardt … 122.178
21 Jeremy Clements … 121.697
22 Dakoda Armstrong … 122.443
23 Ryan Sieg … 121.228
24 Ryan Reed … 120.778
25 Mike Bliss … 121.620
26 Eric McClure … 121.274
27 Joey Gase … 121.259
28 Todd Bodine … 121.182
29 David Starr … 121.037
30 Morgan Shepherd … 120.915
31 Harrison Rhodes … 120.892
32 Blake Koch … 120.748
33 Cale Conley … 120.679
34 Jeff Green … 120.558
35 Peyton Sellers … 120.301
36 Derrike Cope … 118.065
37 Timmy Hill … 116.425
38 Carlos Contreras … 116.066
39 Mike Harmon … 114.466
40 Derek White (for Carl Long) … 106.034
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