Ryan Blaney wins pole for Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway
Summary
Ryan Blaney won the pole for Sunday’s Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, taking the top starting spot in NASCAR Cup Series qualifying with a lap of 30.815 seconds. Team Penske teammate Joey Logano qualified second, giving Penske the front row, and both drivers are former Cup Series champions. Blaney also led the opening round with a 30.835-second lap.
Kyle Larson will start third, Austin Dillon fourth, Daniel Suarez fifth, Alex Bowman sixth and Chase Elliott seventh. Austin Cindric, Ross Chastain and Brad Keselowski completed the top 10. Chad Finchum spun on his get-up-to-speed lap before qualifying runs were completed.
The starting lineup for the Quaker State 400 included 38 cars. William Byron was listed 26th, Denny Hamlin 28th, Tyler Reddick 31st and Christopher Bell 32nd. The race is scheduled for Sunday at 7 p.m. ET at the 1.54-mile EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia, the former Atlanta Motor Speedway, and it will air on TNT, HBO Max and PRN.