{"id":53619,"date":"2025-07-26T16:09:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T21:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=53619"},"modified":"2025-07-26T21:11:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T02:11:45","slug":"chase-briscoe-wins-third-straight-crown-jewel-pole-at-indy-oval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/26\/chase-briscoe-wins-third-straight-crown-jewel-pole-at-indy-oval\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Briscoe wins third straight Crown Jewel pole at Indy oval"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

SPEEDWAY, Ind.\u2014Five was the magic number for Toyota at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Saturday\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session for Sunday\u2019s Brickyard 400 presented by PPG (2 p.m. ET on TNT, IMS Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, poses for photos after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

First and foremost, Indiana native Chase Briscoe won his fifth pole of the season with a lap at 183.165 mph (49.136 seconds), edging Bubba Wallace of 23XI Racing (183.117 mph) for the top starting spot by 0.013 seconds.<\/p>\n

Briscoe, driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Camry, and Wallace led a Toyota sweep of the first five starting positions, the first time the car maker has claimed the top five spots for any Cup Series race at any track.<\/p>\n

Erik Jones of LEGACY Motor Club qualified third at 182.749 mph, followed by Tyler Reddick (182.678 mph) and Ty Gibbs (182.445 mph).<\/p>\n

William Byron (182.031 mph) was sixth in the fastest Chevrolet, and seventh-place starter Chris Buescher led the Ford contingent with a lap at 182.013 mph.<\/p>\n

In Sunday\u2019s race, Briscoe will start from the front row for the seventh time this season, having been second on the grid for the previous two races, at Sonoma and Dover. Briscoe has claimed the Busch Light Pole Award for all three Crown Jewel races this season\u2014the DAYTONA 500, Coca-Cola 600 and now the Brickyard 400.<\/p>\n

For a driver who spent his childhood as a spectator at Indianapolis, the pole is a dream fulfilled.<\/p>\n

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Chase Briscoe, driver of the #19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, signs the Busch Light Pole Award backdrop after winning the pole award during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Presented by PPG at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 26, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by James Gilbert\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI thought I was going to lose it a couple times, but I was able to hold onto it,\u201d Biscoe said of his edgy qualifying lap. \u201cI\u2019m holding back tears. This is such a special moment for me. Even hearing the crowd as I got the pole is just super cool.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, I can keep it up there (Sunday). That\u2019s the one that we want to win\u2026 Just being from literally 70 miles down the road (in Mitchell, Indiana) and coming here as a kid\u2026 and just dreaming of being able to come to this place, sitting in the same grandstands as the fans are, I dreamed of being on the other side of the fence, and now to do that is just unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

The seventh pole of Briscoe\u2019s career wasn\u2019t secure, however, until his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate, Denny Hamlin (the final qualifier) caromed off the Safer barrier in Turn 2 and nosed into the inside wall, destroying his No. 11 Camry.<\/p>\n

Hamlin had an edge of more than 0.2 seconds over Briscoe through the first corner before his car stepped out in the second turn at the 2.5-mile track. Hamlin will start at the rear in a backup car on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Gibbs will start 21positions ahead of Ty Dillon as the two drivers battle for the $1-million top prize in the In-Season Challenge. The higher finisher will take home the check.<\/p>\n

Series leader Chase Elliott made an adroit save in Turn 2 on his qualifying lap but lost time in the corner and will start 30th. Elliott has a 16-point lead over Byron with five races left in the regular season.<\/p>\n

Wallace, the last driver above the current elimination line for the Cup Series Playoffs, will start Sunday\u2019s race with a 16-point edge over Ryan Preece, who qualified 23rd.   <\/p>\n

Carson Hocevar, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Cindric completed the top 10 on the grid.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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