Overview

• Chase Briscoe’s 183.165 mph lap secured his fifth pole of the season and made him the first driver to sweep NASCAR’s first three crown jewel poles in one year
• Erik Jones, Tyler Reddick and Ty Gibbs filled the third through fifth spots behind Briscoe and Bubba Wallace to finalize Toyota’s unprecedented top-five sweep
• Bubba Wallace missed the pole by just 0.013 seconds and will start second, a result that carries significant weight for his playoff bubble status
• Denny Hamlin, fresh off a new contract extension, wrecked on his final lap and will roll off 39th, extending his pursuit of a Brickyard victory
• Qualifying featured multiple incidents, including wall strikes by John Hunter Nemechek and Brad Keselowski and a near-spin by Chase Elliott, underscoring the Speedway’s challenge