Overview
- Briscoe clocked a 29.987-second lap at 180.078 mph, the only sub-30-second run, to earn his seventh pole of 2025.
- He topped teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.101 seconds, with Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and Christopher Bell rounding out the top five.
- Joe Gibbs Racing locked out the front row and placed multiple cars inside the top five, extending its qualifying strength at Kansas.
- Team Penske endured a rough lead-in: Ryan Blaney goes to a backup car and will start at the rear, Austin Cindric qualified 26th and Joey Logano 35th.
- Briscoe starts with a 12-point margin over Ross Chastain for the final transfer spot, making early stage points pivotal in Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400.