Overview
- Denny Hamlin won the Busch Light Pole with a 26.914-second lap (133.759 mph), with William Byron second and Kyle Larson third, marking the first time the Championship 4 occupied the top three starting spots.
- Chase Briscoe will start 12th, the lowest among the title contenders despite leading the series in poles this season.
- The Cup championship goes to the highest finisher among Hamlin, Briscoe, Byron and Larson in Sunday’s 312-lap race at 3 p.m. ET on NBC, with streaming on Peacock and HBO Max.
- The finale underscores a two-team showdown between Joe Gibbs Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, with variables including a softer Goodyear tire that increases fall-off, pit strategy choices and recent JGR engine concerns after Martinsville.
- Championship Weekend already crowned Corey Heim as Truck Series champion with a season laps-led record (1,625), and Jesse Love as Xfinity Series champion after holding off Connor Zilisch.