Michael McDowell sweeps poles at Atlanta in 2024

Hear from Michael McDowell after his solid qualifying effort to lead Cup field to green after he won the second Busch Light Pole at Atlanta.

Denny Hamlin discusses what he needs to do in Sunday's race after a slow qualifying effort for the Round of 16 playoff opener at Atlanta.

Denny Hamlin reacts to winning the Busch Light Pole Award at Richmond after being the slowest car to advance from the first round.

Tyler Reddick, in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag for the Brickyard 400 on Sunday.

Hear from Ty Gibbs, driver of the No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, after winning the Busch Light Pole for Sunday's Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway.

Kyle Larson's No. 5 Henrick Motorsports Chevrolet claims the pole over Ty Gibbs' No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at the Chicago Street Course.

Denny Hamlin talks on pit road after beating out Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell for the pole at Nashville Superspeedway.

Kyle Larson will start from the pole as the Cup Series will take to Iowa Speedway for the first time ever on Sunday (7 p.m. ET, USA).

Hear from Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, after his qualifying run at Sonoma Raceway where he won his 31st career Cup Series pole.

After winning his first pole of his career at Atlanta earlier this year, Michael McDowell has now claimed his third with pole at Gateway.

With the fastest total time in qualifying, Joey Logano will start the 2024 All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway from the pole.

The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing team and driver Christopher Bell share their excitement after winning the All-Star Pit Crew Challenge.

Tyler Reddick, driver of the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota, will lead the field to the green for Sunday's race at Darlington (3 p.m. ET, FS1).

Christopher Bell in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will lead the field to the green for Sunday's race at Kansas (3 p.m. ET, FS1).

Kyle Busch in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag at Dover Motor Speedway.

During Cup Series qualifying at Dover Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell went for a slide through the corner, hitting the outside wall.

Watch Michael McDowell's fast lap that landed the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports driver his second pole of the season.

Celebrating Hendrick Motorsports' 40th anniversary, Kyle Larson claims the Busch Light Pole Award at Martinsville Speedway following a close margin of victory.

Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green flag for the Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway with teammate Chase Elliott to his outside.

Ryan Blaney discusses his No. 12 team's effort after winning his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin will lead the Cup Series field to the green flag for Sunday's duel in the desert (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX).

Joey Logano claims the top spot at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his second pole award of the 2024 Cup Series season and the third time the No. 22 driver will start up front this year.

Michael McDowell reacts to winning his first ever pole in the NASCAR Cup Series, coming at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Joey Logano will start Sunday's "Great American Race" (2:30 p.m. ET, FOX) from the pole; ride along for his fast lap.

Joey Logano talks about his No. 22 Ford team and the fast lap that secured his first-career Daytona 500 pole.

William Byron is one happy man after setting the pace for Sunday's Championship race, earring the P1 spot in the lineup and the pits for his crew.

Martin Truex Jr. has a walk-off qualifying session to ensure his starting position for Sunday's race, as well as giving his team the choice of pit stall.

Regular Season Champion Martin Truex Jr. talks about his 22nd career pole after Toyota dominated Cup Series qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Christopher Bell sets the tempo for the Round of 8 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, earning the Busch Light Pole for Sunday's race.

Denny Hamlin goes for a wild spin in backstretch chicane during the final round of Cup Series qualifying at Charlotte.

Entering Sunday's elimination race below the cutline, Tyler Reddick nabbed his first road-course pole of 2023 at Charlotte.

Aric Almirola details how meaningful his Busch Light Pole Award is at Talladega Superspeedway after a challenging NASCAR Cup Series season.

NASCAR.com's Alex Weaver catches up with Bubba Wallace at Texas Motor Speedway after he captures the Busch Light Pole for Sunday's race.

Christopher Bell sets a fast pace to land P1 in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway, marking his third pole start in a row.

Christopher Bell nabs his third pole of the season at Darlington, setting the pace for the opening race of the 2023 Cup Series playoffs.

Forced in a must-win position for the final regular-season race at Daytona, Chase Briscoe is off to a strong start leading the field from pole.

Denny Hamlin earns his 40th career Busch Light Pole at Watkins Glen International, setting the pace to lead the field to green on Sunday.

Daniel Suárez landed the Busch Light Pole Award after his speedy time in the No. 99 during qualifying at the Indianapolis Road Course.

Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing reacts to winning the Busch Light Pole Award on Saturday at Michigan International Speedway.

Listen in as Tyler Reddick reacts to winning the pole for Sunday's Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway (3 p.m. ET, USA Network).

William Byron is hopeful for a good performance in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono on Sunday after securing his third pole win of the 2023 season.

Christopher Bell set a quick pace for qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he scored a win last time the Cup Series raced there.

In the last round of qualifying at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Kyle Busch spins towards the wall ahead of Sunday's Cup race.

In a humble post-qualifying interview, Aric Almirola explains the many moving parts of a winning weekend -- and how starting on pole is just the beginning.

Denny Hamlin took home the Busch Light Pole Award and will lead the field to green during NASCAR's inaugural Chicago Street Race.

Ross Chastain sets a quick pace for Sunday's Cup Series race at Nashville Superspeedway, earning his first career Busch Light Pole.

Daniel Suárez gets loose and spins, making hard contact with the wall at Nashville Superspeedway during qualifying for Sunday's Cup Series race.

Kyle Busch explains the adjustments his team made that helped him land the pole for Sunday at St. Louis, the first Busch Light Pole he's earned with Richard Childress Racing.

The No. 54 crew made light work of the NASCAR's Pit Crew Challenge to bring home the brass, as well as boost their driver to pole position for the All-Star Open.

In a close qualifying session, Martin Truex Jr. just nabs the pole from Bubba Wallace for Sunday's Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway.

William Byron reflects on his qualifying performance at Kansas Speedway after securing his 10th career Cup Series pole win.

Watch as Denny Hamlin pilots his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota Camry to the pole position at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ryan Preece topped the leaderboard in Saturday's Cup Series qualifying, landing him his first career Busch Light Pole Award ahead of Sunday's main event at Martinsville.

Chase Elliott describes his first qualifying lap at Martinsville Speedway since his injury as "abysmal" despite having no issues with his leg.

William Byron tips his cap to Tyler Reddick and explains why his No. 24 Chevrolet made enough gains for him to win the pole at COTA.

Joey Logano discusses winning the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where Team Penske swept the top three spots.

See Kyle Larson's quick lap from Phoenix Raceway that earned him pole position for Sunday's race at Phoenix Raceway.

The Chevrolets had an impressive showing at qualifying. Most notably, Hendrick Motorsports will be starting 1-2-3 with Bowman and Larson out front, Byron following.

See the quick lap that set Alex Bowman up to secure his third ever Daytona 500 pole.

For the sixth consecutive year, Alex Bowman will be starting on the front row for the "Great American Race."

After dominating in qualifying, Justin Haley has earned himself the pole for Sunday's Heat race No. 1, marking the first pole of the 2023 season.

Justin Haley dominated in qualifying at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. He'll start from pole position in Heat 1 for the Busch Light Clash.

Championship 4 driver Joey Logano will be starting from pole position in the desert for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

Kyle Larson was able to keep the rest of the field at bay, securing the P1 spot for Sunday's playoff race at Martinsville.

Tyler Reddick reflects on his Cup practice and qualifying performance at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and leaving the No. 8 team after three years.

Watch No. 22 Team Penske driver Joey Logano's pole-winning lap from Charlotte Motor Speedway's road course.

Joey Logano reacts to winning his 25th pole in the NASCAR Cup Series, this one coming at Charlotte Motor Speedway's road course.

Watch as Ross Chastain locks up his tires and slides off track into the tire barrier in qualifying at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

Brad Keselowski reacts to winning the pole at Texas Motor Speedway, his first NASCAR Cup Series pole with RFK Racing.

Joey Logano reacts to winning the pole for the Southern 500 and the all important first pick of pit stalls for Sunday's race at Darlington.

Kyle Larson reacts to winning the Cup Series qualifying pole at Richmond Raceway ahead of Knoxville Nationals.

Bubba Wallace reacts to securing his first career Busch Light Pole Award after qualifying at Michigan International Speedway.

With a 52.944-second lap, Denny Hamlin grabs his third pole win of season in Cup Series qualifying to lead the field at Pocono Raceway.

Listen to Denny Hamlin discuss adjustments he made from Cup practice to qualifying and how he plans to prepare for Sunday's race at Pocono.

Listen in as Martin Truex Jr. talks about earning his first pole with the No. 19 team at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Watch as Martin Truex Jr. puts his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota on the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Listen in as Kyle Larson reacts to winning the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway.

Watch as Kyle Larson puts his No. 5 Hendrick Chevrolet Camaro on the pole for the road course race at Sonoma Raceway.

Chase Briscoe posted the fastest qualifying lap at World Wide Technology Raceway in his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford to earn his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole.

Watch as Denny Hamlin takes the Cup Series qualifying pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600.

Denny Hamlin responds to winning his first Cup Series qualifying pole of 2022 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and looks forward to the Coca-Cola 600.

Kyle Busch beats out Ryan Blaney in the final round of Cup qualifying for the NASCAR All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Watch Joey Logano's pole qualifying lap at Darlington Raceway as the Team Penske driver claims his 23rd career Busch Light Pole Award.

Joey Logano reacts to winning the pole for Sunday's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway with a lap of 172.720 mph.

Watch Chris Buescher's final qualifying lap that earned him his first Cup Series pole for Sunday's race at Dover Motor Speedway.

Watch as Christopher Bell snags his second pole win of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season at Talladega Superspeedway.

Christopher Bell discusses how the windy weather at Talladega Superspeedway affected his qualifying speed en route to the pole position.

Chase Elliott describes being surprised at his Cup qualifying time of 19.694 seconds that led to his pole win at Martinsville Speedway.

Ryan Blaney was ecstatic and relieved after edging Daniel Suárez in Saturday's Busch Light Pole qualifying session at Circuit of The Americas.

Ryan Blaney reacts with excitement to first pole win with crew chief Jonathan Hassler and his speed strategy for qualifying.

Chase Elliott spins during the final round of the qualifying session at Auto Club Speedway, making Austin Cindric the Busch Light Pole winner.

Reigning Cup Series champion Kyle Larson reacts after scoring the Busch Light Pole for the 64th running of the Daytona 500.

Noah Gragson set the fastest mark for an Open car in qualifying and will make his NASCAR Cup Series debut in Sunday's Daytona 500.

Kurt Busch gets knocked into the wall after making contact with Bubba Wallace on Lap 46 of the Busch Light Clash Last Chance Qualifier.

Watch as Bubba Wallace makes contact with Austin Cindric, turning the No. 2 car on the front stretch of the LA Memorial Coliseum race track.

Watch the first laps of the first heat race in the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

Austin Cindric spins in the No. 2 car after contact from Kurt Busch and Landon Cassill at Lap 10 of Heat race 4 of the Busch Light Clash.

Aric Almirola crashes into the wall in the No. 10 car after contact with the bumper of the No. 38 of Todd Gilliland during the first Last Chance Qualifier.

Kyle Busch reacts to claiming the top spot in qualifying for the first-ever Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Watch as Kyle Busch qualifies with the fastest time in the No. 18 Toyota for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Feb. 6.

Listen in as Kyle Larson reacts to winning the pole for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix Raceway.

William Byron nabs his second Busch Pole Award of the 2021 season and will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to green on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.

Listen in as William Byron breaks down his pole winning lap at Road America as the driver of the No. 24 predicts a wild race ahead.

Listen in as Chase Elliott explains the reason the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team failed to make a full qualifying lap at Road America.

Tyler Reddick scores his first Busch Pole Award by scoring the pole position for the first Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas and likens the track surface to one of his favorites at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Alex Bowman nabs the Busch Pole Award for the 2021 Daytona 500 -- the second Daytona 500 pole of his career and his fourth straight front-row start in The Great American Race.

Michael McDowell and Daniel Suarez get into a physical altercation during Busch Pole Qualifying at Phoenix Raceway in March 2019.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fastest during Daytona 500 pole qualifying as he and Alex Bowman secured the front-row spots for The Great American Race.

Kyle Busch edged teammate Denny Hamlin for the Busch Pole Award for the Round of 8 elimination race at ISM Raceway. Hear Busch's thoughts.

Kevin Harvick wins the Busch Pole at Texas Motor Speedway, his sixth pole of the 2019 season.

Denny Hamlin put the No. 11 Toyota on the provisional pole for Sunday's First Data 500 at Martinsville -- the first race in the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 8.

Kevin Harvick's No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford failed inspection at Kansas Speedway and will start from the rear for Sunday's Round of 12 playoff elimination race.

Denny Hamlin shares his thoughts after winning the Busch Pole Award for the Monster Energy Series' playoff race at Dover International Speedway.

William Byron had the 'Days of Thunder' references down after winning the Busch Pole for the 2019 Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington.

Denny Hamlin scored the provisional Busch Pole Award for the Bristol Night Race, also marking Toyota's first pole award of the 2019 season.

Chase Elliott returned to the scene of his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series win and snagged the provisional pole at Watkins Glen.

Kevin Harvick shares his thoughts after unofficially winning the Busch Pole Award for Sunday's Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway.

Hear what the driver of the No. 2 Team Penske Ford had to say after winning the Busch Pole Award for Sunday's race at New Hampshire, highlighting the importance of track position.

The final driver to qualify, Daniel Suarez beats Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola to win the provisional pole at Kentucky.

Austin Dillon hopes his third pole of the season will be a harbinger of good luck at Chicago -- along with his new patriotic haircut.

Kyle Larson says it's "cool" to get a third straight pole at Sonoma Raceway, but hopes he can have a better race result this year.

The Stewart-Haas Racing organization is racing with heavy hearts this weekend at Michigan after the loss of team member Shawn Soules.

William Byron will start on the pole for Sunday's Pocono 400, his second Busch Pole Award in a row. Byron is looking forward to the race and thinks this could be the place he gets his first win.

Clint Bowyer couldn't contain his excitement after winning the pole for the Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte.

Daniel Hemric wins the pole for Saturday night's Monster Energy Open ahead of the NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte.

Kevin Harvick shares his thoughts after putting the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford Mustang on pole for the Digital Ally 400 at Kansas.

Chase Elliott shares his thoughts after winning the Busch Pole Award in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at Dover.

Austin Dillon shares his thoughts after putting the No. 3 car on the Busch Pole for Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.

Kevin Harvick shares his thoughts after posting the fastest time in Busch Pole qualifying at Richmond.

Chase Elliott talks about winning the Busch Pole Award for Sunday's Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

See Joey Logano's qualifying lap that earned him the Busch Pole Award for Sunday's STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

Ryan Blaney avoided potential disaster in Busch Pole qualifying at Martinsville, saving his No. 12 Team Penske Ford after getting loose off of Turn 4.

It was an eventful first round of qualifying as Chase Elliott went for a spin during his first run in Monster Energy Series qualifying at Auto Club Speedway.

Denny Hamlin gets emotional after winning the Busch Pole Award in Miami after announcing it would be his final race with crew chief Mike Wheeler.