Pocono Raceway – William Byron earned the pole for the Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway with a lap of 51.875.
Byron now has back-to-back pole awards and three total in the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season. The second year driver has adapted well to the pressure of single-car qualifying and feels comfortable with the newly implemented format.
“I feel like single-car qualifying is helping me because that’s what I grew up doing with late model stuff and legends stuff.”
While Byron has been qualifying well, the 21 year old has yet to find victory lane in 2019. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has been working to improve communication with crew chief Chad Knaus throughout the duration of the race.
“It’s been a little difficult for us throughout the race to get the balance right. That comes from my communication and knowing what you’re going to need at the end of the race.”
Pocono 400 Qualifying Results
- 1. William Byron
- 2. Kyle Busch
- 3. Clint Bowyer
- 4. Erik Jones
- 5. Brad Keselowski
- 6. Denny Hamlin
- 7. Kyle Larson
- 8. Jimmie Johnson
- 9. Daniel Suarez
- 10. Austin Dillon
- 11. Kevin Harvick
- 12. Chase Elliott
- 13. Aric Almirola
- 14. Paul Menard
- 15. Alex Bowman
- 16. Joey Logano
- 17. Ryan Blaney
- 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- 19. Ryan Newman
- 20. Martin Truex Jr.
- 21. Kurt Busch
- 22. Matt DiBenedetto
- 23. Daniel Hemric
- 24. Chris Buescher
- 25. Ty Dillon
- 26. Bubba Wallace
- 27. David Ragan
- 28. Michael McDowell
- 29. Ryan Preece
- 30. Matt Tifft
- 31. Landon Cassill
- 32. Ross Chastain
- 33. Corey LaJoie
- 34. Bayley Currey
- 35. Reed Sorenson
- 36. Quin Houff
- 37. JJ Yeley
