After a brief delay for some light drizzle, Gibbs rocketed to top of the leaderboard in the final round of Saturday’s qualifying with an average lap speed of 183.953 mph – the fastest lap of the day. The pole is the first of Gibbs’ Cup career and will come in his 65th start in Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. Also advancing to the final round of qualifying were Chastain and Byron, who was fastest in Saturday’s practice. Round 1 / Group BTruex led the way in the second group with an average lap speed of 182.902 mph – the fastest speed of the day at the time. Bowman was second fastest (182.871 mph) and Gibbs was third (182.303 mph).

Source: The Star May 25, 2024 23:23 UTC