Stop us if you've heard this before -- Chase Briscoe has won the pole. This time, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver did so at Michigan International Speedway.
Briscoe won the pole with a 36.826-second lap. This is his third consecutive pole win and his fourth time winning the pole this season. Briscoe is the first driver since Kyle Larson in April 2024 to win the pole for three consecutive races.
Per NASCAR Insights, Briscoe's pole-winning speed of 195.514 mph is the fastest for the Cup Series since Ryan Blaney reached 200.505 at Texas Motor Speedway in 2018.
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"I ran low, but I ended up way high on exit," Briscoe told Prime Video's Marty Snider after winning the pole. "It felt like the guys who kind of opened up their entry would maybe beat me back to the line.
"Yeah, I don't know. I was surprised, and truthfully, I held on. It was not as easy as I thought it was gonna be."
Kyle Busch qualified second at the 2-mile track with a 36.853-second lap. This is his second front-row start of the season and his first since Talladega in April.
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Denny Hamlin qualified third with a 36.861-second lap. He was followed by William Byron (36.878) and Larson (36.889). The rest of the top 10 included Chris Buescher (36.908), Josh Berry (36.920), Ty Gibbs (36.927), Bubba Wallace (36.937), and Zane Smith (36.937).
"I feel good about qualifying," said Berry, who makes his fourth start at Michigan on Sunday. "The guys did a really good job with the car. Honestly, I feel pretty good in race trim too, so we'll just have to execute tomorrow and see what it brings."
Tire issues were the story during the morning's practice session, but they did not prevent any drivers from qualifying. Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and Shane van Gisbergen all had flats during practice, but they avoided damage.
The members of this trio made it back to pit road either on their own or with assistance, and then they went out and qualified.
Reddick qualified 12th with a 36.954-second lap while Blaney qualified 13th at 36.961 seconds. Van Gisbergen qualified 26th with a lap of 37.075 seconds.
The Cup Series teams will take on the 2-mile track on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Prime Video will provide coverage for the 200-lap event as drivers try to win the Heritage Trophy for their respective manufacturers.