Kyle Busch wins the NASCAR Cup Series pole at Gateway
Kyle Busch will lead the field to the green flag for the Enjoy Illinois 300 NASCAR Cup Series race at Gateway.
Busch ran a lap of 32.802 seconds, 0.008 seconds better than Coca-Cola 600 winner Ryan Blaney.
“I left it all down there in the corner, that was all she had,” Busch said.
Corey LaJoie, who is filling in for the suspended Chase Elliott, brushed the wall a couple of times during his run. He was 16th fastest in Group B.
Carson Hocevar, who is filling in for LaJoie, was 12th fastest in Group A.
The full lineup is as follows:
- Kyle Busch
- Ryan Blaney
- Denny Hamlin
- Kevin Harvick
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Joey Logano
- William Byron
- Ross Chastain
- Tyler Reddick
- Austin Cindric
- A.J. Allmendinger
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Daniel Suarez
- Harrison Burton
- Ty Gibbs
- Austin Dillon
- Christopher Bell
- Alex Bowman
- Brad Keselowski
- Bubba Wallace
- Michael McDowell
- Kyle Larson
- Justin Haley
- Aric Almirola
- Chase Briscoe
- Carson Hocevar
- Chris Buescher
- Todd Gilliland
- Ryan Preece
- Corey LaJoie
- Erik Jones
- Noah Gragson
- Ty Dillon
- B.J. McLeod
- Gray Gaulding
- J.J. Yeley
The Enjoy Illinois 300 goes green just after 3:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. MT. Broadcast is on FS1, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com