Kyle Larson earns Hendrick Motorsports’ 250th pole
Hendrick Motorsports is celebrating another milestone as Kyle Larson earned the organization’s 250th NASCAR Cup Series pole.
Larson won his third straight pole of the 2024 Cup Series season. It his 11th pole with Hendrick Motorsports and 19th of his Cup Series career.
Teammates William Byron, Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott will start sixth, 14th and 24th, respectively, Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Larson is behind Byron and Elliott on the all-time Hendrick Motorsports poles list but ahead of Bowman.
Hendrick Motorsports All-Time Poles List (NASCAR Cup Series)
- 81 – Jeff Gordon
- 36 – Jimmie Johnson
- 22 – Geoff Bodine
- 17 – Ken Schrader
- 13 – William Byron
- 12 – Chase Elliott
- 11 – Kyle Larson
- 10 – Mark Martin
- 9 – Tim Richmond
- 8 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- 7 – Terry Labonte
- 5 – Kasey Kahne
- 4 – Alex Bowman
- 4 – Brian Vickers
- 4 – Ricky Rudd
- 2 – Darrell Waltrip
- 2 – Kyle Busch
- 1 – Casey Mears
- 1 – Greg Sacks
- 1 – Ricky Craven
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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