Setting a fast time of 28.174s, Carson Hocevar was able to hang on for his first career pole in the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet on Saturday. It's a front row lockout for Team Chevy with William Byron putting the No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in second, just 0.014s behind Hocevar's pole lap. Hocevar was also the fastest driver in the practice session that immediately preceded qualifying.
"It's really big," smiled Hocevar. "It's really big for these guys. It's super impressive for what they've been able to do. This is the same group on pit road, off pit road, at the shop -- everyone working on the No. 77 is exactly the same as when I started here. It's just huge where we've been able to bring this team."
Hocevar admitted that he can be hard on himself at times, and didn't think he "nailed that lap," despite going to the top of the board. "Super proud of this team," he continued. "I've never been number one pit stall and I've had a lot of issue s on pit road. We've had a lot of bad luck, so I finally get the number one pit stall and I'm pumped about that."
Last weekend's Talladega race winner Austin Cindric timed in third, leading the Ford camp. Kyle Larson was fourth and Hocevar's Spire Motorsports teammate Michael McDowell was fifth. Ty Gibbs led the Toyotas in sixth, followed by Josh Berry, Denny Hamlin, Bubba Wallace, and AJ Allmendinger.
Defending Texas winner Chase Elliott will start deep in the field, only going fast enough for 29th. The good news is that he came from 24th on the grid to win here last year. He's not the only notable driver with some work to do on Sunday either with Ryan Blaney 24th, Kyle Busch 26th, Joey Logano 27th, Brad Keselowski 30th, and Ross Chastain 31st.
There were no incidents during the qualifying session. History shows that the pole-sitter has not been able to translate that into a Cup win at Texas in three years of the Nex Gen era, which is something Hocevar will surely be hoping to change tomorrow. Perhaps the practice here is paying off: Hocevar has already been on track racing this weekend, as the only Cup driver to also run the Truck race on Friday night. He was solidly in second place when a battery issue derailed his night.
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| Cla | Driver | # | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Interval | Mph | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. HocevarSpire Motorsports | 77 | Chevrolet | 1 |
28.175 |
191.659 | ||
| 2 | W. ByronHendrick Motorsports | 24 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.014 28.189 |
0.014 | 191.564 | |
| 3 | A. CindricTeam Penske | 2 | Ford | 1 |
+0.020 28.195 |
0.006 | 191.523 | |
| 4 | K. LarsonHendrick Motorsports | 5 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.035 28.210 |
0.015 | 191.421 | |
| 5 | M. McDowellSpire Motorsports | 71 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.048 28.223 |
0.013 | 191.333 | |
| 6 | T. GibbsJoe Gibbs Racing | 54 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.054 28.229 |
0.006 | 191.293 | |
| 7 |
J. BerryWood Brothers Racing
|
21 | Ford | 1 |
+0.058 28.233 |
0.004 | 191.266 | |
| 8 | D. HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.073 28.248 |
0.015 | 191.164 | |
| 9 | B. Wallace23XI Racing | 23 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.074 28.249 |
0.001 | 191.157 | |
| 10 | A. AllmendingerKaulig Racing | 16 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.101 28.276 |
0.027 | 190.975 | |
| 11 | A. BowmanHendrick Motorsports | 48 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.109 28.284 |
0.008 | 190.921 | |
| 12 | C. BuescherRFK Racing | 17 | Ford | 1 |
+0.134 28.309 |
0.025 | 190.752 | |
| 13 | Z. SmithFront Row Motorsports | 38 | Ford | 1 |
+0.150 28.325 |
0.016 | 190.644 | |
| 14 | E. JonesLegacy Motor Club | 43 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.159 28.334 |
0.009 | 190.584 | |
| 15 | J. HaleySpire Motorsports | 7 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.162 28.337 |
0.003 | 190.564 | |
| 16 | C. BellJoe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.181 28.356 |
0.019 | 190.436 | |
| 17 | T. Reddick23XI Racing | 45 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.188 28.363 |
0.007 | 190.389 | |
| 18 | N. GragsonFront Row Motorsports | 4 | Ford | 1 |
+0.193 28.368 |
0.005 | 190.355 | |
| 19 | A. DillonRichard Childress Racing | 3 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.206 28.381 |
0.013 | 190.268 | |
| 20 | C. CusterHaas Factory Team | 41 | Ford | 1 |
+0.263 28.438 |
0.057 | 189.887 | |
| 21 | R. Herbst23XI Racing | 35 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.272 28.447 |
0.009 | 189.827 | |
| 22 | C. BriscoeJoe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.274 28.449 |
0.002 | 189.813 | |
| 23 | T. DillonKaulig Racing | 10 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.300 28.475 |
0.026 | 189.640 | |
| 24 | R. BlaneyTeam Penske | 12 | Ford | 1 |
+0.337 28.512 |
0.037 | 189.394 | |
| 25 | D. SuarezTrackHouse Racing | 99 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.357 28.532 |
0.020 | 189.261 | |
| 26 | K. BuschRichard Childress Racing | 8 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.366 28.541 |
0.009 | 189.201 | |
| 27 | J. LoganoTeam Penske | 22 | Ford | 1 |
+0.370 28.545 |
0.004 | 189.175 | |
| 28 | J. NemechekLegacy Motor Club | 42 | Toyota | 1 |
+0.379 28.554 |
0.009 | 189.115 | |
| 29 | C. ElliottHendrick Motorsports | 9 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.413 28.588 |
0.034 | 188.890 | |
| 30 | B. KeselowskiRFK Racing | 6 | Ford | 1 |
+0.461 28.636 |
0.048 | 188.574 | |
| 31 | R. ChastainTrackHouse Racing | 1 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.483 28.658 |
0.022 | 188.429 | |
| 32 | T. GillilandFront Row Motorsports | 34 | Ford | 1 |
+0.484 28.659 |
0.001 | 188.422 | |
| 33 | R. PreeceRFK Racing | 60 | Ford | 1 |
+0.521 28.696 |
0.037 | 188.180 | |
| 34 | R. Stenhouse JrHyak Motorsports | 47 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.529 28.704 |
0.008 | 188.127 | |
| 35 |
J. LoveBeard Motorsports
|
62 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+0.760 28.935 |
0.231 | 186.625 | |
| 36 | C. WareRick Ware Racing | 51 | Ford | 1 |
+0.767 28.942 |
0.007 | 186.580 | |
| 37 | S. van GisbergenTrackHouse Racing | 88 | Chevrolet | 1 |
+1.018 29.193 |
0.251 | 184.976 | |
| 38 | C. FinchumGarage 66 | 66 | Ford | 1 |
+1.658 29.833 |
0.640 | 181.008 |
