On Sunday, Dover Motor Speedway will see a Chevrolet driver leading the race from the front, as Kyle Busch was the fastest during Saturday’s qualifying session at the 1-mile banked concrete track. Four other Chevrolet drivers, including William Byron, Alex Bowman, and AJ Allmendinger, also made it into the top 10.
Ryan Blaney was the fastest Ford driver during qualifying, coming in second place behind Busch. Noah Gragson, Chase Briscoe, and Michael McDowell also made it to the second round of qualifying in their Fords. Unfortunately, Erik Jones will miss Sunday’s race after suffering a compression fracture in a lower vertebra last week at Talladega.
Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin were the only Toyota drivers to make it to the second round of qualifying. Martin Truex Jr., last season’s winner at Dover, qualified in 15th place. Jimmie Johnson, an eleven-time winner at Dover, had the fifth-fastest time during practice but qualified in 27th place. The race at Dover will start at 2:11 p.m., with coverage on FS1 starting with NASCAR RaceDay at 1 p.m.