NASCAR Indy Starting Lineup: Bubba Wallace Joins Chase Briscoe on Front Row for Blockbuster Brickyard 400 Showdown

As NASCAR headed to one of its most technical superspeedways, the fight for the best qualifying position was brutal. When the field competed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing came out at the front to bag his fourth pole position of the season.

Briscoe, one of the most consistent performers on the NASCAR grid over the last few weeks, has also finished as the runner-up in the previous two outings at Sonoma and Dover. With a pole, Briscoe has a competitive advantage and a high chance of arriving in the victory lane at Indy.

The Starting Grid for the NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indy

The No. 19 driver secured the pole at Indy by running the lap in 49.136 seconds with an average speed of 183.165 mph. By doing so, Briscoe also became the only driver in the sport to win poles at three of NASCAR’s most significant events in a single season – the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600, and the Brickyard 400.

Following Briscoe was 23XI Racing driver, Bubba Wallace, who secured the second starting spot with a timing of 49.149 seconds.

The detailed qualifying order for the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is as follows –

• Row 1:

1. Chase Briscoe (No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota) – 49.136 seconds (183.165 mph)

2. Bubba Wallace (No. 23 Chumba Casino Toyota) – 49.149 seconds (183.117 mph)

• Row 2:

3. Erik Jones (No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota ) – 49.248 seconds (182.749 mph)

4. Tyler Reddick (No. 45 Xfinity Mobile Toyota) – 49.267 seconds (182.678 mph)

• Row 3:

5. Ty Gibbs (No. 54 SAIA LTL Freight Toyota) – 49.330 seconds (182.445 mph)

6. William Byron (No. 24 Liberty University Chevrolet) – 49.442 seconds (182.031 mph)

• Row 4:

7. Chris Buescher (No. 17  Kroger/Diet Cherry Coke Ford) – 49.447 seconds (182.013 mph)

8. Carson Hocevar (No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet) – 49.495 seconds (181.837 mph)

• Row 5:

9. AJ Allmendinger (No. 16 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet) – 49.499 seconds (181.822 mph)

10. Austin Cindric (No. 2 Discount Tire Ford) – 49.586 seconds (181.503 mph)

• Row 6:

11. Shane Van Gisbergen (No. 88 WeatherTech Chevrolet) – 49.591 seconds (181.485 mph)

12. Kyle Busch (No. 8 zone Chevrolet) – 49.595 seconds (181.470 mph)

• Row 7:

13. Kyle Larson (No. 5 HendrickCars.com Hendrick 1100 Chevrolet) – 49.617 seconds (181.389 mph)

14. Brad Keselowski (No. 6 Body Guard Ford) – 49.629 seconds (181.346 mph)

• Row 8:

15. Joey Logano (No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford) – 49.693 seconds (181.112 mph)

16. Christopher Bell (No. 20 Rheem Toyota) – 49.795 seconds (180.741 mph)

• Row 9:

17. Josh Berry (No. 21 PPG Ford) – 49.830 seconds (180.614 mph)

18. Noah Gragson (No. 4 Rush Truck Centers Ford) – 49.894 seconds (180.382 mph)

• Row 10:

19. Todd Gilliland (No. 34 gener8tor Ford) – 49.941 seconds (180.213 mph)

20. Austin Dillon 1 (No. 3 Get Bioethanol Chevrolet) – 49.949 seconds (180.184 mph)

• Row 11:

21. Alex Bowman (No. 48 Ally Chevrolet) – 49.967 seconds (180.119 mph)

22. Michael McDowell (No. 71 Delaware Life Chevrolet) – 49.974 seconds (180.094 mph)

• Row 12:

23. Ryan Preece (No. 60 Castrol The Engine Ford) – 49.979 seconds (180.076 mph)

24. Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Menards/Delta Ford) – 49.992 seconds (180.029 mph)

• Row 13:

25. Riley Herbst (No. 35 Monster Energy Toyota) – 50.012 seconds (179.957 mph)

26. Ty Dillon (No. 10 Sea Best Chevrolet) – 50.051 seconds (179.817 mph)

• Row 14:

27. Zane Smith (No. 38 Aaron’s Rent To Own Ford) – 50.061 seconds (179.781 mph)

28. Justin Haley (No. 7 Gainbridge/TED Sports Indy Chevrolet) – 50.067 seconds (179.759 mph)

• Row 15:

29. Cole Custer (No. 41 Haas/Autodesk Ford) – 50.088 seconds (179.684 mph)

30. Chase Elliott (No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet) – 50.114 seconds (179.591 mph)

• Row 16:

31. Daniel Suarez (No. 99 Freeway Insurance Chevrolet) – 50.201 seconds (179.279 mph)

32. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (No. 47 Rate Chevrolet) – 50.310 seconds (178.891 mph)

• Row 17:

33. Ross Chastain (No. 1 Busch Light Lime Chevrolet) – 50.333 seconds (178.809 mph)

34. Cody Ware (No. 51 Arby’s Ford) – 50.588 seconds (177.908 mph)

• Row 18:

35. Jesse Love (No. 62 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet) – 50.801 seconds (177.162 mph)

36. John Hunter Nemechek (No. 42 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota) – 50.989 seconds (176.509 mph)

• Row 19:

37. Josh Bilicki (No. 66 Sherfick Companies Ford) – 54.565 seconds (164.941 mph)

38. Katherine Legge (No. 78 Droplight Chevrolet) – 56.963 seconds (157.997 mph)

39. Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Progressive Toyota) – 0.000 seconds (0.000 mph)

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While Briscoe will have a strong hand starting from the pole, it is also an equally important opportunity for Wallace and his teammate, Reddick, who are both eager for a win to make it to the playoff cut.