NASCAR at Indy road course starting lineup: Daniel Suarez takes the pole at the Brickyard - CBS Sports

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Daniel Suarez won the pole for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in qualifying on Saturday, posting a lap of 1:28.030 (87.968 mph) to win the third pole of his Cup Series career. Suarez's pole is his first since 2019, when he won the pole at Kentucky Speedway.

The Cup Series' lone driver from Mexico headlined a qualifying session that featured a great deal of international flair and road course ringers, led by Chicago winner Shane van Gisbergen (New Zealand), who earned the eighth starting spot for his second career start in the Cup Series. Joining Van Gisbergen near the front of the field was V8 Supercars companion Brodie Kostecki (Australia), who earned the 11th starting spot for his own first Cup start for Richard Childress Racing.

But while Kostecki proved a quick study behind the wheel of a Cup car, his first laps on Saturday were not without their issues. After posting his fastest lap, Kostecki got sideways and crashed on the exit of Turn 11, causing significant damage to the left front and rear of his No. 33 Chevrolet.

The next fastest of the international contingent was Kamui Kobayashi, who qualified 28th and will become the first Japanese driver to start a Cup Series race since Hideo Fukuyama at Sonoma in 2003. Britain's Jenson Button qualified 31st, while Germany's Mike Rockenfeller earned the 37th starting spot behind the wheel of the Legacy Motor Club No. 42.

The only driver not to post a qualifying time on Saturday was a significant one, for significant reasons. William Byron was disallowed from making a qualifying attempt after his car failed pre-qualifying inspection three times on Friday. Not only has Byron lost pit selection for the weekend, but he will also have to serve a drive-through pit road penalty after taking the green flag on Sunday.

Verizon 200 at the Brickyard starting lineup

1. #99 - Daniel Suarez
2. #45 - Tyler Reddick
3. #9 - Chase Elliott
4. #34 - Michael McDowell
5. #8 - Kyle Busch
6. #5 - Kyle Larson
7. #20 - Christopher Bell
8. #91 - Shane van Gisbergen
9. #48 - Alex Bowman
10. #54 - Ty Gibbs (R)
11. #33 - Brodie Kostecki
12. #19 - Martin Truex Jr.
13. #14 - Chase Briscoe
14. #7 - Corey LaJoie
15. #31 - Justin Haley
16. #12 - Ryan Blaney
17. #17 - Chris Buescher
18. #22 - Joey Logano
19. #23 - Bubba Wallace
20. #2 - Austin Cindric
21. #1 - Ross Chastain
22. #6 - Brad Keselowski
23. #38 - Todd Gilliland
24. #21 - Harrison Burton
25. #11 - Denny Hamlin
26. #16 - AJ Allmendinger
27. #3 - Austin Dillon
28. #67 - Kamui Kobayashi
29. #51 - Andy Lally
30. #41 - Ryan Preece
31. #15 - Jenson Button
32. #78 - Josh Bilicki
33. #10 - Aric Almirola
34. #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
35. #77 - Ty Dillon
36. #43 - Erik Jones
37. #42 - Mike Rockenfeller
38. #4 - Kevin Harvick
39. #24 - William Byron
    

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