NEWTON, Iowa – Christopher Bell will look to earn his second-straight NASCAR Xfinity Series victory after winning the pole on Saturday afternoon for the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway.
Bell earned his fourth pole of the season with a 23.710-second lap at 132.855 mph around the .875-mile track in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Bell will attempt to win his third-straight Iowa Speedway event on Saturday afternoon. He also won last week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Chase Briscoe, the final driver to make a qualifying attempt, will start second. He was .032 of a second off the pace set by Hell on Saturday afternoon.
Brandon Jones qualified third ahead of teammate Riley Herbst in fourth. Jones and Herbst are both driving Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota’s. Justin Allgaier completed the top-five in a JR Motorsports Chevrolet.
Cole Custer, Shane Lee, Austin Cindric, Michael Annett and Ryan Sieg will start sixth through 10th, respectively.
Mark Meunier was the only driver who failed to qualify after crashing during his qualifying attempt.
The U.S. Cellular 250 will begin shortly after 5 p.m. EST at Iowa Speedway.
U.S. Cellular 250 Starting Lineup
1. Christopher Bell
2. Chase Briscoe
3. Brandon Jones
4. Riley Herbst
5. Justin Allgaier
6. Cole Custer
7. Shane Lee
8. Austin Cindric
9. Michael Annett
10. Ryan Sieg
11. Tyler Reddick
12. Zane Smith
13. Noah Gragson
14. John Hunter Nemechek
15. Justin Haley
16. Jeremy Clements
17. Dillon Bassett
18. J.J. Yeley
19. Gray Gaulding
20. Brandon Brown
21. Will Rodgers
22. Chad Finchum
23. Ryan Vargas
24. Ray Black Jr.
25. Stephen Leicht
26. Joey Gase
27. Camden Murphy
28. Stefan Parsons
29. Josh Williams
30. Matt Mills
31. Timmy Hill
32. David Starr
33. Vinnie Miller
34. Morgan Shepherd
35. Garrett Smithley
36. Stan Mullis
37. Mike Harmon
38. Ryan Repko