Iowa starting lineup: Chase Briscoe scores 6th NASCAR Cup pole of the season

Chase Briscoe has won more poles this season than any other Cup driver.

NEWTON, Iowa — Chase Briscoe earned his second consecutive pole Saturday at Iowa Speedway and his series-best sixth of the season.

Briscoe has not started worse than second in the last four races. He's claimed four poles in the last 10 races.

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Briscoe is the first driver to have at least six poles through the first 23 races of the season since Kyle Busch in 2017.

Briscoe claimed the pole with a lap of 136.933 mph.

William Byron (136.435 mph) will start second, a week after he ran out of fuel at Indianapolis and lost a top-five finish.

Kyle Larson (136.429) will start third. Austin Cindric (136.358) qualified fourth. Brad Keselowski (136.252) completed the top five with his season-best starting spot.

Busch will start at the rear of the field in a backup car after he crashed in practice Saturday.

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