NASCAR Cup Homestead starting lineup: Chase Briscoe snags pole over Hamlin
A full field of 40 cars entered the NASCAR Cup Series finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Chase Briscoe earned his second pole of the 2026 season with a 32.396s lap, beating Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.017s. Briscoe was also fastest of all drivers in practice on Friday. "Yeah, our car was really good yesterday in practice too," said Briscoe. "So just have a really fast, Bass ...…
NASCAR's 2026 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway saw Chase Briscoe claim the pole position with a lap time of 32.396 seconds, narrowly beating teammate Denny Hamlin by 0.017 seconds. Briscoe's victory marked his second pole of the season and was a stark contrast to last year's seven poles, which were a struggle for his team.
Tyler Reddick, the championship leader, will start in third place, followed by Kyle Larson in fourth and Austin Cindric in fifth. Christopher Bell, the closest title challenger to Larson, starts sixth, with Chase Elliott seventh, William Byron eighth, Ryan Blaney ninth, and Daniel Suarez tenth. Hamlin, who lost the pole by a whisker, attributed his defeat to tire management and adjustments made by the team.
Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski, in his final start before leaving RFK Racing, lost control of his car at Turn 4, attributing the incident to slick track conditions. Casey Mears, marking a career milestone of 500 starts, qualified 37th.
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