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Bowman beats Berry and Gragson to Homestead NASCAR Cup pole
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Bowman beats Berry and Gragson to Homestead NASCAR Cup pole

By Miles Cooper March 22, 2025
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Alex Bowman is hoping to proceed the development of drivers whose surnames begin with the letter ‘B’ profitable each race this 12 months, and he actually improved his possibilities by way of his Saturday qualifying effort. Due to a useful cloud, he was capable of put the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on pole place.  

Noah Gragson, who was simply the fifth driver out on monitor, held onto the highest spot for a lot of the session whereas a number of contenders struggled. Because the monitor warmed up within the Florida solar, nobody might match the No. 4 Entrance Row Motorsports Ford as Gragson got here nearer and nearer to amassing his first profession NASCAR Cup Collection pole after 80 tries.

Good timing

Nonetheless, as clouds moved over the monitor within the ultimate couple of minutes, the asphalt started to chill and the final drivers out had been capable of capitalize on it. Bowman rocketed to P1, beating Gragson by over a tenth of a second. A visibly pissed off Gragson marched again to the storage space as Berry then claimed 2nd, displacing Gragson on the entrance row. Bowman ended up beating final week’s race winner, Berry, by simply 0.073s for the highest spot, incomes his sixth profession Cup Collection pole and his first at a 1.5-mile intermediate monitor.

“Trying up, seems to be like we received some clouds. However yeah, I really feel like we struggled somewhat bit in apply on the long term however had been actually quick on the brief run,” stated Bowman in his interview to FOX Sports activities 1.

“We have overcome rather a lot this 12 months. I feel folks do not realize the quantity of issues we have had go incorrect all through our races … simply must have the whole lot go proper and execute all day. I really feel like we have some work to do for tomorrow on the long term for certain, however a minimum of we’re beginning up entrance and may have pit stall.”

Bowman beats Berry and Gragson to Homestead NASCAR Cup pole

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Photograph by: Jonathan Bachman – Getty Pictures

Berry will begin second, in his third profession entrance row begin, the very best qualifying effort for the No. 21 Wooden Brothers Ford since profitable pole at Dover in 2020. Berry is presently within the playoffs after incomes his first profession victory final weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, however now he has the possibility to presumably earn the historic Wooden Brothers staff their first multi-win season since 1981.

“Simply so pleased with everybody on this No. 21 staff,” stated Berry. “They’re making me look good proper now. We received actually good automobiles. Simply thanks to everybody at Wooden Brothers Racing and Crew Penske … it has been a enjoyable begin to the season.”

Josh Berry, Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Josh Berry, Wooden Brothers Racing Ford

Photograph by: James Gilbert / Getty Pictures

Gragson ended up third, Chase Briscoe fourth, and William Byron fifth. Ryan Blaney, John-Hunter Nemechek, Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top-ten.

However because of the ever-changing situations, there are numerous star drivers beginning deeper within the pack than anticipated. Friday evening’s Truck Collection winner Kyle Larson certified 14th as he goals to finish the weekend sweep whereas Christopher Bell — who has the very best common end right here of all lively drivers — was sixteenth. Tyler Reddick, who received at Homestead just some months in the past, timed in twentieth. Different notable names resembling Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Ross Chastain, and Brad Keselowski will all have some work to do on Sunday as effectively.

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