Sheldon Creed charged to the NASCAR Xfinity Series pole on Saturday morning at Pocono Raceway. The driver of the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota GR Supra turned a fast lap of 53.810 sec. (167.255 mph), which was 0.298 sec. faster than Brandon Jones, who will join Creed on the front row.
Justin Allgaier, Taylor Gray, and Chandler Smith rounded out the top five fastest in qualifying.
Here is the official starting lineup for the 2024 NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 225 at Pocono Raceway, race 19 of 33.
Starting Lineup / Qualifying Results
| Row | Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Joe Gibbs Racing Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 53.810 | -- | 167.255 | 1 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 9 | Brandon Jones | JR Motorsports Menards / Cheez-It Chevrolet | 54.108 | 0.298 | 166.334 | 1 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 54.159 | 0.349 | 166.177 | 1 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 19 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 54.180 | 0.370 | 166.113 | 1 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 81 | Chandler Smith | Joe Gibbs Racing Smith General Contracting Toyota | 54.305 | 0.495 | 165.731 | 1 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 17 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 54.331 | 0.521 | 165.651 | 1 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 54.362 | 0.552 | 165.557 | 1 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 00 | Cole Custer | Stewart-Haas Racing Haas Automation Ford | 54.377 | 0.567 | 165.511 | 1 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 54.380 | 0.570 | 165.502 | 1 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 54.457 | 0.647 | 165.268 | 1 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 54.532 | 0.722 | 165.041 | 1 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 1 | Sam Mayer | JR Motorsports RTIC Outdoors Chevrolet | 54.556 | 0.746 | 164.968 | 1 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | Jordan Anderson Racing FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 54.704 | 0.894 | 164.522 | 1 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 15 | Josh Berry | AM Racing VIVA Tequila Seltzer Ford | 54.749 | 0.939 | 164.387 | 1 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Big Machine Racing Spiked Lite Tropical Coolers Chevrolet | 54.838 | 1.028 | 164.120 | 1 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Our Motorsports Botticelli / Shop Rite Chevrolet | 54.839 | 1.029 | 164.117 | 1 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Puryear Tank Lines Chevrolet | 54.856 | 1.046 | 164.066 | 1 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Stewart-Haas Racing Monster Energy Ford | 54.881 | 1.071 | 163.991 | 1 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 54.892 | 1.082 | 163.958 | 1 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Champion Containers Chevrolet | 54.908 | 1.098 | 163.911 | 1 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | DGM Racing DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet | 55.007 | 1.197 | 163.616 | 1 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 55.124 | 1.314 | 163.268 | 1 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | RSS Racing Recycled Materials Association Ford | 55.138 | 1.328 | 163.227 | 1 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Spartan Waste / FOX Sports 98.3 FM Chevrolet | 55.231 | 1.421 | 162.952 | 1 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 26 | Corey Heim | Sam Hunt Racing Lehigh Valley Phantoms Toyota | 55.290 | 1.480 | 162.778 | 1 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 55.460 | 1.650 | 162.279 | 1 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Members 1st Chevrolet | 55.574 | 1.764 | 161.946 | 1 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 42 | Leland Honeyman | Young's Motorsports Randco Industries Chevrolet | 55.713 | 1.903 | 161.542 | 1 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Rita's Ice Chevrolet | 55.793 | 1.983 | 161.311 | 1 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Alpha Prime Racing Sweetwater Construction Corp Chevrolet | 55.902 | 2.092 | 160.996 | 1 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 14 | Mason Massey | SS-GreenLight Racing Real American Beer Chevrolet | 55.911 | 2.101 | 160.970 | 1 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-GreenLight Racing Camelback Resorts Chevrolet | 55.944 | 2.134 | 160.875 | 1 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing US Hydrations Ford | 55.954 | 2.144 | 160.846 | 1 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 20 | Ryan Truex | Joe Gibbs Racing Certified Collision Center Toyota | 56.011 | 2.201 | 160.683 | 1 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | RSS Racing AutoParkit Ford | 56.483 | 2.673 | 159.340 | 1 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing 10 Mil Brewing Co. Chevrolet | 56.569 | 2.759 | 159.098 | 1 |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 4 | Thomas Annunziata | JD Motorsports Teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet | 56.885 | 3.075 | 158.214 | 1 |
| ROW 19 | 38 | 35 | Stephen Mallozzi | Joey Gase Motorsports Great Pocono Homes Chevrolet | 58.550 | 4.740 | 153.715 | 1 |
