Chase Elliott, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion, scored the pole for Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway. Driving the No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Elliott turned a fast lap time of 54.209 seconds (166.024 mph) to secure the pole.
Brandon Jones will start on the outside of the front row in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after he clocked in 0.161 seconds off the pole-winning time set by Elliott. Nick Sanchez, William Sawalich, and Ryan Sieg rounded out the top-five qualifiers in the session.
Here is the official starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 at Pocono Raceway, race 16 of 33.
Explore The Pocono Mountains 250 Starting Lineup
| Row | Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROW 1 | 1 | 17 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 54.209 | -- | 166.024 |
| ROW 1 | 2 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Cheez-It Toyota | 54.370 | 0.161 | 165.532 |
| ROW 2 | 3 | 48 | Nick Sanchez | Big Machine Racing Chevrolet | 54.414 | 0.205 | 165.399 |
| ROW 2 | 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota | 54.430 | 0.221 | 165.350 |
| ROW 3 | 5 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Ford | 54.482 | 0.273 | 165.192 |
| ROW 3 | 6 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Ford | 54.525 | 0.316 | 165.062 |
| ROW 4 | 7 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 54.531 | 0.322 | 165.044 |
| ROW 4 | 8 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 54.584 | 0.375 | 164.883 |
| ROW 5 | 9 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Registix Chevrolet | 54.631 | 0.422 | 164.742 |
| ROW 5 | 10 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Chevrolet | 54.638 | 0.429 | 164.721 |
| ROW 6 | 11 | 99 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Pocono Mountains Chevrolet | 54.728 | 0.519 | 164.450 |
| ROW 6 | 12 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Ford | 54.746 | 0.537 | 164.396 |
| ROW 7 | 13 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports TMC Transportation Chevrolet | 54.774 | 0.565 | 164.312 |
| ROW 7 | 14 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Global Industrial Chevrolet | 54.865 | 0.656 | 164.039 |
| ROW 8 | 15 | 16 | Christian Eckes | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 55.072 | 0.863 | 163.422 |
| ROW 8 | 16 | 25 | Harrison Burton | AM Racing Ford | 55.081 | 0.872 | 163.396 |
| ROW 9 | 17 | 19 | Justin Bonsignore | Joe Gibbs Racing TW Cable LLC Toyota | 55.083 | 0.874 | 163.390 |
| ROW 9 | 18 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing Chevrolet | 55.112 | 0.903 | 163.304 |
| ROW 10 | 19 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Members 1st FCU Chevrolet | 55.120 | 0.911 | 163.280 |
| ROW 10 | 20 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Chevrolet | 55.125 | 0.916 | 163.265 |
| ROW 11 | 21 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet | 55.155 | 0.946 | 163.177 |
| ROW 11 | 22 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Finish Powerball Chevrolet | 55.231 | 1.022 | 162.952 |
| ROW 12 | 23 | 4 | Parker Retzlaff | Alpha Prime Racing Finish Products Chevrolet | 55.428 | 1.219 | 162.373 |
| ROW 12 | 24 | 71 | Ryan Ellis | DGM Racing Sweetwater Construction Chevrolet | 55.461 | 1.252 | 162.276 |
| ROW 13 | 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Uglies Kettle Chips / TPG Toyota | 55.482 | 1.273 | 162.215 |
| ROW 13 | 26 | 11 | Josh Williams | Kaulig Racing Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 55.589 | 1.380 | 161.903 |
| ROW 14 | 27 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet | 55.647 | 1.438 | 161.734 |
| ROW 14 | 28 | 42 | Anthony Alfredo | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | 55.676 | 1.467 | 161.650 |
| ROW 15 | 29 | 45 | Mason Massey | Alpha Prime Racing Chevrolet | 55.862 | 1.653 | 161.111 |
| ROW 15 | 30 | 5 | Kris Wright | Our Motorsports Chevrolet | 56.045 | 1.836 | 160.585 |
| ROW 16 | 31 | 91 | Josh Bilicki | DGM Racing Rita's Italian Ice Chevrolet | 56.151 | 1.942 | 160.282 |
| ROW 16 | 32 | 14 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 56.625 | 2.416 | 158.940 |
| ROW 17 | 33 | 35 | Carson Ware | Joey Gase Motorsports Costa Oil Chevrolet | 57.203 | 2.994 | 157.334 |
| ROW 17 | 34 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | 57.541 | 3.332 | 156.410 |
| ROW 18 | 35 | 07 | Patrick Emerling | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 60.945 | 6.736 | 147.674 |
| ROW 18 | 36 | 70 | Leland Honeyman | Cope Family Racing LH Construction Chevrolet | 100.496 | 46.287 | 89.556 |
| ROW 19 | 37 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| ROW 19 | 38 | 53 | Logan Bearden | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
