Denny Hamlin took the pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series eero 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, but the pole came by the narrowest of margins over Kyle Larson.
Hamlin topped Larson by 0.001 seconds to score the pole in the first NASCAR Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway in seven seasons.
Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski, and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five fastest in the qualifying session.
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Official eero 400 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Sponsor | Make | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Progressive Insurance | Toyota | 30.296 | 0.000 | 178.241 |
| 2 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | HendrickCars.com | Chevrolet | 30.297 | 0.001 | 178.235 |
| 3 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Body Guard | Ford | 30.311 | 0.015 | 178.153 |
| 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Travel Centers of America | Ford | 30.322 | 0.026 | 178.089 |
| 5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Monster Energy | Toyota | 30.323 | 0.027 | 178.083 |
| 6 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | SAIA Freight + Logistics | Toyota | 30.398 | 0.102 | 177.643 |
| 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Bass Pro Shops | Toyota | 30.399 | 0.103 | 177.637 |
| 8 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Upper Deck/Space Jam 30th Anniversary | Toyota | 30.420 | 0.124 | 177.515 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | NAPA Auto Parts | Chevrolet | 30.424 | 0.128 | 177.491 |
| 10 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Anduril | Chevrolet | 30.472 | 0.176 | 177.212 |
| 11 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Celsius | Chevrolet | 30.481 | 0.185 | 177.160 |
| 12 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Ally | Chevrolet | 30.502 | 0.206 | 177.038 |
| 13 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Jordan Brand | Toyota | 30.523 | 0.227 | 176.916 |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Menards/Dutch Boy | Ford | 30.528 | 0.232 | 176.887 |
| 15 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Zeigler Auto Group | Chevrolet | 30.531 | 0.235 | 176.869 |
| 16 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Vermeer Midwest | Ford | 30.552 | 0.256 | 176.748 |
| 17 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | Raid/Dollar Tree | Toyota | 30.564 | 0.268 | 176.678 |
| 18 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | Monster Energy Zero Sugar | Toyota | 30.576 | 0.280 | 176.609 |
| 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Busch Light Flavor Showdown | Chevrolet | 30.580 | 0.284 | 176.586 |
| 20 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Mariano's/Athletic Brewing | Ford | 30.629 | 0.333 | 176.304 |
| 21 | 88 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | Red Bull | Chevrolet | 30.632 | 0.336 | 176.286 |
| 22 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB | UChicago Medicine/AdventHealth | Toyota | 30.683 | 0.387 | 175.993 |
| 23 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | PPG | Ford | 30.706 | 0.410 | 175.861 |
| 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Pylon Aviation | Chevrolet | 30.770 | 0.474 | 175.496 |
| 25 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Dow Veterans | Chevrolet | 30.779 | 0.483 | 175.444 |
| 26 | 7 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports | Modo Casino | Chevrolet | 30.795 | 0.499 | 175.353 |
| 27 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Sea Best | Chevrolet | 30.813 | 0.517 | 175.251 |
| 28 | 67 | Corey Heim | 23XI Racing | Shield AI | Toyota | 30.827 | 0.531 | 175.171 |
| 29 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | gener8tor | Ford | 30.911 | 0.615 | 174.695 |
| 30 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing | SuperFile x Lefty Out There | Chevrolet | 30.961 | 0.665 | 174.413 |
| 31 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Shell Pennzoil | Ford | 30.996 | 0.700 | 174.216 |
| 32 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Long John Silver's | Ford | 31.021 | 0.725 | 174.076 |
| 33 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Haas/Andy's | Chevrolet | 31.074 | 0.778 | 173.779 |
| 34 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | eero | Ford | 31.155 | 0.859 | 173.327 |
| 35 | 33 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | zone x 7-Eleven | Chevrolet | 31.171 | 0.875 | 173.238 |
| 36 | 44 | JJ Yeley | NY Racing Team | Fanatics Casino | Chevrolet | 31.969 | 1.673 | 168.914 |
| 37 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Super.com/Rocket Doctor | Ford | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 38 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Veterans 1001/Delaware Life | Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
