Christopher Bell will lead the Cup Series starting lineup on Sunday afternoon at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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Bell, who seeks his third trip to the Championship 4, won the pole with a lap of 29.135 seconds. This is his 13th career pole and his third of the season. Bell's best finish after starting from the pole is second in last season's playoff race at Las Vegas.
Tyler Reddick qualified second with a lap of 29.148 seconds. This is his sixth front-row start this season. Reddick's best finish after starting from the front row is a win at Michigan International Speedway.
Alex Bowman (29.195 seconds), Denny Hamlin (29.181 seconds), and Kyle Larson (29.205 seconds) all qualified inside the top five.
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Six of the eight playoff drivers qualified inside the top 10. William Byron in ninth (29.242 seconds) and Joey Logano in 10th (29.287 seconds) joined Bell, Reddick, Hamlin, and Larson.
Chase Elliott qualified 18th at the 1.5-mile track with a lap of 29.381 seconds. Ryan Blaney did not qualify after crashing in practice. He will have to go to a backup car for Sunday afternoon's playoff race.
"We've got all race," Blaney said about starting from the rear of the field. "We might not be able to get stage points in the first one, but hopefully by the second one maybe we'll get some stage points and then hopefully the speed is good enough to where we can run up towards the front."
The race on Sunday marks the 34th time Cup teams have competed at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson, who starts 29th, leads Cup drivers with four trips to victory lane at the Nevada track.
Pre-race coverage for Sunday's playoff race begins at 2 p.m. ET on NBC. Race coverage continues at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC. The command to fire engines will take place at 2:38 p.m. ET. The green flag will wave to start the race at 2:49 p.m. ET.
