William Byron took pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Circuit of the Americas ⏱️ Sportscar ace Jordan Taylor was an inspired fourth subbing for Chase Elliott, as F1 champions Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button qualified 22nd and 24th ⬇️
William Byron took pole position for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Circuit of the Americas as Formula 1 champions Kimi Raikkonen and Jenson Button qualified in the mid-pack.Raikkonen and Button, the F1 world champions of 2007 and 2009, will start 22nd and 24th respectively for the first NASCAR road course of the season, while sportscar racer Jordan Taylor starred on his first outing subbing for the injured Chase Elliott at Hendrick Motorsports by setting the fourth-quickest time.
Reddick ended up 0.138s in arrears with the second fastest time, a 2m10.898s, while former sportscar racer Austin Cindric showcased his road racing ability with third - albeit 0.592s slower than Byron.
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