HAMPTON, Ga.— Christopher Bell will start from the pole in today’s Active Pest Control 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway giving Kyle Busch Motorsports the sweep of the front row.
The opening round saw spin by Mike Harmon in turn one after just leaving the pit lane. Drivers were picking up about one to one and a half seconds when they hit the track. Christopher Bell was fastest at180.834 mph, Chase Briscoe was second fastest at 179.982 mph, Timothy Peters was third at 179.621 mph, Noah Grayson was fourth at 179.539 mph, and Austin Cindric rounded out the top-five at 179.447 mph. Norm Benning, Jennifer Jo Cobb, and J.J. Yeley will not start in the late Saturday afternoon race.
In the final round, Bell laid down a lap of 180.922 mph. Kyle Busch will qualified second at 180.105 mph, Cindric qualified third at 179.901 mph, Briscoe qualified fourth at 179.902 mph, and Alex Bowman rounded out the top-five at a speed of 179.557 mph.
The Active Pest Control 200 from Atlanta will begin at 4:30 p.m. EST on Fox Sports 1 and Motor Racing Network.
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