Suarez Claims Homestead Pole - Speedway Digest

Daniel Suarez will start from the pole position in the Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This is his third pole of the 2016 season, and his sixth career pole.

The first round of qualifying saw Kyle Larson at the top of the leaderboard at 168.261 mph. Suarez was second at 168.193 mph, Justin Allgaier was third at 167.759 mph, Erik Jones was fourth at 167.033 mph, and Darrell Wallace Jr was fifth at 166.770. Elliott Sadler was 10th in this round at 166.077 mph. Matt Tifft will start 39th due to not being able to pass inspection. The five drivers who will not compete in the season finale include Dexter Stacey, Mike Harmon, Ryan Ellis, Morgan Shepard, and David Starr.

In the second round of qualifying, Suarez was at the top of the leaderboard at 169.062 mph. Larson was second at 168.998 mph, Sadler was third at 168.850 mph, Jones was fourth at 168.761 mph, and Austin Dillon rounded out the top-five at 168.724 mph. Allgaier was eighth in this round at 167.660 mph.

In the third round, Suarez clinched the pole with a speed of 169.924 mph. Sadler will start second with a speed of 169.747 mph, Jones will start third at 169.545 mph, Ryan Blaney will start fourth at 168.545 mph, and A. Dillon will start fifth at 168.545 mph. Allgaier will start from the sixth position, while Suarez, Sadler, and Jones will start in positions one, two, and three.

The Ford EcoBoost 300 will be live on Motor Racing Network and NBCSN beginning at 3:00 p.m. EST.

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