William Byron, Christopher Bell Secure Poles at Darlington

Christopher Bell secured the pole position for the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Darlington Raceway, achieving a lap time of 29.911 seconds at 164.408 mph. This marks Bell’s first pole of the season and his second at Darlington, contributing to his 14th career pole in the series. He narrowly edged out teammate Brandon Jones, who will start second, while Justin Allgaier qualified third. The top five also includes Taylor Gray in fourth and Sam Mayer in fifth. The race, part of a doubleheader weekend at Darlington, is set to commence with 40 entrants vying for 38 available spots. Coverage begins at 3:30 p.m. ET on The CW.