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By Staff Report NASCAR.com
Photo: Chris Graythen | Getty Images
Shane van Gisbergen nabbed his second career Busch Light Pole Award in the NASCAR Cup Series, putting down a fast lap of 93.904 mph before inclement weather cut Saturday’s qualifying session short at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.
All 37 drivers were able to put down a qualifying lap before rain fell on the 2.42-mile Mexico City road course with 17 minutes to go.
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Ryan Preece will join van Gisbergen on the front row with a 93.839 mph lap. It’s the second front-row start of the year for the No. 60 RFK Racing driver. Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain (93.830 mph), Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ty Gibbs (93.757 mph) and Spire Motorsports’ Michael McDowell (93.704 mph) completed the top five.
Kyle Larson (93.694 mph), Todd Gilliland (93.657 mph), AJ Allmendinger (93.655 mph), Joey Logano (93.628 mph) and Mexico native Daniel Suárez (93.616 mph) rounded out the top 10.
