Denny Hamlin won the Busch Light Pole Award after posting the fastest lap during NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
Chase Briscoe dominated at Darlington Raceway, leading 309 laps en route to Victory Lane. He is only the second driver to win back-to-back Southern 500s since Greg Biffle in 2005-06.
Connor Zilisch won the NASCAR Xfinity Series Pacific Office Automation 147 at Portland International Raceway for the series-best eighth NXS win of the season.
Denny Hamlin claimed the pole for Sunday’s Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a 171.381 mph lap. It’s his second Cup Series pole at Darlington, his second this season, and the 45th of his career.
Layne Riggs topped Craftsman Truck Series qualifying Friday afternoon at Darlington Raceway with a 167.705 mph lap. It’s his second career pole and his second this season.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 121.503 mph in 18.502 seconds for his second consecutive Truck pole of 2026 in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
This weekend marks the first points-paying NASCAR Cup Series race at North Wilkesboro Speedway since 1996, but Richard Childress Racing has a long and storied history at the track.
