Denny Hamlin Claims Cracker Barrel 400 Pole as Rain Cancels 2nd Straight NASCAR Qualifying
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Updated · ESPN · May 30
Denny Hamlin Claims Cracker Barrel 400 Pole as Rain Cancels 2nd Straight NASCAR Qualifying
10 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 30
Denny Hamlin will start first in Sunday night's Cracker Barrel 400 after spotty showers scrubbed qualifying at Nashville Superspeedway and NASCAR set the field by rulebook.
Severe enough weather paused track activity and sent fans out of the grandstands, with more rain still in the Sunday forecast.
Hamlin's No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota will share the front row with points leader Tyler Reddick's No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota.
Daniel Suarez, coming off last week's win, starts on the second row with Christopher Bell, while Joe Gibbs Racing placed three cars in the top six.
The washout marked the second straight Cup race weekend in which rain canceled qualifying after Charlotte's Coca-Cola 600 lineup was also set without timed runs.
With rain repeatedly disrupting races, can NASCAR's new technology finally conquer its wet oval track problem?
Denny Hamlin starts on pole, but can he hold off his own team's driver, the dominant Tyler Reddick?