Brad Keselowski takes pole position for RFK at Texas

Brad Keselowski led an all-Ford front row, beating Team Penske's Joey Logano by 0.028s

His lap of 188.99mph (28.573s) was enough for his 18th career pole position and his first in over three years.

"We want to win, but you got to start somewhere," said Keselowski after celebrating with his crew. "Had a good test last week at Homestead -- learned a bunch. We really needed that and now we're able to apply it here in Texas with our RFK No. 6 Ford. We'll see, 500 miles on Sunday is a little bit different from qualifying, but a great start for us for sure.

Speaking of the work he has put in to help RFK become competitive again: "Yeah, it's a lot of pain but now we're starting to feel the gains from it. It's just like working out. It sucks. It really does. But then, when you get out of the gym and you feel better a week or two later, you start to see the results and that's what we're getting as a team."

Looking ahead to the race, he said drivers will have to "versatile" in what will be a long, hot and difficult day. "I think there's been a lot of eyes on the Xfinity race here in just a little bit to see what we can learn but you know, Texas is a really tough track and as hot as it is this weekend, it's going to make it that much tougher."

Beyond the front row was William Byron placing third, Tyler Reddick fourth, and Michael McDowell with an impressive qualifying effort in fifth.

Chase Elliott, Austin Dillon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top-ten.

Cla	#	Driver		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	6	Brad Keselowski		Ford	1	28.573			188.990
2	22	Joey Logano		Ford	1	28.601	0.028	0.028	188.805
3	24	William Byron		Chevrolet	1	28.601	0.028	0.000	188.805
4	8	Tyler Reddick		Chevrolet	1	28.664	0.091	0.063	188.390
5	34	Michael McDowell		Ford	1	28.719	0.146	0.055	188.029
6	9	Chase Elliott		Chevrolet	1	28.731	0.158	0.012	187.950
7	3	Austin Dillon		Chevrolet	1	28.793	0.220	0.062	187.546
8	11	Denny Hamlin		Toyota	1	28.879	0.306	0.086	186.987
9	5	Kyle Larson		Chevrolet	1	28.996	0.423	0.117	186.233
10	99	Daniel Suarez		Chevrolet	1	29.126	0.553	0.130	185.401

Round 1 / Group A

Ty Gibbs was the first driver in qualifying to reach the 28-second bracket, but it wasn't enough to advance. He was eventually bumped by Logano.

Reddick, who led all Group A drivers in practice, repeated that performance in qualifying. His 28.593s lap topped the round. Larson, Logano, Keselowski, and Hamlin also advanced.

RFK Racing remained impressive a week after their Bristol victory, with Keselowski advancing and Chris Buescher being the first driver on the outside. He missed out by just 0.040s. 

Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell were the only playoff drivers who failed to advance. Blaney will start 14th and Bell 22nd.

Cla	#	Driver		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	8	Tyler Reddick		Chevrolet	1	28.593			188.857
2	5	Kyle Larson		Chevrolet	1	28.665	0.072	0.072	188.383
3	22	Joey Logano		Ford	1	28.674	0.081	0.009	188.324
4	6	Brad Keselowski		Ford	1	28.698	0.105	0.024	188.166
5	11	Denny Hamlin		Toyota	1	28.723	0.130	0.025	188.003
6	17	Chris Buescher		Ford	1	28.763	0.170	0.040	187.741
7	12	Ryan Blaney		Ford	1	28.768	0.175	0.005	187.709
8	23	Ty Gibbs		Toyota	1	28.836	0.243	0.068	187.266
9	45	Bubba Wallace		Toyota	1	28.851	0.258	0.015	187.169
10	20	Christopher Bell		Toyota	1	28.963	0.370	0.112	186.445
11	10	Aric Almirola		Ford	1	29.084	0.491	0.121	185.669
12	43	Erik Jones		Chevrolet	1	29.137	0.544	0.053	185.331
13	38	Todd Gilliland		Ford	1	29.150	0.557	0.013	185.249
14	31	Justin Haley		Chevrolet	1	29.261	0.668	0.111	184.546
15	42	Ty Dillon		Chevrolet	1	29.305	0.712	0.044	184.269
16	15	Garrett Smithley		Ford	1	29.501	0.908	0.196	183.045
17	78	B.J. McLeod		Ford	1	29.744	1.151	0.243	181.549
18	51	Cody Ware		Ford

Round 1 / Group B

Landon Cassill had a loose moment on his warm-up lap, but managed to evade disaster. 

It was Dillon who then put the No. 3 Chevrolet at the top of the charts with a 28.716s lap, but that time was nearly two tenths off his teammate from the first group. He held the position until William Byron eclipsed it with a 28.588s lap.

Dillon ended up second, followed by Elliott, Suarez, and McDowell.

Elliott was the last driver out, and bumped Austin Cindric with his time. The Penske driver missed advancing by 0.030s.

Cindric, Ross Chastain, Alex Bowman and Chase Briscoe were the playoff drivers who failed to advance. Cindric will start 11th, Chastain 12th, Bowman 17th, and Briscoe 30th.

Cla	#	Driver		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	24	William Byron		Chevrolet	1	28.588			188.890
2	3	Austin Dillon		Chevrolet	1	28.716	0.128	0.128	188.048
3	99	Daniel Suarez		Chevrolet	1	28.719	0.131	0.003	188.029
4	9	Chase Elliott		Chevrolet	1	28.719	0.131	0.000	188.029
5	34	Michael McDowell		Ford	1	28.721	0.133	0.002	188.016
6	2	Austin Cindric		Ford	1	28.751	0.163	0.030	187.820
7	1	Ross Chastain		Chevrolet	1	28.753	0.165	0.002	187.806
8	19	Martin Truex Jr.		Toyota	1	28.826	0.238	0.073	187.331
9	48	Alex Bowman		Chevrolet	1	28.837	0.249	0.011	187.259
10	18	Kyle Busch		Toyota	1	28.840	0.252	0.003	187.240
11	21	Harrison Burton		Ford	1	28.851	0.263	0.011	187.169
12	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.		Chevrolet	1	28.944	0.356	0.093	186.567
13	4	Kevin Harvick		Ford	1	28.994	0.406	0.050	186.245
14	41	Cole Custer		Ford	1	29.051	0.463	0.057	185.880
15	16	Noah Gragson		Chevrolet	1	29.103	0.515	0.052	185.548
16	7	Corey Lajoie		Chevrolet	1	29.170	0.582	0.067	185.122
17	14	Chase Briscoe		Ford	1	29.181	0.593	0.011	185.052
18	77	Landon Cassill		Chevrolet	1	30.380	1.792	1.199	177.749