Kyle Busch Grabs His Fifth Pole of the NNS Season at Bristol

        With a time of 15.354 seconds (124.971 mph), Kyle Busch was able to win his fifth pole of the NNS season and thirty second career NNS pole. It has been a common theme for Busch this season and in his career. He does a good job at getting the pole and goes on to win the race, but he will have a lot of competition tonight at the “World's Fastest Half-Mile”. The session was probably the most interesting session of the year. There was a lot of competition for the pole, drivers spinning out and hitting the wall, and some others just flat running into the wall. Plus, there was a rain delay that almost ended the session. All in all, if you wanted to watch one qualifying session this year, it would definitely have to be this one.

      Martin Roy was the first driver on track. Tony Raines or Brad Teague (there have been conflicting reports of who was in the car) was scheduled to go out first, but the car was not ready and he went on the five minute clock. Roy ran a slow lap and would go on to miss the race. Raines or Teague went out second and ran a very slow lap, but he is locked into the field and will not miss the race. It was a very short time before Carl Long had the first incident of the day on his second lap. Coming into turn 2, Long got really loose and started to spin. He tried to save it, but his car backed into the outside wall and slid along the wall. He had a good amount of damage and he will miss the race. Immediately after this, the qualifying session entered a rain delay. The session stayed under delay for a little while, but it was able to get back going. Matt DiBenedetto was the second change in the qualifying order. He was also put on the five minute clock, but he was able to get on track and run a lap that put him in the race. Shortly after this, Mike Wallace was the third change in qualifying order. He had a problem in practice and had to go to a back-up car, but he was able to run a lap. David Starr had the second incident of the session on his second lap. Coming to the start/finish line to complete his first lap, his car began to smoke and it slowed down due to a possibly busted oil line. Because he had only run one lap and had to qualify on time, he missed the race. Josh Wise also had trouble on the second lap of his run. He hit the wall in turn 3 and received a little bit of damage, but it wasn't too bad and he is in the race. After him, Chad Hackenbracht was the fourth change in the qualifying order. He was scheduled to go in front of Wise, but he was given some time before he ran his lap. Throughout the session, the pole had switched back and forth between drivers, but Kyle Busch changed that. He went out and took the pole at a very quick pace with eight cars left to go. Kyle Larson, Justin Allgaier, Ty Dillon, and Brian Scott all gave good runs at him, but Busch took the pole for the Food City 250.

        If you are a stickler for statistics, like I am, then you will like this stat. If you are not a Kyle Busch fan, like I am, you probably won't. In the five races Kyle Busch has started on the pole in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this year, he has won all five. Even with this stat, there are a lot of drivers that can unseat him in the field. You have Kasey Kahne, Brad Keselowski, Austin Dillon, Regan Smith, and they guy Busch had a battle with to win at the Bristol race earlier this year, Kyle Larson. I would not recommend missing this race because tempers are going to flare, drivers are going to battle it out for the win, and drivers are sure to wreck on the track. The race is about to begin on ESPN and once again, I hope you don't miss it.
(More Stats Down Below!)





Top 5 Qualifiers (With Times):
1st: Kyle Busch    15.354 (124.971 mph)
2nd: Brian Scott     15.366 (124.873 mph)
3rd: Ty Dillon    15.368 (124.857 mph)
4th: Justin Allgaier     15.382 (124.743 mph)
5th: Kyle Larson     15.393 (124.654 mph)

Notables Not in Top 5 (With Times):
6th: Austin Dillon    15.474 (124.002 mph)
7th: Regan Smith     15.521 (123.626 mph)
9th: Brian Vickers     15.526 (123.586 mph)
11th: Travis Pastrana     15.552 (123.380 mph)
13th: Sam Hornish Jr.    15.557 (123.340 mph)
15th: Brad Keselowski    15.565 (123.277 mph)
16th: Kasey Kahne     15.582 (123.142 mph)

Go-or-Go Homers (With Times):
12th: Drew Herring    15.555 (123.356 mph)
17th: Cole Whitt    15.587 (123.103 mph)
19th: Kenny Wallace     15.630 (122.764 mph)
20th: Brendan Gaughan     15.642 (122.670 mph)
23rd: Kevin Swindell     15.697 (122.240 mph)
27th: Ryan Reed    15.733 (121.960 mph)
32nd: Josh Wise     15.810 (121.366 mph)
33rd: Matt DiBenedetto     15.895 (120.717 mph)
34th: Chase Miller     15.909 (120.611 mph)
40th: J.J. Yeley     15.950 (120.301 mph)
41st: Joey Gase     15.951 (120.293 mph)
42nd: Kevin Lepage     15.968 (120.165 mph)
43rd: David Starr     15.988 (120.015 mph)
44th: Carl Long    16.025 (119.738 mph)
45th: Michael McDowell    16.080 (119.328 mph)
46th: Mike Harmon     16.373 (117.193 mph)
47th: Martin Roy    16.498 (116.305 mph)
48th: Morgan Shepherd    16.585 (115.695 mph)

DNQs: Joey Gase, Kevin Lepage, David Starr, Carl Long, Michael McDowell, Mike Harmon, Martin Roy, and Morgan Shepherd




Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-qualification.html
http://racing-reference.info/getqualify/2013-23/B
-Image:
https://twitter.com/NASCAR_NNS/status/371025621326888960/photo/1