Chase Briscoe has won five poles this season, including at the Daytona 500, Coca-Cola 600 and now the Brickyard 400.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/racing-america as Chase Briscoe Secures Brickyard 400 Pole at Indianapolis. Sure, it’s just qualifying, but this pole, his fifth of the season, means a lot of Chase Briscoe.

INDIANAPOLIS - Kyle Larson hit the bricks this Saturday afternoon in qualifying for the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Saturday: Scattered afternoon thunderstorms with a high near 90 degrees and winds from the south to southwest at 5 to 10 mph and a 40% chance of rain. It’s expected to be 87 degrees with a 24% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race.

Indiana-native Chase Briscoe has won the pole for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, beating fellow Toyota GAZOO Racing drivers Bubba Wallac

However, it was very nearly his teammate Denny Hamlin who took the honor, with the No. 11 having been over two-tenths up on Briscoe's lap time (49.136secs) on the final lap of qualifying when he crashed heavily into the wall, causing significant damage to his car.

INDIANAPOLIS - Kyle Larson jumped back into the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet as the NASCAR Cup and Xfinity Series hit the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Chase Briscoe will lead the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag in Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.