Elliott captures Talladega pole

Chase Elliott won his second career Sprint Cup pole by taking the top spot in qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway, where his father started from the pole in this race 30 years ago.

Elliott turned a lap at 192.661 mph to put his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the top position for Sunday’s race. Bill Elliott won the pole in 1986 with a lap at 212.229 mph.

“This is definitely a special place,” said Chase Elliott, who grew up in Dawsonville, Ga., which is 170 miles from Talladega, Ala.

Elliott also won the pole for the season-opening Daytona 500, but he crashed and finished 37th.

Austin Dillon quali- fied second with a lap at 192.424 mph, and defending race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified third to give Hendrick three cars in the top five. Jimmie Johnson qualified fifth. In other news: • Elliott Sadler was declared winner of the Xfinity Series race at Talladega Superspeedway after a NASCAR review to determine who was out front when a caution froze the field in overtime. Sadler was chasing leader Joey Logano on the final lap when Logano tried to block Sadler’s attempt at a pass for the victory. Logano went high for a block and then low, but Sadler spun him during the rapid lane changing. Logano’s car turned into the wall and created a crash that brought out the yellow flag. Brennan Poole crossed the finish line first and thought he had earned his first career Xfinity Series race. NASCAR ruled Sadler was the leader when the race officially ended. Poole dropped to third.

• Ryan Dungey wrapped up his second consecutive AMA Supercross season title and third overall with a fourth-place finish at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Red Bull KTM factory rider, an eight-time winner this year, has a 36-point lead over Suzuki’s Ken Roczen with one race left.