Kyle Busch wins Cup pole for 2nd week in row

By The Associated Press

Kyle Busch turned a lap of 179.151 mph to win the pole at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. Busch had the fastest lap Friday to win a NASCAR Cup pole for the second week in a row. Busch won the pole last week at Dover.

Busch’s run at Dover was derailed when a tire came off the No. 18 Toyota during a pit stop. Busch crew chief Adams Stevens, tire carrier Kenny Barber and tire changer Jake Seminara were suspended four races for the infraction and will not be at Pocono. Race engineer Ben Beshore is the interim crew chief.

Martin Truex Jr. starts second and Matt Kenseth third for a 1-2-3 start for Toyota. Ryan Blaney was fourth, followed by Kurt Busch and Brad Keselowski, all Ford drivers.

IndyCar

Charlie Kimball has earned his first series pole with a two-lap average speed of 222.556 mph at the repaved and reconfigured Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. Kimball’s run was more than 3 mph faster than the previous two-lap qualifying record at Texas. Series points leader Scott Dixon will start on the front row Saturday night alongside his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate. Dixon’s qualifying average was222.516 mph.

Formula One

Kimi Raikkonen’s Ferrari had the fastest time inthe second practice at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Raikkonen completed the 2.71-mile lap at the Circuit GillesVilleneuve in 1 minute, 12.935 seconds. That was twotenths of a second faster than LewisHamilton’s Mercedes.