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Ty Gibbs after his pole at Bristol. (HHP/Alan Marler)

Gibbs Edges Out Berry For Bristol Pole

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Ty Gibbs stormed to his sixth pole of the season, ahead of Friday’s Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Gibbs edged out JR Motorsports’ Josh Berry by 0.062 hundredths of a second.

Behind Berry, was a Chevrolet brigade of Justin Allgaier, points leader A.J. Allmendinger and Sam Mayer. 

Allmendinger holds a 38-point advantage over Gibbs in the standings, as the NASCAR Xfinity Series regular season ends Friday night. 

On the playoff bubble, Landon Cassill holds a 19-point advantage over Ryan Sieg for the final playoff spot. 

Cassill starts 16th, while Sieg will roll off 10th on the grid at the drop of the green flag.