Briscoe has struggled this year with just six top-10 finishes through 25 races and he’ll need a win in Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway to make the 16-driver playoff field.
As the last car to make a qualifying attempt in the final round, Briscoe’s average lap speed of 181.822 mph just edged Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Aric Almirola (181.693 mph), who ended up second quick.
The pole is the first this season for Briscoe and the second of his career. His only other pole came last spring at Atlanta.
“It feels good,” said Briscoe, who is currently 31st in the series standings. “It’s just a testament to all the men and women at Stewart-Haas. “For us to lock up the front row is really cool.”
Almirola said SHR “certainly brought a lot of speed” to the Daytona regular season finale.
“We’ve had great speedway cars all year long and this place has been a great place for us,” he said. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow night. Tonight, we’ll lick our wound son missing out on the pole but tomorrow night is the big prize.”
Fellow Ford driver Harrison Burton ended up third fastest (181.404 mph).
Rounding out the top five were Toyota drivers Bubba Wallace – who currently holds the final playoff spot on points – and Ty Gibbs.
Completing the top-10 starting lineup: Riley Herbst, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Ryan Preece and Kevin Harvick.
In all, Fords claimed seven of the top-10 starting positions and the top five qualifiers all need a win in Saturday night’s race to guarantee a spot in the 2023 playoffs.
| Cla | Driver | # | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Interval | Mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  CHASE BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing |
14 | Ford | 1 | 49.499 | 181.822 | |
| 2 | ARIC ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing |
10 | Ford | 1 | +0.035 | 0.035 | 181.693 |
| 3 | HARRISON BURTONWood Brothers Racing |
21 | Ford | 1 | +0.114 | 0.079 | 181.404 |
| 4 | BUBBA WALLACE23XI Racing |
23 | Toyota | 1 | +0.140 | 0.026 | 181.309 |
| 5 |
TY GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing
|
54 | Toyota | 1 | +0.143 | 0.003 | 181.298 |
| 6 | RILEY HERBSTFront Row Motorsports |
36 | Ford | 1 | +0.149 | 0.006 | 181.276 |
| 7 | KYLE LARSONHendrick Motorsports |
5 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.155 | 0.006 | 181.254 |
| 8 | RYAN BLANEYTeam Penske |
12 | Ford | 1 | +0.210 | 0.055 | 181.054 |
| 9 | RYAN PREECEStewart-Haas Racing |
41 | Ford | 1 | +0.242 | 0.032 | 180.937 |
| 10 | KEVIN HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing |
4 | Ford | 1 | +0.273 | 0.031 | 180.825 |
Round 1
Fords were dominant early in qualifying at Daytona with Briscoe leading the way in the first round with an average lap speed of 181.723 mph.
Wallace was second quick at 181.167 mph and Herbst, driving a third Front Row Motorsports Ford entry this week, was third fastest at 181.148 mph.
Gibbs was fourth and Larson rounded out the top five and the only Chevrolet driver to advance to the final round.
Also advancing to the final round were Burton, Almirola, Blaney, Harvick and Preece.
RFK Racing drivers Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher were the first two drivers to miss cracking the top-10.
Legacy Motor Club’s No. 42 Chevrolet failed inspection twice and had a crew member ejected from the track. Xfinity Series regular Josh Berry is driving the car this week.
The No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet of Chandler Smith also failed inspection twice and had a crew member ejected.
| Cla | Driver | # | Manufacturer | Laps | Time | Interval | Mph |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHASE BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing |
14 | Ford | 1 | 49.526 | 181.723 | |
| 2 | BUBBA WALLACE23XI Racing |
23 | Toyota | 1 | +0.152 | 0.152 | 181.167 |
| 3 | RILEY HERBSTFront Row Motorsports |
36 | Ford | 1 | +0.157 | 0.005 | 181.148 |
| 4 |
TY GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing
|
54 | Toyota | 1 | +0.161 | 0.004 | 181.134 |
| 5 | KYLE LARSONHendrick Motorsports |
5 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.172 | 0.011 | 181.094 |
| 6 | HARRISON BURTONWood Brothers Racing |
21 | Ford | 1 | +0.179 | 0.007 | 181.068 |
| 7 | ARIC ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing |
10 | Ford | 1 | +0.202 | 0.023 | 180.985 |
| 8 | RYAN BLANEYTeam Penske |
12 | Ford | 1 | +0.212 | 0.010 | 180.948 |
| 9 | KEVIN HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing |
4 | Ford | 1 | +0.282 | 0.070 | 180.694 |
| 10 | RYAN PREECEStewart-Haas Racing |
41 | Ford | 1 | +0.287 | 0.005 | 180.676 |
| 11 | CHRIS BUESCHERRFK Racing |
17 | Ford | 1 | +0.326 | 0.039 | 180.534 |
| 12 | BRAD KESELOWSKIRFK Racing |
6 | Ford | 1 | +0.350 | 0.024 | 180.448 |
| 13 | MARTIN TRUEX JRJoe Gibbs Racing |
19 | Toyota | 1 | +0.366 | 0.016 | 180.390 |
| 14 | JOEY LOGANOTeam Penske |
22 | Ford | 1 | +0.396 | 0.030 | 180.281 |
| 15 | CHRISTOPHER BELLJoe Gibbs Racing |
20 | Toyota | 1 | +0.402 | 0.006 | 180.260 |
| 16 | AUSTIN CINDRICTeam Penske |
2 | Ford | 1 | +0.417 | 0.015 | 180.205 |
| 17 | AJ ALLMENDINGERKaulig Racing |
16 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.425 | 0.008 | 180.177 |
| 18 | KYLE BUSCHRichard Childress Racing |
8 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.427 | 0.002 | 180.169 |
| 19 | DENNY HAMLINJoe Gibbs Racing |
11 | Toyota | 1 | +0.436 | 0.009 | 180.137 |
| 20 | TYLER REDDICK23XI Racing |
45 | Toyota | 1 | +0.461 | 0.025 | 180.047 |
| 21 | AUSTIN DILLONRichard Childress Racing |
3 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.527 | 0.066 | 179.809 |
| 22 |  DANIEL SUAREZTrackHouse Racing |
99 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.529 | 0.002 | 179.802 |
| 23 | CHASE ELLIOTTHendrick Motorsports |
9 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.553 | 0.024 | 179.716 |
| 24 | ERIK JONESLegacy Motor Club |
43 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.576 | 0.023 | 179.634 |
| 25 | ROSS CHASTAINTrackHouse Racing |
1 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.582 | 0.006 | 179.612 |
| 26 | AUSTIN HILLBeard Motorsports |
62 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.680 | 0.098 | 179.261 |
| 27 | WILLIAM BYRONHendrick Motorsports |
24 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.705 | 0.025 | 179.172 |
| 28 | JUSTIN HALEYKaulig Racing |
31 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.727 | 0.022 | 179.094 |
| 29 | JOSH BERRYLegacy Motor Club | 42 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.746 | 0.019 | 179.026 |
| 30 | TY DILLONSpire Motorsports |
77 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.794 | 0.048 | 178.855 |
| 31 | ALEX BOWMANHendrick Motorsports |
48 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.829 | 0.035 | 178.731 |
| 32 | RICKY STENHOUSE JRJTG Daugherty Racing |
47 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.856 | 0.027 | 178.635 |
| 33 | JJ YELEYRick Ware Racing |
51 | Ford | 1 | +0.885 | 0.029 | 178.532 |
| 34 | BRENNAN POOLERick Ware Racing |
15 | Ford | 1 | +0.889 | 0.004 | 178.518 |
| 35 | TODD GILLILANDFront Row Motorsports |
38 | Ford | 1 | +0.895 | 0.006 | 178.497 |
| 36 |
CHANDLER SMITHKaulig Racing
|
13 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.906 | 0.011 | 178.458 |
| 37 | COREY LAJOIESpire Motorsports |
7 | Chevrolet | 1 | +0.948 | 0.042 | 178.310 |
| 38 | BJ MCLEODLive Fast Motorsports |
78 | Chevrolet | 1 | +1.071 | 0.123 | 177.876 |
| 39 | MICHAEL MCDOWELLFront Row Motorsports |
34 | Ford | 1 | +1.186 | 0.115 | 177.473 |
