The 22-year-old from Georgia won the pole by more than two-tenths of a second while second through sixth place were separated by just as much.
“I didn’t know it was that fast,” Elliott told NBCSN after his run. “Our Hooters Chevy’s been nice all weekend, we made a couple changes actually at the end of that last practice before the rain and made it go a little faster, so hopefully it translates into driving the car tomorrow night.”
In a race where starting up at the front is so important, Alex Bowman will start second and Brad Keselowski will be third.
Kevin Harvick will start fifth and defending champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will go sixth.
The Coke Zero Sugar 400 can be seen at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Saturday.
Starting lineup for the Coke Zero Sugar 400
- Chase Elliott2. Alex Bowman3. Brad Keselowski4. Jimmie Johnson5. Kevin Harvick6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.7. Ryan Newman8. Michael McDowell9. Clint Bowyer10. Austin Dillon11. Joey Logano12. Ryan Blaney13. Martin Truex Jr.14. Kyle Larson15. Kyle Busch16. Brendan Gaughan17. Denny Hamlin18. William Byron19. Ty Dillon20. Trevor Bayne21. David Ragan22. Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr.23. Kurt Busch24. AJ Allmendinger25. Chris Buescher26. Aric Almirola27. Jamie McMurray28. Kasey Kahne29. Erik Jones30. Paul Menard31. Matt DiBenedetto32. Daniel Suarez33. Ross Chastain34. Jeffrey Earnhardt35. DJ Kennington36. Joey GaseDid not qualify37. Landon Cassill38. Corey Lajoie39. Ray Black II40. JJ Yeley41. Timothy Peters
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