By Aaron Bearden, Motorsports Editor
HAMPTON, Ga. — Christopher Bell will make his NASCAR XFINITY Series debut at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the same place he left it in his last NASCAR Camping World Truck Series start – atop the charts.
Bell laid down a 181.176-mph circuit to claim the pole for Saturday’s Rinnai 250. The result was his second-career pole in 10 XFINITY Series starts, joining a 2017 pole award at Iowa Speedway.
Joey Logano slotted in second with a speed of 180.999, a speed that place him just .03 seconds behind the Oklahoman for the top spot. XFINITY Series newcomer John Hunter Nemechek followed in third, with Cole Custer (180.645 mph) and Kevin Harvick (180.639 mph) rounding out the top five.
Daniel Hemric (180.439 mph), Brandon Jones (179.755 mph), Kyle Benjamin (179.702 mph), Austin Cindric (179.697 mph) and Elliott Sadler (179.673 mph) completed the top 10, with Daytona International Speedway winner Tyler Reddick (179.267 mph) and Ryan Reed (179.081 mph) capping off the final round.
The round played out without any incidents. With the rapid tire wear race cars suffer on the aged 1.5-mile Atlanta oval, nearly every driver’s quickest run came in their first attempt at the track in each round.
Mike Harmon and Josh Bilicki failed to qualify for the event.
Coverage for the Rinnai 250 will begin at 2 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
Rinnai 250 Qualifying Results
| Pos. | Car No. | Driver | Manu. | Delta | Best Time | Best Speed (Mph) |
| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell # | Toyota | — | 30.6 | 181.176 |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano(i) | Ford | 0.03 | 30.63 | 180.999 |
| 3 | 42 | John H. Nemechek | Chevrolet | 0.069 | 30.669 | 180.769 |
| 4 | 0 | Cole Custer | Ford | 0.09 | 30.69 | 180.645 |
| 5 | 98 | Kevin Harvick(i) | Ford | 0.091 | 30.691 | 180.639 |
| 6 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 0.125 | 30.725 | 180.439 |
| 7 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Toyota | 0.242 | 30.842 | 179.755 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Benjamin | Toyota | 0.251 | 30.851 | 179.702 |
| 9 | 12 | Austin Cindric # | Ford | 0.252 | 30.852 | 179.697 |
| 10 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | 0.256 | 30.856 | 179.673 |
| 11 | 9 | Tyler Reddick # | Chevrolet | 0.326 | 30.926 | 179.267 |
| 12 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Ford | 0.358 | 30.958 | 179.081 |
| Round 3 Cutoff | ||||||
| 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Chevrolet | 0.563 | 30.874 | 179.569 |
| 14 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Chevrolet | 0.576 | 30.887 | 179.493 |
| 15 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | 0.614 | 30.925 | 179.272 |
| 16 | 3 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 0.629 | 30.94 | 179.186 |
| 17 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 0.667 | 30.978 | 178.966 |
| 18 | 60 | Chase Briscoe | Ford | 0.713 | 31.024 | 178.7 |
| 19 | 93 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 0.713 | 31.024 | 178.7 |
| 20 | 24 | Kaz Grala | Ford | 0.818 | 31.129 | 178.098 |
| 21 | 5 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 0.887 | 31.198 | 177.704 |
| 22 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | 1.111 | 31.422 | 176.437 |
| 23 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Chevrolet | 1.972 | 32.283 | 171.731 |
| 24 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | — | No Attempt | No Attempt |
| Round 2 Cutoff | ||||||
| 25 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Chevrolet | 1.464 | 31.568 | 175.621 |
| 26 | 8 | Tommy Joe Martins | Chevrolet | 1.552 | 31.656 | 175.133 |
| 27 | 38 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | 1.597 | 31.701 | 174.884 |
| 28 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | Ford | 1.609 | 31.713 | 174.818 |
| 29 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Dodge | 1.612 | 31.716 | 174.801 |
| 30 | 35 | Joey Gase | Chevrolet | 1.652 | 31.756 | 174.581 |
| 31 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | 1.728 | 31.832 | 174.164 |
| 32 | 15 | Garrett Smithley | Chevrolet | 1.765 | 31.869 | 173.962 |
| 33 | 36 | Alex Labbe # | Chevrolet | 1.832 | 31.936 | 173.597 |
| 34 | 40 | Chad Finchum # | Toyota | 1.929 | 32.033 | 173.072 |
| 35 | 76 | Spencer Boyd # | Chevrolet | 2.037 | 32.141 | 172.49 |
| 36 | 52 | David Starr | Chevrolet | 2.162 | 32.266 | 171.822 |
| 37 | 90 | Josh Williams | Chevrolet | 2.32 | 32.424 | 170.984 |
| 38 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Toyota | 2.797 | 32.901 | 168.506 |
| 39 | 1 | Vinnie Miller # | Chevrolet | 2.895 | 32.999 | 168.005 |
| 40 | 0 | Matt Mills | Chevrolet | 2.912 | 33.016 | 167.919 |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||||
| 41 | 45 | Josh Bilicki # | Toyota | 2.37 | 32.474 | 170.721 |
| 42 | 74 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | 2.504 | 32.608 | 170.02 |