BROOKLYN, MI – Chase Briscoe clocked a lap averaging 195.514 mph on Saturday, June 7, at Michigan International Speedway.

It earned him the pole position for Sunday’s FireKeepers Casino 400 Cup Series race – his third consecutive pole.

It was the fastest qualifying time in NASCAR since 2018. The previous record in the NextGen car – which was introduced to the Cup Series in 2022 – was 193.283 mph at MIS in 2023.

Briscoe thought he might hit the fence, but kept his foot in the gas the whole time.

“I was on the verge of lifting a few times,” Briscoe said. “This is the one place that certainly gets your attention, from a speed standpoint.”

The track record is 206.558 mph, set by Jeff Gordon in 2014. The last 200 mph-qualifying lap in NASCAR came at Texas in 2018. That same year, MIS quali

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