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Kyle Larson beats Shane van Gisbergen to COTA Xfinity pole

The 34-year-old and three-time Supercars champion was fastest in Xfinity Series practice on Friday but came up one spot short in qualifying for Saturday’s race at Circuit of the Americas.

Cup Series regular Kyle Larson, in a part-time Hendrick Motorsports entry, put up a solid average lap speed of 92.946 mph to win the pole. Van Gisbergen, one of the last cars on the track, came close but his lap speed of 92.650 mph left him second and sharing the front row with Larson.

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