It was a dramatic qualifying session for the 2024 Southern 500, which marks the end of the regular season. Wallace, who entered this race 21 points below the cut-line, rocketed to the top of the charts in his first pole of the 2024 season.
He will be joined on the front row by Carson Hocevar in a wildly impressive showing by the Spire Motorsports rookie. Wallace made his way into the final round with a dramatic lap in Group A, bouncing off the wall twice and going fastest of all drivers. He repeated the performance when the pole was on the line, except this time without contacting the outside wall. He beat defending Southern 500 winner Kyle Larson by just 0.023s. Due to the split between the groups, Hocevar will line-up on the front row as he was the fastest driver from Group B.
