Less than a day remains until the kick-off of the first road course race of the 2022 NASCAR season. The EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix will be held this Sunday afternoon at the Circuit of the Americas.Like every other NASCAR Cup Series race, a qualifying session took place on Saturday where Ryan Blaney secured the pole for Sunday’s race with a qualifying speed of 132.343 mph. Daniel Suarez will join him on the front row, finishing with a speed of 132.369 mph.FOX: NASCAR@NASCARONFOXMan, that was close ... Retweet to congratulate Ryan @Blaney on his NASCAR Cup Series POLE at @COTA!9:39 AM · Mar 26, 2022403103Man, that was close ... Retweet to congratulate Ryan @Blaney on his NASCAR Cup Series POLE at @COTA! https://t.co/9z553v74A1Blaney’s Saturday morning didn’t get off to such a positive start, as he made contact with the wall in the early minutes of practice. He still managed to earn his second pole of the year and eighth of his career.Meanwhile, Cole Custer, Tyler Reddick, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, Justin Haley, and Austin Cindric completed the top-10.Chase Elliott, who won the inaugural EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix, stands 12th on the starting grid. William Byron, last week’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip winner, will start on the 24th.Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr., the four-time road course winner, will start 15th and 17th respectively.NASCAR’s 2022 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix qualifying resultsOn Saturday, 39 NASCAR drivers were divided into two groups based on last week’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 results. Each driver ran a single lap in the first round.NASCAR on NBC@NASCARonNBCRETWEET to congratulate Ryan @Blaney on winning the pole at @COTA!After hitting the wall in practice, the @Team_Penske driver comes back with a fast lap. #NASCAR9:36 AM · Mar 26, 2022508170RETWEET to congratulate Ryan @Blaney on winning the pole at @COTA!After hitting the wall in practice, the @Team_Penske driver comes back with a fast lap. #NASCAR https://t.co/xE2iiJ0irsThe fastest five cars from each group advanced to the second round. Those 10 cars in the second-round battled for pole position to set the top-10 in the starting line-up for Sunday’s race. The remaining drivers’ positions are set with the results of the first round.Take a look at the top-10 fastest driver at Saturday’s qualifying (round 2): Position - Car# - Driver - Team - Speed (mph)#12 - Ryan Blaney - Team Penske - 132.343#99 - Daniel Suarez - Trackhouse Racing Team - Chevrolet - 132.369#41 - Cole Custer - Stewart-Haas Racing - Ford - 132.471#8 - Tyler Reddick - Richard Childress Racing - Chevrolet - 132.552#48 - Alex Bowman - Hendrick Motorsports – Chevrolet - 132.656#22 - Joey Logano - Team Penske – Ford - 132.892#20 - Christopher Bell - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota - 132.912#11 - Denny Hamlin - Joe Gibbs Racing - Toyota – 133.051#31 - Justin Haley - Kaulig Racing - Chevrolet - 133.566#2 - Austin Cindric - Team Penske - Ford - 133.94