pole position
noun
: the front position at the start of a car race
He won the pole position by having the fastest qualifying time.
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Race 2 will remain the same as last season, awarding points for pole position and the fastest lap within the top 10.
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Patrick Iversen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Ryan Blaney, the recent Cup Series champion who grew up in High Point, won the pole position for Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
Blaney captured pole position for this race with an impressive lap time of 30.908 seconds, reaching a speed of 179.371 mph.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing snagged the pole position for Sunday’s superspeedway race.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Iversen, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Ryan Blaney, the recent Cup Series champion who grew up in High Point, won the pole position for Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2025
Blaney captured pole position for this race with an impressive lap time of 30.908 seconds, reaching a speed of 179.371 mph.
—Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing snagged the pole position for Sunday’s superspeedway race.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025
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“Pole position.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20position. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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