Denny Hamlin wins pole position for NASCAR's return to Chicagoland Speedway

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Denny Hamlin has the pole position for a NASCAR Cup Series race. Again.Hamlin had a lap time of 30.296 seconds and a best speed of 178.241 mph on Saturday in qualifying for the first Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway in seven years. It was just enough to edge Kyle Larson in second at 30.297 seconds and 178.235 mph in his No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.It was Hamlin's third straight pole on an oval track. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has four poles this season in his