Haas Factory Team (HFT) is strong in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series this season.
Sam Mayer, driver of the No. 41 Audibel Chevrolet Camaro, secured the pole position for Saturday’s The LiUNA! at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, his sixth career pole in NASCAR’s second-tier division. Defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson will start alongside on the front row.
Sheldon Creed was third, with Sammy Smith and Brandon Jones rounding out the top-five. Taylor Gray, Jesse Love, Rajah Caruth, Justin Allgaier, and Jeremy Clements rounded out the top-10 in the session.
The LiUNA! will be broadcast on The CW on Saturday, March 14 at 4:00 PM ET.
Starting Lineup:
| ROW | POS | # | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Chevrolet |
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
| 2 | 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Ollie's Chevrolet |
| 2 | 4 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet |
| 3 | 5 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Bali Toyota |
| 3 | 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota |
| 4 | 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Engineering Chevrolet |
| 4 | 8 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing Donut Media Chevrolet |
| 5 | 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet |
| 5 | 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Alliance Driveaway Solutions Chevrolet |
| 6 | 11 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
| 6 | 12 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports FUNKAWAY Chevrolet |
| 7 | 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet |
| 7 | 14 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota |
| 8 | 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet |
| 8 | 16 | 0 | Cole Custer | SS-GreenLight Racing Sysco Chevrolet |
| 9 | 17 | 1 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet |
| 9 | 18 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports WILDE Protein Snacks Chevrolet |
| 10 | 19 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing Group 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet |
| 10 | 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Chevrolet |
| 11 | 21 | 25 | Nick Sanchez | AM Racing Payunity Ford |
| 11 | 22 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing SYFOVRE Chevrolet |
| 12 | 23 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing WIX Filters Toyota |
| 12 | 24 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing DEX / Sharp Toyota |
| 13 | 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing MCM Transportation Toyota |
| 13 | 26 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Macc Door Systems Chevrolet |
| 14 | 27 | 52 | Daniel Dye | AM Racing Champion Container Ford |
| 14 | 28 | 5 | Chandler Smith | Hettinger Racing Victory Custom Trailers Ford |
| 15 | 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing SynerFuse Chevrolet |
| 15 | 30 | 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet |
| 16 | 31 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports DUDE Wipes Chevrolet |
| 16 | 32 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing Call811.com Chevrolet |
| 17 | 33 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing City Lights Shine Chevrolet |
| 17 | 34 | 42 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports Randco Chevrolet |
| 18 | 35 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports Tablo TV Chevrolet |
| 18 | 36 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports Donate Life Nevada Chevrolet |
| 19 | 37 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing Success Unlocked Chevrolet |
| 19 | 38 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing Cowboy Pillows Chevrolet |
| DNQ | 30 | Myatt Snider | Barrett-Cope Racing Rollin Smoke BBQ Chevrolet |
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| DNQ | 35 | Chad Finchum | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet |
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| DNQ | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet |
Qualifying Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Audibel Chevrolet | 29.462 | 0.000 | 183.287 |
| 2 | 88 | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.524 | 0.062 | 182.902 |
| 3 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Ollie's Chevrolet | 29.569 | 0.107 | 182.624 |
| 4 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet | 29.623 | 0.161 | 182.291 |
| 5 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards / Bali Toyota | 29.647 | 0.185 | 182.143 |
| 6 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 29.687 | 0.225 | 181.898 |
| 7 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Whelen Engineering Chevrolet | 29.718 | 0.256 | 181.708 |
| 8 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing Donut Media Chevrolet | 29.720 | 0.258 | 181.696 |
| 9 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Jarrett Logistics Chevrolet | 29.773 | 0.311 | 181.372 |
| 10 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Alliance Driveaway Solutions Chevrolet | 29.793 | 0.331 | 181.251 |
| 11 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.816 | 0.354 | 181.111 |
| 12 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 29.830 | 0.368 | 181.026 |
| 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing 1-800-PACK-RAT Chevrolet | 29.906 | 0.444 | 180.566 |
| 14 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing SoundGear Toyota | 29.956 | 0.494 | 180.264 |
| 15 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet | 29.981 | 0.519 | 180.114 |
| 16 | 0 | Cole Custer | SS-GreenLight Racing Sysco Chevrolet | 29.994 | 0.532 | 180.036 |
| 17 | 1 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 30.016 | 0.554 | 179.904 |
| 18 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports WILDE Protein Snacks Chevrolet | 30.021 | 0.559 | 179.874 |
| 19 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing Group 3Dimensional.com Chevrolet | 30.043 | 0.581 | 179.742 |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing SciAps Chevrolet | 30.065 | 0.603 | 179.611 |
| 21 | 25 | Nick Sanchez | AM Racing Payunity Ford | 30.067 | 0.605 | 179.599 |
| 22 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing SYFOVRE Chevrolet | 30.083 | 0.621 | 179.503 |
| 23 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing WIX Filters Toyota | 30.098 | 0.636 | 179.414 |
| 24 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing DEX / Sharp Toyota | 30.112 | 0.650 | 179.330 |
| 25 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing MCM Transportation Toyota | 30.163 | 0.701 | 179.027 |
| 26 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Macc Door Systems Chevrolet | 30.203 | 0.741 | 178.790 |
| 27 | 52 | Daniel Dye | AM Racing Champion Container Ford | 30.209 | 0.747 | 178.755 |
| 28 | 5 | Chandler Smith | Hettinger Racing Victory Custom Trailers Ford | 30.234 | 0.772 | 178.607 |
| 29 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing SynerFuse Chevrolet | 30.340 | 0.878 | 177.983 |
| 30 | 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet | 30.410 | 0.948 | 177.573 |
| 31 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports DUDE Wipes Chevrolet | 30.490 | 1.028 | 177.107 |
| 32 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing Call811.com Chevrolet | 30.504 | 1.042 | 177.026 |
| 33 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing City Lights Shine Chevrolet | 30.554 | 1.092 | 176.736 |
| 34 | 42 | Nathan Byrd | Young's Motorsports Randco Chevrolet | 30.673 | 1.211 | 176.051 |
| 35 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports Tablo TV Chevrolet | 30.824 | 1.362 | 175.188 |
| 36 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports Donate Life Nevada Chevrolet | 30.827 | 1.365 | 175.171 |
| 37 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing Success Unlocked Chevrolet | 30.851 | 1.389 | 175.035 |
| 38 | 30 | Myatt Snider | Barrett-Cope Racing Rollin Smoke BBQ Chevrolet | 30.978 | 1.516 | 174.317 |
| 39 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing Cowboy Pillows Chevrolet | 31.053 | 1.591 | 173.896 |
| 40 | 35 | Chad Finchum | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 31.161 | 1.699 | 173.294 |
| 41 | 74 | Dawson Cram | Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet | -- | -- | -- |
