Jake Garcia has figured out qualifying in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series truck around Rockingham Speedway. That much is for sure, as the driver of the No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford F-150 took his second consecutive Rockingham Speedway pole on Friday afternoon.
Garcia was more than two-tenths-of-a-second faster than the next closest competitor in qualifying, which was Tanner Gray, the driver of the No. 15 TRICON Garage Toyota.
Kaden Honeycutt, Cole Butcher, and Layne Riggs rounded out the top-five fastest qualifiers for Friday’s NASCAR Truck Series race.
Here is the complete starting lineup for Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Black’s Tire 200 at Rockingham Speedway.
Black’s Tire 200 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Truck | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Services Ford | 21.893 | -- | 154.570 |
| 2 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Black's Tire Toyota | 22.101 | 0.208 | 153.115 |
| 3 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 22.122 | 0.229 | 152.970 |
| 4 | 13 | Cole Butcher # | ThorSport Racing Atlantic Tiltload Ford | 22.181 | 0.288 | 152.563 |
| 5 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford | 22.208 | 0.315 | 152.378 |
| 6 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Menards / SunCast Ford | 22.258 | 0.365 | 152.035 |
| 7 | 1 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Robinhood Toyota | 22.264 | 0.371 | 151.994 |
| 8 | 42 | Parker Eatmon | Niece Motorsports Vetted Ventures Chevrolet | 22.289 | 0.396 | 151.824 |
| 9 | 45 | Landen Lewis | Niece Motorsports JF Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet | 22.291 | 0.398 | 151.810 |
| 10 | 17 | Giovanni Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 22.328 | 0.435 | 151.559 |
| 11 | 12 | Brenden Queen # | Kaulig Racing RAM | 22.328 | 0.435 | 151.559 |
| 12 | 44 | Andres Perez De Lara | Niece Motorsports Precision VL De Mexico Chevrolet | 22.330 | 0.437 | 151.545 |
| 13 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 22.335 | 0.442 | 151.511 |
| 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 22.336 | 0.443 | 151.504 |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPAP Auto Care Chevrolet | 22.339 | 0.446 | 151.484 |
| 16 | 77 | Carson Hocevar(i) | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 22.349 | 0.456 | 151.416 |
| 17 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing RAM | 22.371 | 0.478 | 151.267 |
| 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 22.419 | 0.526 | 150.943 |
| 19 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 22.444 | 0.551 | 150.775 |
| 20 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FNB Corporation Chevrolet | 22.542 | 0.649 | 150.120 |
| 21 | 2 | Luke Baldwin | Team Reaume Mohawk Northeast Inc. Ford | 22.552 | 0.659 | 150.053 |
| 22 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Auto Care / Black's Tire Chevrolet | 22.640 | 0.747 | 149.470 |
| 23 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing RAM | 22.642 | 0.749 | 149.457 |
| 24 | 7 | Sammy Smith(i) | Spire Motorsports Allstate Peterbilt Chevrolet | 22.655 | 0.762 | 149.371 |
| 25 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Ford | 22.705 | 0.812 | 149.042 |
| 26 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell # | Kaulig Racing RAM | 22.724 | 0.831 | 148.917 |
| 27 | 4 | Connor Hall | Niece Motorsports Comprehensive Logistics Chevrolet | 22.746 | 0.853 | 148.773 |
| 28 | 25 | Ty Dillon(i) | Kaulig Racing RAM | 22.793 | 0.900 | 148.467 |
| 29 | 5 | Adam Andretti | TRICON Garage TopLiner Toyota | 22.836 | 0.943 | 148.187 |
| 30 | 62 | Michael Christopher Jr. | Halmar Friesen Racing Mohawk Northeast Toyota | 22.844 | 0.951 | 148.135 |
| 31 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports Coble Enterprises Toyota | 23.182 | 1.289 | 145.975 |
| 32 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Panini KA-VROOM! Ford | 23.798 | 1.905 | 142.197 |
| 33 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford | 24.469 | 2.576 | 138.297 |
| 34 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports Chevrolet | 24.681 | 2.788 | 137.110 |
| 35 | 22 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Royal Vista, Inc. Ford | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 36 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Desnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| DNQ | 90 | Justin Carroll | Terry Carroll Motorsports Carroll's Automotive Toyota | 23.757 | 1.864 | 142.442 |
| DNQ | 69 | Jonathan Shafer | MBM Motorsports Ford | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
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