Kaden Honeycutt has secured the pole position for Friday night’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a lap time of 15.066 seconds, which equates to a 127.360 mph lap around the 0.533-mile short track.
Honeycutt topped Christian Eckes, the driver of the No. 91 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet, by a margin of 0.019 seconds to take the pole.
Layne Riggs, Chase Briscoe, and Jake Garcia rounded out the top-five fastest qualifiers in the session.
Tennessee Army National Guard 250 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Truck | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 15.066 | -- | 127.360 |
| 2 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | 15.085 | 0.019 | 127.199 |
| 3 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 15.101 | 0.035 | 127.064 |
| 4 | 5 | Chase Briscoe | TRICON Garage Toyota | 15.108 | 0.042 | 127.006 |
| 5 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta / Curb Records Ford | 15.139 | 0.073 | 126.745 |
| 6 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Paslode / Menards Ford | 15.141 | 0.075 | 126.729 |
| 7 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 15.149 | 0.083 | 126.662 |
| 8 | 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 15.162 | 0.096 | 126.553 |
| 9 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Bommarito Ford | 15.168 | 0.102 | 126.503 |
| 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 15.175 | 0.109 | 126.445 |
| 11 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports J.F. Electric / Utilitra Chevrolet | 15.182 | 0.116 | 126.387 |
| 12 | 1 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Celsius Toyota | 15.188 | 0.122 | 126.337 |
| 13 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | 15.189 | 0.123 | 126.328 |
| 14 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Declaration of Deals Sales Event Ram | 15.196 | 0.130 | 126.270 |
| 15 | 62 | Christopher Bell | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | 15.206 | 0.140 | 126.187 |
| 16 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford | 15.237 | 0.171 | 125.930 |
| 17 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Ford | 15.241 | 0.175 | 125.897 |
| 18 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 15.243 | 0.177 | 125.881 |
| 19 | 10 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing Mopar Ram | 15.257 | 0.191 | 125.765 |
| 20 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Ullico Chevrolet | 15.277 | 0.211 | 125.601 |
| 21 | 4 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Niece Motorsports Comprehensive Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet | 15.287 | 0.221 | 125.518 |
| 22 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Place of Hope Toyota | 15.331 | 0.265 | 125.158 |
| 23 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally Hilgemann Racing Arnott Suspension Products Chevrolet | 15.359 | 0.293 | 124.930 |
| 24 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet | 15.394 | 0.328 | 124.646 |
| 25 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally Hilgemann Racing F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet | 15.434 | 0.368 | 124.323 |
| 26 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing Ram's Race for the Seat Ram | 15.447 | 0.381 | 124.218 |
| 27 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Telcel Chevrolet | 15.456 | 0.390 | 124.146 |
| 28 | 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Cummins Ram | 15.457 | 0.391 | 124.138 |
| 29 | 25 | Carson Ferguson | Kaulig Racing Ram Trucks Ram | 15.484 | 0.418 | 123.921 |
| 30 | 2 | Luke Baldwin | Team Reaume Ford Racing Ford | 15.497 | 0.431 | 123.818 |
| 31 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Ford | 15.801 | 0.735 | 121.435 |
| 32 | 22 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Ford | 15.862 | 0.796 | 120.968 |
| 33 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Desnuda Organic Tequila Chevrolet | 15.992 | 0.926 | 119.985 |
| 34 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Tennessee VOLS Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 35 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports Toyota | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 36 | 71 | Daniel Suarez | Spire Motorsports Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
Photo: Jonathan McCoy | TobyChristie.com
