Justin Allgaier capped off a perfect day at Texas Motor Speedway by cruising to his 13th career NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position on Friday.
Allgaier, who was the fastest driver in Friday’s practice session, will lead the field to green in the Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 after turning the fastest lap in qualifying as well.
Brandon Jones, Kyle Larson, Connor Zilisch, and Brent Crews rounded out the remainder of the top-five fastest drivers in O’Reilly Series qualifying.
Andy’s Frozen Custard 340 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports Roto-Rooter Chevrolet | 28.631 | -- | 188.607 |
| 2 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing Menards/Sylvania Toyota | 28.712 | 0.081 | 188.075 |
| 3 | 88 | Kyle Larson | JR Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 28.746 | 0.115 | 187.852 |
| 4 | 1 | Connor Zilisch | JR Motorsports Registix / TruckClub Chevrolet | 28.822 | 0.191 | 187.357 |
| 5 | 19 | Brent Crews | Joe Gibbs Racing Mobil 1 Toyota | 28.828 | 0.197 | 187.318 |
| 6 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | 28.982 | 0.351 | 186.323 |
| 7 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing Distributor Wire & Cable Chevrolet | 28.983 | 0.352 | 186.316 |
| 8 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing Chevrolet | 28.991 | 0.360 | 186.265 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing Chevrolet | 29.018 | 0.387 | 186.091 |
| 10 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports Fentanyl Free America Chevrolet | 29.036 | 0.405 | 185.976 |
| 11 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team Road Ranger Chevrolet | 29.057 | 0.426 | 185.842 |
| 12 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing Operation 300 Toyota | 29.061 | 0.430 | 185.816 |
| 13 | 32 | Rajah Caruth | Jordan Anderson Racing HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 29.063 | 0.432 | 185.803 |
| 14 | 9 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports Arby's BBQ Chevrolet | 29.170 | 0.539 | 185.122 |
| 15 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports Pilot Chevrolet | 29.196 | 0.565 | 184.957 |
| 16 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing Starkey Toyota | 29.202 | 0.571 | 184.919 |
| 17 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team Andy's Frozen Custard Chevrolet | 29.282 | 0.651 | 184.414 |
| 18 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports Big Rack Spirits Chevrolet | 29.310 | 0.679 | 184.237 |
| 19 | 87 | Austin Green | Peterson Racing Group Chevrolet | 29.341 | 0.710 | 184.043 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Boot Barn Chevrolet | 29.352 | 0.721 | 183.974 |
| 21 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing Samsara Chevrolet | 29.364 | 0.733 | 183.899 |
| 22 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing Thompson Pipe Group / Big River Trenches Toyota | 29.426 | 0.795 | 183.511 |
| 23 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Sustainachem Chevrolet | 29.436 | 0.805 | 183.449 |
| 24 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing Pit Boss Competition Series / Academy Toyota | 29.447 | 0.816 | 183.380 |
| 25 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 29.513 | 0.882 | 182.970 |
| 26 | 92 | Josh Williams | DGM Racing Optum Chevrolet | 29.528 | 0.897 | 182.877 |
| 27 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing Frontline Fire Protection Chevrolet | 29.537 | 0.906 | 182.822 |
| 28 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli | Big Machine Racing Syfovre Chevrolet | 29.541 | 0.910 | 182.797 |
| 29 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing WERNER Chevrolet | 29.554 | 0.923 | 182.716 |
| 30 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing Chevrolet | 29.617 | 0.986 | 182.328 |
| 31 | 35 | Dawson Cram | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 29.982 | 1.351 | 180.108 |
| 32 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 30.079 | 1.448 | 179.527 |
| 33 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing Chevrolet | 30.105 | 1.474 | 179.372 |
| 34 | 42 | Brad Perez | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.222 | 1.591 | 178.678 |
| 35 | 53 | David Starr | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.321 | 1.690 | 178.094 |
| 36 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports Chevrolet | 30.431 | 1.800 | 177.451 |
| 37 | 45 | Lavar Scott | Alpha Prime Racing Urban Affairs Coalition Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
| 38 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
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