Sam Mayer was able to hang on to the fastest lap time in the final round of Saturday’s NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series qualifying session at EchoPark Speedway, which allowed him to score the pole position for Saturday night’s Focused Health 250.
Mayer was able to turn a lap time around the 1.54-mile speedway in Hampton, GA, that was 0.034 seconds faster than Carson Kvapil, the driver of the No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, who will start second.
Jesse Love, William Sawalich, and Sammy Smith rounded out the top-five fastest qualifiers for Saturday’s race.
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Focused Health 250 Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Make | Round | Lap time | Diff | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 | Sam Mayer | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 2 | 31.944 | 0.000 | 173.554 |
| 2 | 1 | Carson Kvapil | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 31.978 | 0.034 | 173.369 |
| 3 | 2 | Jesse Love | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 32.020 | 0.076 | 173.142 |
| 4 | 18 | William Sawalich | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 32.106 | 0.162 | 172.678 |
| 5 | 8 | Sammy Smith | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 32.119 | 0.175 | 172.608 |
| 6 | 00 | Sheldon Creed | Haas Factory Team | Chevrolet | 2 | 32.136 | 0.192 | 172.517 |
| 7 | 19 | Brent Crews # | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 32.155 | 0.211 | 172.415 |
| 8 | 88 | Rajah Caruth | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 | 32.194 | 0.250 | 172.206 |
| 9 | 54 | Taylor Gray | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 2 | 32.200 | 0.256 | 172.174 |
| 10 | 48 | Patrick Staropoli # | Big Machine Racing | Chevrolet | 2 | 32.302 | 0.358 | 171.630 |
| 11 | 21 | Austin Hill | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.286 | 0.342 | 171.715 |
| 12 | 20 | Brandon Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 1 | 32.315 | 0.371 | 171.561 |
| 13 | 17 | Corey Day | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.327 | 0.383 | 171.498 |
| 14 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Jeremy Clements Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.335 | 0.391 | 171.455 |
| 15 | 9 | Jake Finch | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.336 | 0.392 | 171.450 |
| 16 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | JR Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.379 | 0.435 | 171.222 |
| 17 | 96 | Anthony Alfredo | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.393 | 0.449 | 171.148 |
| 18 | 87 | Nick Sanchez | Peterson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.400 | 0.456 | 171.111 |
| 19 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.429 | 0.485 | 170.958 |
| 20 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.459 | 0.515 | 170.800 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.545 | 0.601 | 170.349 |
| 22 | 99 | Parker Retzlaff | Viking Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.547 | 0.603 | 170.338 |
| 23 | 26 | Dean Thompson | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1 | 32.573 | 0.629 | 170.202 |
| 24 | 92 | Leland Honeyman Jr.(i) | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.583 | 0.639 | 170.150 |
| 25 | 24 | Harrison Burton | Sam Hunt Racing | Toyota | 1 | 32.619 | 0.675 | 169.962 |
| 26 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | SS-GreenLight Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.709 | 0.765 | 169.495 |
| 27 | 02 | Ryan Ellis | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.778 | 0.834 | 169.138 |
| 28 | 91 | Mason Maggio | DGM Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.783 | 0.839 | 169.112 |
| 29 | 42 | Nick Leitz(i) | Young's Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.857 | 0.913 | 168.731 |
| 30 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.862 | 0.918 | 168.705 |
| 31 | 53 | Glen Reen | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.884 | 0.940 | 168.593 |
| 32 | 45 | Lavar Scott # | Alpha Prime Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.942 | 0.998 | 168.296 |
| 33 | 55 | Joey Gase | Joey Gase Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 | 32.946 | 1.002 | 168.275 |
| 34 | 07 | Josh Bilicki | SS-GreenLight Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 33.035 | 1.091 | 167.822 |
| 35 | 38 | Logan Bearden | RSS Racing | Ford | 1 | 33.619 | 1.675 | 164.907 |
| 36 | 47 | Carson Ware | Mike Harmon Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 36.110 | 4.166 | 153.531 |
| 37 | 31 | Blaine Perkins | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 46.808 | 14.864 | 118.441 |
| 38 | 32 | Jordan Anderson | Jordan Anderson Racing | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.000 | -- | 0.000 |
