ThorSport Racing teammates Jake Garcia and Ben Rhodes will share the front row for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Fr8 208 at EchoPark Speedway, after the driver of the No. 98 Ford F-150 shockingly bested his teammate during the final round of qualifying.
It’s the fourth NASCAR Truck Series pole for Garcia, and his first at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
Ben Rhodes, Kyle Busch, Tyler Ankrum, and Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. rounded out the top five in time trials. Cole Butcher, Ty Majeski, Adam Andretti, Andres Perez De Lara, and Gio Ruggiero rounded out the top-10.
Starting Lineup:
| ROW | # | Driver | Team | |
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| ROW 1 | 1 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Servicees / Curb Records Ford |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Campers Inn RV Ford |
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| ROW 2 | 3 | 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet |
| 4 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet |
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| ROW 3 | 5 | 45 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Niece Motorsports JF Electric Chevrolet |
| 6 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Atlantic Tiltload Ford |
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| ROW 4 | 7 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Menards / Slim Jim Ford |
| 8 | 5 | Adam Andretti | TRICON Garage Top Liner Toyota |
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| ROW 5 | 9 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet |
| 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota |
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| ROW 6 | 11 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota |
| 12 | 62 | John Hunter Nemechek | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota |
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| ROW 7 | 13 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet |
| 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet |
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| ROW 8 | 15 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet |
| 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota |
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| ROW 9 | 17 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Factory Canopies Toyota |
| 18 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet |
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| ROW 10 | 19 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford |
| 20 | 1 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Robinhood Toyota |
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| ROW 11 | 21 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FNB Corporation Chevrolet |
| 22 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford |
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| ROW 12 | 23 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet |
| 24 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Interstate Classic Cars Chevrolet |
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| ROW 13 | 25 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM |
| 26 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig RAM RAM |
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| ROW 14 | 27 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet |
| 28 | 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Cummins RAM |
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| ROW 15 | 29 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM |
| 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing MOPAR RAM |
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| ROW 16 | 31 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Team Reaume Aerial Titans Ford |
| 32 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Aerial Titans Ford |
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| ROW 17 | 33 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports AutoBank Chevrolet |
| 34 | 69 | Tyler Tomassi | MBM Motorsports Tomassi Law / MD Custom Diecasts Ford |
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| ROW 18 | 35 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Terry Carroll Motorsports Carroll's Automotive Toyota |
| 36 | 2 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Guardian Lifts Ford |
Round 2 Qualifying Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Servicees / Curb Records Ford | 32.049 | 0.000 | 172.985 |
| 2 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Campers Inn RV Ford | 32.097 | 0.048 | 172.726 |
| 3 | 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 32.109 | 0.060 | 172.662 |
| 4 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 32.138 | 0.089 | 172.506 |
| 5 | 45 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Niece Motorsports JF Electric Chevrolet | 32.249 | 0.200 | 171.912 |
| 6 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Atlantic Tiltload Ford | 32.259 | 0.210 | 171.859 |
| 7 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Menards / Slim Jim Ford | 32.264 | 0.215 | 171.832 |
| 8 | 5 | Adam Andretti | TRICON Garage Top Liner Toyota | 32.320 | 0.271 | 171.535 |
| 9 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet | 32.347 | 0.298 | 171.391 |
| 10 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | -- | -- | -- |
Round 1 Qualifying Results:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Diff | Speed | |
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| 1 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Campers Inn RV Ford | 32.101 | 0.000 | 172.705 |
| 2 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | 32.153 | 0.052 | 172.426 |
| 3 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | 32.154 | 0.053 | 172.420 |
| 4 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Menards / Slim Jim Ford | 32.165 | 0.064 | 172.361 |
| 5 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Atlantic Tiltload Ford | 32.174 | 0.073 | 172.313 |
| 6 | 7 | Kyle Busch | Spire Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 32.202 | 0.101 | 172.163 |
| 7 | 5 | Adam Andretti | TRICON Garage Top Liner Toyota | 32.219 | 0.118 | 172.072 |
| 8 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Servicees / Curb Records Ford | 32.230 | 0.129 | 172.014 |
| 9 | 45 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Niece Motorsports JF Electric Chevrolet | 32.237 | 0.136 | 171.976 |
| 10 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Acceptance Insurance Chevrolet | 32.242 | 0.141 | 171.950 |
| 11 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | 32.276 | 0.175 | 171.768 |
| 12 | 62 | John Hunter Nemechek | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 32.310 | 0.209 | 171.588 |
| 13 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Auto Care Chevrolet | 32.348 | 0.247 | 171.386 |
| 14 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | 32.349 | 0.248 | 171.381 |
| 15 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | 32.353 | 0.252 | 171.360 |
| 16 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | 32.388 | 0.287 | 171.175 |
| 17 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Factory Canopies Toyota | 32.482 | 0.381 | 170.679 |
| 18 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | 32.494 | 0.393 | 170.616 |
| 19 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford | 32.497 | 0.396 | 170.600 |
| 20 | 1 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Robinhood Toyota | 32.512 | 0.411 | 170.522 |
| 21 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FNB Corporation Chevrolet | 32.535 | 0.434 | 170.401 |
| 22 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford | 32.575 | 0.474 | 170.192 |
| 23 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | 32.628 | 0.527 | 169.915 |
| 24 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Interstate Classic Cars Chevrolet | 32.634 | 0.533 | 169.884 |
| 25 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM | 32.673 | 0.572 | 169.681 |
| 26 | 25 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig RAM RAM | 32.749 | 0.648 | 169.288 |
| 27 | 42 | Tyler Reif | Niece Motorsports Precision Vehicle Logistics Chevrolet | 32.75 | 0.649 | 169.282 |
| 28 | 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Cummins RAM | 32.840 | 0.739 | 168.819 |
| 29 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM | 32.845 | 0.744 | 168.793 |
| 30 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing MOPAR RAM | 32.854 | 0.753 | 168.747 |
| 31 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Team Reaume Aerial Titans Ford | 33.005 | 0.904 | 167.975 |
| 32 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Aerial Titans Ford | 33.271 | 1.170 | 166.632 |
| 33 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports AutoBank Chevrolet | -- | -- | -- |
| 34 | 69 | Tyler Tomassi | MBM Motorsports Tomassi Law / MD Custom Diecasts Ford | -- | -- | -- |
| 35 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Terry Carroll Motorsports Carroll's Automotive Toyota | -- | -- | -- |
| 36 | 2 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Guardian Lifts Ford | -- | -- | -- |
