Garcia, Rhodes lockout EchoPark Speedway front row for ThorSport Racing

HAMPTON, Ga. — ThorSport Racing continues to flex their superspeedway single-truck speed as Jake Garcia captures the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole at EchoPark Speedway.

His teammate, Ben Rhodes, will roll off alongside him. ThorSport’s other two entries secured sixth and seventh, further showcasing the team’s speed.

Two-time defending race winner Kyle Busch starts third as he looks to protect his Atlanta streak as he is back in the Spire Motorsports No. 7 entry.

Adam Andretti will lead the Toyota contingent to green in eighth, making his Truck Series debut for Tricon Garage.

Tyler Ankrum and Gio Ruggerio will start at the rear of the field after their crews discovered tire rubs. Both showed their speed with top-ten qualifying runs in round 1.

Unlike last week, where a staggering seven trucks failed to qualify, no trucks will fail to qualify with 36 entrants for 36 starting spots.

Inspection difficulties plagued 15 trucks which jumbled the qualifying order. While most passed inspection the second time through, four trucks failed to participate in the session.

The trucks of Clayton Green, Tyler Tomassi, Justin Carroll, and Caleb Costner consisted of the non-participants and will start at the rear of the field.

RAM sacrificed single-lap speed in qualifying in favor of race day handling and it showed. Justin Haley led the Kaulig RAM camp in 25th, with he and his four teammates nearly half a second off the top ten cutoff.

Below is the full starting lineup for the 2026 F8 208 at EchoPark Speedway.

Starting Lineup

1. Jake Garcia – 32.050
2. Ben Rhodes – 32.079
3. Kyle Busch(i) – 32.109
4. Tyler Ankrum – 32.138 – To the rear
5. Ricky Stenhouse JR(i) – 32.249
6. Cole Butcher – 32.260
7. Ty Majeski – 32.265
8. Adam Andretti – 32.321
9. Andres Perez De Lara – 32.348
10. Gio Ruggerio – DNP in top ten run will start at the rear
11. Kaden Honeycutt – 32.276
12. John Hunter Nemechek – 32.310
13. Daniel Hemric – 32.348
14. Grant Enfinger – 32.349
15. Christian Eckes – 32.353
16. Stewart Friesen – 32.388
17. Tanner Gray – 32.482
18. Carson Hocevar(i) – 32.494
19. Layne Riggs – 32.497
20. Corey Heim – 32.512
21. Kris Wright – 32.535
22. Chandler Smith – 32.575
23. Dawson Sutton – 32.628
24. Spencer Boyd – 32.634
25. Justin Haley – 32.673
26. Ty Dillon(i) – 32.749
27. Tyler Reif – 32.750
28. Brenden Queen – 32.841
29. Mini Tyrell – 32.845
30. Daniel Dye – 32.854
31. Josh Reaume – 33.005
32. Frankie Muniz – 33.271
33. Clayton Green – DNP
34. Justin Carroll – DNP
35. Tyler Tomassi – DNP
36. Caleb Costner – DNP