NASCAR Truck Series: Kaden Honeycutt on pole at Bristol

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Kaden Honeycutt earns his second career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series pole for the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Honeycutt bested a Truck Series field that saw seven NASCAR Cup Series regulars.

They will duke it out for the win tonight which will become the most first division regulars in a single Truck Series race in its history once the green flag flies at 7:30 p.m. EST tonight.

Christian Eckes lines up alongside as both drivers chase their first wins of the season later this evening.

Last fall’s winner Layne Riggs starts third, Chase Briscoe fourth who makes his first Truck Series start since dirt covered the coliseum’s track surface.

Red-hot qualifier of late, Jake Garcia, slots into fifth with teammate Ty Majeski starting sixth alongside him.

Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Kyle Busch make up row four, they look to double their winning combination from earlier this season.

Truck Series regulars Ben Rhodes and Gio Ruggiero round out the top ten in the fifth row.

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Corey Heim starts 12th to chase the win and the $500,000 payday that comes with it. But the competition is strong tonight and faces opposition from even outside the top ten qualifiers.

Four other Cup Series regulars join him outside the top ten: Ross Chastain starts 11th, while Niece Motorsports teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rolls off 21st.

Christopher Bell makes another start in the Halmar-Friesen No. 62 in 15th.

Three drivers skipped qualifying altogether. Daniel Suarez, the final Cup Series regular in the field, battled power steering issues in practice and starts dead last in 36th.

Timmy Hill needed radiator repairs, and Dawson Sutton crashed during the lone practice session, also due to power steering trouble. Fortunately, every entry makes the 36-truck field tonight.

Below is the full starting lineup for the Tennessee Army National Guard 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Starting Lineup

1. Kaden Honeycutt: 15.066
2. Christian Eckes: 15.085
3. Layne Riggs: 15.101
4. Chase Briscoe(i): 15.108
5. Jake Garcia: 15.139
6. Ty Majeski: 15.141
7. Carson Hocevar(i): 15.149
8. Kyle Busch(i): 15.162
9. Ben Rhodes: 15.168
10. Gio Ruggiero: 15.175
11. Ross Chastain(i): 15.182
12. Corey Heim: 15.188
13. Stewart Friesen: 15.189
14. Justin Haley: 15.196
15. Christopher Bell(i): 15.206
16. Chandler Smith: 15.237
17. Cole Butcher: 15.241
18. Grant Enfinger: 15.243
19. Corey LaJoie: 15.257
20. Tyler Ankrum: 15.277
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr(i): 15.287
22. Tanner Gray: 15.331
23. Daniel Hemric: 15.359
24. Tyler Reif: 15.394
25. Kris Wright: 15.434
26. Mini Tyrell: 15.447
27. Andres Perez De Lara: 15.456
28. Brenden Queen: 15.457
29. Carson Ferguson: 15.484
30. Luke Baldwin: 15.497
31. Frankie Muniz: 15.801
32. Clayton Green: 15.862
33. Spencer Boyd: 15.992
34. Dawson Sutton: No Time
35. Timmy Hill: No Time
36. Daniel Suarez(i): No Time