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It marked the second time in three series races that Bliss and Starr, both driving Chevrolet Silverado trucks, will start from the front row. The pair lined up 1-2 at Nashville Superspeedway on Aug. 10, with Bliss racing to his fourth victory of the season.
Starr, who lives in Irving, qualified at 179.635, just 10 thousandths of a second slower than Bliss on 1.5-mile oval.
Both times were significantly slower than Scott Riggs' track record of 181.953, set last year before NASCAR made an aerodynamic rule change.
"I have a little bit of regret for David, as he's really close to winning races and poles," said Bliss, who holds a 44-point lead over Terry Cook with six races remaining. "I think maybe my having a later qualifying spot might have been the difference.
"The guys worked hard for this. I ran it to the max."
Starr looked ahead to the 146-lap, 219-mile race.
"It's not important where you start. It's the finish that counts," he said. "Hopefully, tomorrow night we can put the truck up front and get us a win."
Coy Gibbs matched his career-best qualifying effort to take the third starting position. Gibbs, also driving a Chevy, had a speed of 179.247. Rick Crawford's Ford was fourth fastest at 178.796, followed by the Brendan Gaughan, winner of the series' June visit.
Rookie Bill Lester qualified sixth, followed by Ted Musgrave, Jason Leffler, Carl Edwards and Dennis Setzer.
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