Rick Crawford is trying to become just the second man to score two Truck wins at Martinsville. Credit: Nate Mecha/HSP

Crawford on truck pole, breaks track mark

Led by Rick Crawford, eight drivers broke the track record Friday afternoon in qualifying for the Kroger 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway.

Crawford led the charge to win the pole with a lap of 19.732 seconds (95.966 mph) in a Ford. It was Crawford's second pole of the season and the fourth of his career.

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Three of Crawford's four career wins have come when the Craftsman Truck is a companion event to the Nextel Cup Series.

"I'll tell you what, any time that we do have a companion event, it brings out the best," said Crawford. "I don't know why, but it brings out the best and 10 extra percent. I don't know how you can get more than 100 percent of something, but 10 extra comes out when we have a companion event because the factory reps are there and the Cup drivers are there."

The old mark was 95.098 mph, set by Bobby Hamilton last spring. NASCAR Nextel Cup Series interloper Kyle Busch nailed down the second spot, followed by Tim Fedewa and Brandon Whitt.

Craftsman Truck Series points leader Dennis Setzer was the fifth fastest, while Ted Musgrave, who is five points behind Setzer in the championship chase, qualified seventh.

Last year's series' champion Bobby Hamilton will start sixth. Rookie Timothy Peters, who won a Late Model Stock car race at Martinsville two weeks ago, qualified eighth, the highest qualifying rookie.

The Kroger 200 is set to take the green flag at 1:15 p.m. ET on Saturday and can be followed on NASCAR.COM via MRN Radio.