JGR’s No. 20, No. 18 speed to top times
RELATED: Full qualifying results
Drew Herring did more than keep the seat hot for Erik Jones during qualifying at Iowa Speedway Saturday night.
Herring was fastest in Coors Light Qualifying for the NASCAR XFINITY Series 3M 250 on Sunday (2 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1). Jones will get into the seat Sunday, but will have to start at the rear of the field.
Herring, in the No. 20 Toyota, turned a lap of 134.391 mph around the 0.875-mile oval track in the final round.
It was an all front row for Joe Gibbs Racing on Saturday night, as Daniel Suarez qualified second (134.351 mph) in the No. 18. Brian Scott (133.906), Chris Buescher (133.803) and Brandon Jones (133.752) qualified among the top five.
Defending series champion Chase Elliott will start sixth.
Ty Dillon, the series points leader (330) through nine races, qualified ninth.
Scott led the final practice at Iowa Speedway with a time of 133.747 mph.
Ryan Blaney, the 2014 pole winner for the May race at Iowa, will start 13th.
Ben Rhodes, who will make his XFNITY Series debut Sunday driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, qualified 14th.
Follow the XFINITY Series 3M 250 on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET with TV coverage on FOX Sports 1.