BKR driver sets track record, will share front row with Erik Jones
RELATED: Qualifying results
Ryan Blaney landed the Keystone Light Pole Award in Friday afternoon qualifying for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Dover International Speedway.
Blaney, driving the Brad Keselowski Racing No. 29 Ford, clocked a track-record lap of 158.465 mph to secure the No. 1 starting spot in Friday’s Lucas Oil 200 (5:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, MRN, SiriusXM). The pole position was the fifth of his truck series career, coming in his first appearance in the series in 2015.
Erik Jones, a Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate, just missed out on his fourth career pole in the series, claiming the second starting spot after a lap of 157.985 mph in the Kyle Busch Motorsports No. 4 Toyota.
Series points leader and two-time defending champion Matt Crafton was fastest in the opening 20-minute round of qualifying, but settled for the third starting spot in the ThorSport Racing No. 88 Toyota.
Tyler Reddick was fourth-fastest in another Keselowski-owned truck, with rookie Daniel Suarez — a KBM teammate to Jones — completing the top five.
NASCAR Next driver Jesse Little, 18, qualified ninth for his national series debut.
Brandon Jones caused the only stoppage in the three-round knockout style qualifying format, looping his GMS Racing No. 33 Chevrolet in the final minute of Round 3. Jones’ prolonged slide through Turn 2 ended with slight contact with the truck’s nose against the inside wall. Jones settled for the 12th starting spot after failing to complete a lap in the five-minute round.