20-year-old enters Rhino Linings 350 third in the Truck Series standings
Ryan Blaney has captured the 21 Means 21 Pole for tonight’s Rhino Linings 350, a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race being held at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Blaney had the top qualifying time in the third round, covering the 1.5-mile course in 175.770 mph. He beat out Darrell Wallace Jr. by a slim margin (175.536 mph).
The 20-year-old Blaney starts on the front row for the fourth time this season. He won the pole at Michigan and qualified second at Kansas and Martinsville.
Blaney’s on the pole for the fourth time in his Truck Series career, which spans 48 races dating back to 2012. He enters tonight’s race third in the points standings.
Tayler Malsam qualified third (175.041 mph), followed by German Quiroga (174.723 mph) and Truck Series points leader Matt Crafton (174.560 mph). Quiroga, who ranks fifth in the points standings, had the top time in the first round at 174.222 miles per hour.
The second round included a caution flag after John Wes Townley spun out toward the end of the 10-minute session. Only 11 drivers completed a lap in the second round, and each advanced to round three along with Quiroga.
Spencer Gallagher qualified sixth, and the rest of the top 12 included Jeb Burton, Joey Coulter, Ben Kennedy, Tyler Young, Jimmy Weller III and T.J. Bell.
Timothy Peters, last year’s winner at LVMS, qualified 17th, one spot ahead of Ron Hornaday Jr.
Joey Coulter had the best speed in the opening practice (174.814 mph) and Wallace had the best time in the second practice session (174.814). Crafton currently holds a seven-point lead over Johnny Sauter, who qualified 16th, followed by Blaney (-24), Wallace (-35) and Quiroga (-72).
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