Driver will lead field to green in O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1)
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Erik Jones will start on the pole for Friday night’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 (8:30 p.m. ET, FS1) after topping qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway.
For the second straight NASCAR XFINITY Series race, Jones scored the 21 Means 21 Pole Award. He started from the pole at Fontana en route to a third-place finish last month.
The Joe Gibbs Racing product topped all three rounds, with speeds of 185.166 mph, 185.395 mp and 184.849 mph. He’ll be joined on front row by Brad Keselowski, who was second with a speed of 184.862 mph.
The rest of the top 12 Is as follows: Austin Dillon, Daniel Suarez, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Regan Smith, Brian Scott, Darrell Wallace Jr., Chase Elliott, Chris Buescher, Denny Hamlin and Brendan Gaughan.
Notable drivers who did not make the final round are Elliott Sadler (13th), Ryan Reed (14th), Ty Dillon (16th) and Sam Hornish Jr. (17th).
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