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On-track incidents send Quiroga, Burton to backup trucks

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LAS VEGAS — Ty Dillon capped a strong morning on the track by topping the leaderboard in the final practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday.
 
Dillon, who was second on the speed chart in the opening session, sped to the top of the leaderboard during final practice with a speed of 176.482 mph. James Buescher was behind Dillon in second place at 176.051 mph, and he finished third in the opening session.

Brennan Newberry joined Dillon and Buescher as drivers to finish in the top five of both practice sessions following his third-place run (175.816 mph) in the final session. Newberry had previously finished fifth in the opening practice.
 
Justin Lofton was fourth in the final practice (175.770 mph) and sixth in the opening session, and Timothy Peters finished fifth (175.251 mph) in the final session before qualifying for tonight’s Smith’s 350 (8:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1). Qualifying is scheduled for 6:15 p.m. ET.
 
Miguel Paludo, who led the opening practice in a session that was halted twice for on-track incidents, finished 13th in the second practice. Currently sixth in the points standings, the driver is gunning for his first top-10 at Vegas on his third attempt.
 
Rounding out the top 10 in the second session were: sixth-place Ross Chastain (175.222 mph), Max Gresham (175.188 mph) and Jeb Burton (175.188 mph), Brendan Gaughan (175.109 mph) and Ron Hornaday Jr. (174.921 mph). Chastain, Gaughan and Hornaday also finished in the top 10 in the first session.
 
Burton’s eighth-place run came in his backup truck. The opening 75-minute practice was halted after nearly 30 minutes when Burton got into the wall early, forcing the No. 4 Turner Scott Motorsports team to roll out the backup truck. During the break between the two practice sessions, the crew successfully took the motor from the first truck and installed it into the backup.
 
The bigger incident in the first session came 15 minutes later, when German Quiroga Jr. blew a right front tire and drilled the wall in Turn 2. Quiroga’s smack brought out the fire and medical crew, but he climbed out of his No. 77 Toyota unharmed and was treated and released from the medical center. His dented truck, however, needed a tow off the track, and his Red Horse Racing team confirmed it would use its backup truck.
 
Quiroga finished the first practice 18th, then 20th in the second session.
 
Series points leader Matt Crafton slow-played his first session, staying in the garage through the opening 30 minutes before finally rolling out onto the track in his No. 88 Chevrolet. Once on the track, he didn’t crack the top 10 until a late lap of 175.018 mph put him fourth. He finished 12th in the second session.

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Late qualifier takes starting spot away from Sam Hornish Jr.

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Joey Logano won his first NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Award of the season, taking the top spot Saturday at Dover International Speedway with a best speed of 155.172 mph and lap time of 23.200 seconds.

It was the 23rd NNS pole win of Logano’s career, and he will start on the front row along with points leader Sam Hornish Jr. for Saturday’s 5-Hour Energy 200 Benefiting Living Beyond Breast Cancer (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Austin Dillon finished third, followed by rookie Alex Bowman and Kyle Busch to round out the top five. Other notables included Kevin Harvick in eighth place, Brian Vickers in 11th, Elliott Sadler in 12th, Regan Smith in 13th and Kyle Larson in 17th.

Logano has won the last three NNS races at Dover.

 

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Kahne bests Dale Earnhardt Jr. in first of two Saturday sessions

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DOVER, Del. — In need of a rebound after a rough outing last week in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Kasey Kahne topped the board in the first of Saturday’s two practice sessions at Dover International Speedway.
   
Kahne led a Hendrick Motorsports assault on the scoring tower, posting the session’s fastest lap at 157.288 mph. Teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr., who on Friday won the pole for the race, was second. Hendrick driver Jeff Gordon was third, and stable mate Jimmie Johnson was sixth.

Kahne crashed and finished 37th last weekend at New Hampshire, and came to Dover last in the Chase standings. He is 71 points behind Matt Kenseth, who won the first two Chase events.

Chase drivers occupied the top eight positions, with Kurt Busch in fourth, Matt Kenseth in fifth, Kyle Busch in seventh and Clint Bowyer in eighth. Juan Pablo Montoya and Martin Truex Jr. rounded out the top 10.

The 55-minute session was halted once briefly for debris. Twelve of the 13 Chase drivers held down spots in the top 17, with Joey Logano in 12th, Ryan Newman in 14th, Greg Biffle in 15th and Carl Edwards in 17th. The lone exception was Kevin Harvick, who battled a tight race car and placed 24th.

A 50-minute final practice is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. ET. The AAA 400 is slated to go green at 2 p.m. Sunday (ESPN).

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Ty Dillon will roll off last in Keystone Light Pole Qualifying

      Track Qualifying Record: Mike Skinner, 9/23/06, 30.326 sec/178.065 mph
# Trk Driver Team
1 57 Norm Benning Poff Transportation Chevrolet
2 84 Mike Harmon(i) Mike Harmon Racing Chevrolet
3 0 * Chris Lafferty KOMA Unwind Relaxation Chevrolet
4 07 Caleb Roark Front Row Tailgaiting / Silver Sevens Hotel & Casino Toyota
5 10 * Jennifer Jo Cobb KOMA Unwind Relaxation Drink RAM
6 93 * Chris Jones RSS Racing Chevrolet
7 81 Matthew Kurzejewski Costy’s / Silver Sevens / Front Row Tailgaiting Chevrolet
8 99 Bryan Silas Bell Trucks America Ford
9 60 Dakoda Armstrong WinField Chevrolet
10 77 German Quiroga # OtterBox Toyota
11 39 Ryan Sieg Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts Chevrolet
12 98 Johnny Sauter Carolina Nut / Curb Records Toyota
13 7 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Toyota
14 54 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Camping World / Good Sam Toyota
15 29 Ryan Blaney # Cooper Standard Ford
16 18 Joey Coulter GunBroker.com Toyota
17 51 Chad Hackenbracht(i) Tastee Apple / Ingersoll Rand Toyota
18 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. NTS Chevrolet
19 88 Matt Crafton Jeld-Wen / Menards Toyota
20 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
21 8 Max Gresham Wally Dallenbach Jr. Foundation Chevrolet
22 4 Jeb Burton # Arrowhead / Honcho Cigars Chevrolet
23 19 Ross Chastain Draw-Tite / watermelon.org Ford
24 17 Timothy Peters Parts Plus Toyota
25 32 Miguel Paludo AccudocSolutions Chevrolet
26 6 * Justin Lofton Imperial Valley Full Plate / J.D. Heiskell Chevrolet
27 24 Brennan Newberry # Qore-24 Chevrolet
28 31 James Buescher Exide Chevrolet
29 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet

* Required to qualify on time, (i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

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Keystone Light Pole Award winner Ty Dillon has first pit pick

Third in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series points, Ty Dillon will start first as Keystone Light Pole Award winner and chose the first stall at pit exit, which is No. 2.

The second-fastest qualifier, Justin Lofton, chose the sixth stall with a front opening. Third-fastest was James Buescher, who sits second in the points standings. He chose the 15th stall with an opening in front of him.

Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Jeb Burton was fourth-fastest and chose the 11th stall with an opening in front of him. The fifth-fastest qualifier is points leader Matt Crafton who has completed every lap this season with top-10 finishes in every race. He’ll pit in the fourth stall with an opening behind him.

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Coors Light Pole Award winner Joey Logano has first pit pick

In search of his fourth consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series win at Dover International Speedway, Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup competitor Joey Logano won the Coors Light Pole Award and chose the first available stall at pit exit, heading into Turn 1.

His Penske Racing teammate and Nationwide Series points leader, Sam Hornish Jr., qualified second and will be two stalls behind him in the fourth stall. Hornish’s chief competition for the title, Austin Dillon, qualified third and will pit in the 10th stall with a front opening.

Alex Bowman was fourth-fastest in qualifying and chose the 18th stall with an opening at the start/finish line. The Nationwide Series winningest driver, Kyle Busch, was fifth in qualifying and selected the seventh stall.

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Coors Light Pole Award winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. gets first pick

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With his second Coors Light Pole Award of the season, Dale Earnhardt Jr. earned first pick of pit stall for his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Crew chief Steve Letarte chose the first box at the exit of pit road, heading into Turn 1.

Qualifying second was Matt Kenseth, and the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Toyota will pit in stall No. 43, the first box at the entrance of pit road off of Turn 4.

The third-place qualifier, Ryan Newman, will roll his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet into the 10th stall with an opening in front of him. The other front-opening stall on pit road was selected for the No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Ford for Carl Edwards. He’ll be at the start/finish line in the 17th stall.

The fifth-fastest qualifier, Aric Almirola, will use the ninth stall across from Newman for the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford.

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