Sanchez Secures Pole Position At Darlington

Nick Sanchez will lead the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series field to the green flag on Friday night at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

The No. 2 Rev Racing driver was the fastest qualifier on Friday afternoon, logging a 29.288-second lap (167.905 mph) around the 1.366-mile facility. TRICON Garage’s Corey Heim will start beside Sanchez on the front row for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 after running a 29.436-second lap (167.061 mph) in his No. 11 Toyota. 

Heim’s teammate, Taylor Gray, was third with a 29.438-second lap time. 

Kyle Busch, who is running the No. 7 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, qualified fourth with Tanner Gray bringing a third Toyota into the top five during Friday’s qualifying. 

Ross Chastain, Christian Eckes, Layne Riggs, Grant Enfinger and Daniel Dye completed the top 10.