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Nick Sanchez earned pole position for the Buckle Up South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway. (HHP/David Graham photo)

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.Â