NASCAR Truck Series starting lineup for the Bristol truck race tonight August 16, 2018
Tonight, the NASCAR Truck Series rolls into Bristol Motor Speedway. Just a few hours before the night race, they’ll set the grid.
View full NASCAR Truck qualifying results below.
Bristol Menu: Trucks
TV | Practice | Qual | Race
Round 1
Truck Qualifying
15 min: Top 24 advance
Todd Gilliland failed pre-qualifying inspection on the first pass. The crew pushed the car back to the garage to work on it before making another pass. This #4 truck has to win tonight to make the playoffs. He made it through just ahead of the green in the session.
5 minutes in, only two trucks have turned a lap. The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour was on track with a different rubber ahead of this qualifying session. The track is likely to be slick in the early runs. Fast teams are saving their runs.
7 minutes remain, Matt Crafton dove inside of Norm Benning into turn 1. Crafton was well passed his number, Benning still came down on him. He was unaware he was there. There’s a big dent of the right front for Crafton. Benning went up and tagged the outside wall, no caution.
John Hunter Nemechek wins round 1 of knockout qualifying for the trucks at Bristol!
Round 1 Truck Qualifying: 1. John Hunter Nemechek (15.268); 2. Johnny Sauter (15.339); 3. Parker Kligerman (15.395); 4. Ben Rhodes; 5. Stewart Friesen; 6. Jesse Little; 7. Myatt Snider; 8. Christopher Bell; 9. Ross Chastain; 10. Brett Moffitt; 11. Todd Gilliland; 12. Justin Haley;
Round 2
Truck Qualifying
10 min: Top 12 advance
Parker Kligerman might now have the truck to beat in qualifying. However, this truck is the truck to beat tonight in the race. He was good in long runs in practice and the truck looks solid on the bottom in qualifying.
Matt Crafton and crew are trying to figure out if they’ll repair the damage from round 1 or not. If they do, he’ll go to the back of the field for the race. He’s on the track with a minute remaining. However, he’s missed the top 12. The crew chief kicked the passenger side door as the truck sits on pit lane after the run.
Johnny Sauter wins round 2 of NCWTS qualifying at Bristol!
Round 2 Truck Qualifying: 1. Johnny Sauter (15.273); 2. Ben Rhodes (15.356); 3. John Hunter Nemechek (15.360); 4. Ross Chastain; 5. Christopher Bell; 6. Jesse Little; 7. Parker Kligerman; 8. Noah Gragson; 9. Todd Gilliland; 10. Justin Haley; 11. Grant Enfinger; 12. Chad Finley;
Round 3
Truck Qualifying
5 min: Run for pole
1 minute remains, Christopher Bell jumps on the track for the first time in this session. He jumps right to the top of the board.
Johnny Sauter heads back out to make another run. He comes up short. Christopher Bell is the substitute driver for Harrison Burton, he just took the pole in his first race this year!
The race will air later tonight. It’s the last regular season race for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
View the full Bristol NASCAR Truck Series starting lineup below.
NASCAR Truck Series
Qualifying – Bristol
August 16, 2018
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Christopher Bell
15.248
2. Ben Rhodes
15.268
3. John Hunter Nemechek
15.287
4. Johnny Sauter
15.317
5. Grant Enfinger
15.408
6. Parker Kligerman
15.408
7. Noah Gragson
15.432
8. Todd Gilliland
15.479
9. Jesse Little
15.486
10. Ross Chastain
15.489
11. Justin Haley
15.524
12. Chad Finley
15.583
13. Stewart Friesen
15.480
14. Brett Moffitt
15.484
15. Cody Coughlin
15.488
16. Dalton Sargeant
15.503
17. Myatt Snider
15.509
18. Matt Crafton
15.533
19. Tanner Thorson
15.556
20. Riley Herbst
15.562
21. Clay Greenfield
15.588
22. Scott Lagasse
15.591
23. Austin Hill
15.633
24. Austin Wayne Self
15.762
25. Codie Rohrbaugh
15.733
26. Cory Roper
15.742
27. Korbin Forrister
15.808
28. Bayley Currey
15.854
29. Jordan Anderson
15.881
30. Stefan Parsons
16.024
31. Justin Fontaine
16.028
32. Wendell Chavous
16.476
33. Gray Gaulding
15.827
34. Timothy Peters
15.827
35. BJ McLeod
15.849
36. Norm Benning
17.246
37. Jennifer Jo Cobb
17.639
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