Martinsville Truck Series qualifying results from October 27, 2018 for the Texas Roadhouse 200
Martinsville truck race qualifying is up next. The NASCAR Truck Series race will take place in a few hours. First, they’ll set the grid for the 0.526-mile paperclip race track in Ridgeway, Virginia.
View the full 2018 Martinsville truck starting lineup below.
They had two practice sessions scheduled for yesterday, each of those rained out. This will be the first time these teams touch the track. No practice, just go.
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Round 1
Truck Qualifying
Duration: 15 min (Top 24 advance)
1 minute into round one, Kyle Benjamin is around. The red is out with several trucks on the race track. No damage, single truck spin.
8 minutes remain in round one, the red is out for the second time. Landon Huffman got loose off the corner, he went around. DJ Kennington had no way of avoiding it. They made nose to nose contact at low speeds. Huffman is making his first start. He didn’t even get a lap in.
5 minutes remain, Tyler Ankrum has never been in truck below. He’s a 4-time winner in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series in 2018 alone. Truck practice rained out entirely yesterday. In the first laps for Ankrum, he’s knocking on the door of the top 10!
Grant Enfinger wins round 1 of NASCAR Truck Series qualifying at Martinsville.
Round 1 Results – Martinsville Truck Qualifying: 1. Grant Enfinger (20.093); 2. Stewart Friesen (20.112); 3. Austin Hill (20.118); 4. Brett Moffitt (20.128); 5. Johnny Sauter (20.176); 6. Timothy Peters; 7. Harrison Burton; 8. Todd Gilliland; 9. Matt Crafton; 10. Noah Gragson; 11. Ben Rhodes; 12. Tyler Ankrum;
Round 2
Truck Qualifying
Duration: 10 min (Top 12 advance)
Halfway in round two, Todd Gilliland sits at the top of the board with a 19.98. Enfinger is 2nd, 0.01 seconds slower.
1 minute remains, Justin Haley is sitting in 13th. The top 12 advance. Haley is on track and flirting with a transfer time. He cooks turn four! He was 0.05 seconds to the good down the back stretch. The slip up in turn four will mess up both this lap and the next one. Haley will not advance.
Todd Gilliland hangs on to win round two of NCWTS qualifying! Tyler Ankrum will make his first truck series start from the 19th position.
Round 2 Results – Martinsville Truck Qualifying: 1. Todd Gilliland; 2. Grant Enfinger; 3. Johnny Sauter; 4. Kyle Benjamin; 5. Ben Rhodes; 6. Tomothy Peters; 7. Noah Gragson; 8. Harrison Burton; 9. Stewart Friesen; 10. Austin Hill; 11. Christian Eckes; 12. Matt Crafton;
Round 3
Truck Qualifying
Duration: 5 min (Run for pole)
The green is out on the final round. Six trucks head out immediately. Ben Rhodes is the quickest of the trucks so far. He turned a 20.019.
2 minutes remain, Gilliland is on the truck. He heads to the top of the board! Burton, and Gragson also jump over Rhodes late in the session.
Todd Gilliland will start from the pole in the truck race at Martinsville Speedway! This will be his first career NASCAR Truck pole.
View the 2018 Martinsville Speedway starting lineup for the NASCAR Truck Series below. The trucks will take the green for the Texas Roadhouse 200 in just a few hours.
Martinsville Truck Race
Starting Lineup
October 27, 2018
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Todd Gilliland
19.909
2. Harrison Burton
20.005
3. Noah Gragson
20.013
4. Ben Rhodes
20.019
5. Kyle Benjamin
20.048
6. Grant Enfinger
20.053
7. Austin Hill
20.063
8. Johnny Sauter
20.075
9. Timothy Peters
20.114
10. Matt Crafton
20.132
11. Stewart Friesen
20.208
12. Christian Eckes
20.409
13. Justin Haley
20.154
14. Parker Kligerman
20.157
15. Sheldon Creed
20.168
16. Myatt Snider
20.179
17. Brett Snider
20.179
18. John Hunter Nemechek
20.220
19. Tyler Ankrum
20.317
20. Chad Finley
20.381
21. Kyle Donahue
20.397
22. Jeb Burton
20.500
23. Dawson Cram
20.579
24. DJ Kennington
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25. Tyler Dippel
20.506
26. Jordan Anderson
20.544
27. Chase Purdy
20.579
28. Justin Fontaine
20.712
29. Austin Wayne Self
20.723
30. Tanner Thorson
20.924
31. Brad Foy
21.083
32. Jennifer Jo Cobb
22.594
33. Norm Benning
20.771
34. Ray Ciccarelli
20.895
35. Landon Huffman
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