Next up, the NASCAR Truck Series is will set the starting grid for tonight’s race. Two laps of qualifying will set their time for the championship finale at Phoenix Raceway.
View Phoenix qualifying results for the NASCAR Truck Series below.
Only 36 drivers will start the race with qualifying taking place this weekend. Three trucks will be sent home after this session. The fastest 31 automatically qualify. Then, owner points determine who’s sent home.
Phoenix Truck
Qualifying – Report
Taylor Gray is the first truck on the track. He gets completely sideways off turn two.
12 trucks have qualified so far. Rookie driver Jack Wood sits at the top of the board so far.
26 trucks have set a time. Ben Rhodes sits at the top of the board as of now.
30 trucks have now qualified. Sheldon Creed jumps to the top of the board. He cut the dogleg portion of the track, threw sparks as he re-entered the banking then jumped to the top of the sheet.
Late in the session, Tyler Ankrum spins off turn four on his second of two laps. Chase Purdy was on his warm up lap, NASCAR has allowed him to return to the pit lane and cool the engine before making his run. Other drivers will head out before Purdy.
Chandler Smith is the last truck to qualify. He jumps to the top of the board on his first lap. The track has been cooling as the season goes. Smith rolls from the pole position in tonight’s race and Sheldon Creed completes the front row.
Phoenix Raceway
Starting Lineup
November 5, 2021
NASCAR Truck Series
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Chandler Smith
26.359
2. Sheldon Creed
26.607
3. Todd Gilliland
26.635
4. Ben Rhodes
26.734
5. Matt Crafton
26.879
6. Carson Hocevar
26.904
7. Stewart Friesen
26.912
8. Derek Kraus
26.962
9. Christian Eckes
26.980
10. Hailie Deegan
26.992
11. Austin Hill
27.008
12. Chase Purdy
27.040
13. Zane Smith
27.066
14. Tyler Ankrum
27.083
15. Jack Wood
27.086
16. John Hunter Nemechek
27.087
17. Johnny Sauter
27.171
18. Ryan Truex
27.203
19. Ty Dillon
27.353
20. Kris Wright
27.377
21. Tate Fogleman
27.423
22. Tanner Gray
27.443
23. Drew Dollar
27.472
24. Austin Wayne Self
27.477
25. Dean Thompson
27.536
26. Taylor Gray
27.546
27. Grant Enfinger
27.613
28. Danny Bohn
27.641
29. Jordan Anderson
27.647
30. Will Rodgers
27.777
31. Chris Hacker
27.779
32. Willie Allen
27.840
33. Lawless Alan
27.918
34. Tyler Hill
28.021
35. Cory Roper
28.242
36. Spencer Boyd
28.404
— Did Not Qualify —
Dawson Cram
27.908
Jennifer Jo Cobb
28.743
Norm Benning
29.277
Phoenix Raceway
Practice Results
November 5, 2021
NASCAR Truck Series
This practice session was run earlier today:
Session Time: 11am ET
Pos | Driver | Best Time
1. Todd Gilliland
26.501
2. Sheldon Creed
26.632
3. Tyler Ankrum
26.656
4. Chandler Smith
26.683
5. Ben Rhodes
26.760
6. Tanner Gray
26.762
7. Christian Eckes
26.767
8. Jack Wood
26.793
9. John Hunter Nemechek
26.793
10. Stewart Friesen
26.797
11. Taylor Gray
26.821
12. Zane Smith
26.848
13. Austin Hill
26.961
14. Chase Purdy
27.018
15. Derek Kraus
27.034
16. Hailie Deegan
27.037
17. Ty Dillon
27.072
18. Matt Crafton
27.101
19. Johnny Sauter
27.103
20. Carson Hocevar
27.119
21. Dawson Cram
27.126
22. Dean Thompson
27.134
23. Austin Wayne Self
27.151
24. Ryan Truex
27.363
25. Willie Allen
27.372
26. Jordan Anderson
27.438
27. Will Rodgers
27.472
28. Tate Fogleman
27.503
29. Lawless Alan
27.549
30. Drew Dollar
27.775
31. Kris Wright
27.911
32. Spencer Boyd
27.992
33. Danny Bohn
28.077
34. Cory Roper
28.117
35. Tyler Hill
28.126
36. Chris Hacker
28.139
37. Norm Benning
28.739
38. Jennifer Jo Cobb
28.865
39. Grant Enfinger
32.843
Links
Phoenix Raceway | NASCAR