Today, the NASCAR Truck Series will take the green flag at Martinsville Speedway. Now, they’ll set the starting grid.
View the full 2019 Martinsville truck race starting lineup below.
There’s three MENCS drivers in the field this week. Kyle Busch, Austin Dillon and Bubba Wallace will start the truck race at Martinsville Speedway today. Raphael Lassard is making his first career start in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He’s the Short Track Nationals winner at Bristol in late model competition.
Martinsville
Truck Qualifying
Round 1 – Report
Duration: 10 minutes (Top 24 advance)
The green is out and everyone leaves their pit stalls at once. Tyler Ankrum sits at the top of the board early.
Kyle Busch wins round one of truck qualifying!
Martinsville Truck Qualifying – Round 1 Results: 1. Kyle Busch (19.758); 2. Johnny Sauter (19.816); 3. Tyler Ankrum (19.828); 4. Harrison Burton (19.855); 5. Sheldon Creed (19.866); 6. Myatt Snider (19.916); 7. Tyler Dippel (19.926); 8. Ross Chastain (19.927); 9. Brett Moffitt (19.928); 10. Bubba Wallace (19.936);
Martinsville
Truck Qualifying
Round 2 – Report
Duration: 10 minutes (Top 12 advance)
Todd Gilliland is out early in round two. He gets loose coming to the line to complete lap one. That’s going to hurt both laps. He’s still 2nd on the board as 12 trucks have turned a lap.
Kyle Busch is also loose on his run. Two KBM trucks are loose off the corner. That might open the door for another team come round three. Right now, Kyle Busch sits at the top of the board.
Brett Moffitt wins round two of NASCAR truck qualifying! Lessard is into the final round in his first career start.
Martinsville Truck Qualifying – Round 2 Results: 1. Brett Moffitt (19.702); 2. Kyle Busch (19.733); 3. Ross Chastain (19.735); 4. Austin Dillon (19.737); 5. Sheldon Creed (19.739); 6. Stewart Friesen (19.747); 7. Matt Crafton (19.748); 8. Johnny Sauter (19.750); 9. Austin Dillon (19.758); 10. Raphael Lassard (19.758);
Martinsville
Truck Qualifying
Round 3 – Report
Duration: 5 minutes (Run for pole)
“We need to get the back in the track,” Kyle Busch says over the radio ahead of round three.
2 minutes remain in the final round, Stewart Friesen sits at the top of the board with a lap quicker than Kyle Busch. The #51 has won every truck session he’s competed in, all year. He could be topped for the first time so far this year.
Stewart Friesen takes the pole position for the NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway!
The green flag will drop on the Martinsville 250 in just a couple of hours. View the full Martinsville Truck Series starting lineup for Martinsville below.
Martinsville Speedway
Truck Race Starting Lineup
March 23, 2019
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Stewart Friesen
19.630
2. Kyle Busch
19.650
3. Todd Gilliland
19.674
4. Sheldon Creed
19.684
5. Brett Moffitt
19.688
6. Matt Crafton
19.698
7. Raphael Lassard
19.708
8. Johnny Sauter
19.722
9. Austin Hill
19.818
10. Ross Chastain
19.835
11. Derek Kraus
19.877
12. Austin Dillon
19.898
13. Bubba Wallace
19.799
14. Tyler Ankrum
19.806
15. Myatt Snider
19.807
16. Ben Rhodes
19.809
17. Gus Dean
19.837
18. Harrison Burton
19.845
19. Grant Enfinger
19.876
20. Tyler Dippel
19.877
21. David Gilliland
19.897
22. Cory Roper
19.973
23. Timmy Hill
20.074
24. Spencer Davis
20.151
25. Spencer Boyd
20.103
26. Austin Theriault
20.107
27. Reid Wilson
20.118
28. Brennan Poole
20.178
29. Jordan Anderson
20.263
30. Korbin Forrister
20.263
31. Dawson Cram
20.398
32. Daniel Sasnett
20.904
33. Codie Rohrbaugh
20.135
34. Juan Ma Gonzalez
20.541
35. Ray Ciccarelli
20.639
36. Travis Kvapil
20.646
37. Norm Benning
21.106
38. Anthony Mrakovich
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