Once is nice, twice is dandy
Kyle Busch wins second pole award of weekend at AMS
Kyle Busch (right) talks to his teammate Noah Gragson (left) for Kyle Busch Motorsports. Gragson qualified in the top five, with the third fastest lap time of 30.935 seconds, while Busch captured the pole with a time of 30.844 seconds.
February 24, 2018
Last night’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series top qualifier, Kyle Busch, qualified first for this evening’s Camping World Truck Series race. The driver of the No. 4 Cessna Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports captured the top starting position for the Active Pest Control 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap time of 30.844 seconds (179.743 mph).
Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Rip It/Menards Ford for ThorSport Racing, talks to his crew members after this morning’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying session. Matt Crafton qualified second behind Kyle Busch, the winner of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session.
Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Rip It/Menards Ford for ThorSport Racing, qualified with the second fastest lap time of 30.934 seconds. Driving the No. 18 Safelite Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports, Noah Gragson qualified third with a lap time of 30.935 seconds, only .001 seconds behind Crafton. Spencer Davis, in the No. 51 JBL/Sirius XM Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports, had the fourth fastest lap time of 30.996 seconds. Justin Haley, the fifth fastest qualifier for the Camping World truck series, ended with a lap time of 31.011 seconds in the No. 24 Fraternal Order of Eagles Chevrolet for GMS Racing.
Other notable drivers included Johnny Sauter, in the No. 21 for GMS Racing, who finished ninth in qualifying. Jesse Little, driver of the No. 97 for JJL Motorsports, who has shown speed all weekend finished 12th. Ben Rhodes of the No. 41 for ThorSport Racing will start 14th, one spot behind Daytona 500 winner, Austin Dillon.
Leading the list of other notable Georgia drivers is Austin Hill, in the No. 02 for Young’s Motorsports, who finished 18th in qualifying.
Korbin Forrister, driver of the No. 7 Tru Clear Global Toyota for All Out Motorsports, qualified 21st with a lap time of 31.704 seconds, matching his same position from final practice yesterday.
Wendell Chavous, driver of the No. 49 for Premium Motorsports qualified 29th, only 0.200 off of his final practice lap time from yesterday.
Tim Viens, in the No. 74 for Mike Harmon Racing, and Travis Kvapil, in the No. 50 for Beaver Motorsports, did not qualify for this evening’s race.
The 10th Running of the Active Pest Control 200 Camping World Truck Series race begins this afternoon at approximately 4:30 p.m.
