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Chastain Bumps Busch From Truck Series Pole At COTA 2023

Cup Series regular Ross Chastain stole the pole position in the No. 41 NASCAR Chevy Silverado RST, knocking Kyle Busch’s No. 51 Silverado off the top spot at Circuit of the Americas for the Truck Series race on March 25th, 2023.

Chastain got around the 3.41-mile road course in 133.613 seconds at 91.877 mph in the No. 41 Silverado. He bested Busch, who is also a Cup Series regular running a part-time Truck Series schedule, who posted a time of 134.178 seconds at 91.49 mph in the No. 51 Silverado.

Meanwhile, Ty Majeski’s No. 98 Ford F-150 will start third, thanks to a lap time of 134.568 seconds, while Nick Sanchez, driver of the No. 2 Silverado, will start fourth, having posted a time of 134.912 seconds. Christian Eckes, who won the last Truck Series race at Atlanta, put the No. 19 Silverado in fifth place, thanks to his time of 134.995 seconds.

The green flag at COTA will drop on March 25th at 1:30 pm E.T.

NASCAR Truck Series Qualifying Results, Circuit of the Americas, March 24, 2023
Pos Car Number Driver Team Time Speed Car
1 41 Ross Chastain(i) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 133.613 91.877 Chevrolet Silverado RST
2 51 Kyle Busch(i) Zariz Transport Chevrolet 134.178 91.49 Chevrolet Silverado RST
3 98 Ty Majeski Cincinnati/Curb Records Ford 134.568 91.225 Ford F-150
4 2 Nick Sanchez # Gainbridge Chevrolet 134.912 90.993 Chevrolet Silverado RST
5 19 Christian Eckes NAPA AutoCare Chevrolet 134.995 90.937 Chevrolet Silverado RST
6 42 Carson Hocevar Worldwide Express Chevrolet 135.15 90.832 Chevrolet Silverado RST
7 38 Zane Smith Speedco/Peak Ford 135.706 90.46 Ford F-150
8 23 Grant Enfinger Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet 135.852 90.363 Chevrolet Silverado RST
9 15 Tanner Gray Mobil 1 Toyota 136.423 89.985 Ford F-150
10 1 Kaz Grala(i) Island Coastal Lager Toyota 136.515 89.924 Toyota Tundra
11 11 Corey Heim JBL Toyota 135.998 90.266 Ford F-150
12 16 Tyler Ankrum LiUNA! Toyota 136.21 90.126 Toyota Tundra
13 99 Ben Rhodes Farm Paint Ford 136.285 90.076 Ford F-150
14 22 Logan Bearden Bearden Automotive Ford 136.411 89.993 Chevrolet Silverado RST
15 52 Stewart Friesen Halmar International Toyota 136.471 89.953 Toyota Tundra
16 13 Hailie Deegan Ford Performance Ford 136.516 89.924 Ford F-150
17 75 Parker Kligerman(i) Food Country USA/Utz Chevrolet 136.537 89.91 Chevrolet Silverado RST
18 45 Lawless Alan PlainsCapital Bank/MGMachinery Chevrolet 136.559 89.895 Chevrolet Silverado RST
19 17 Taylor Gray Dead On Tools Toyota 136.755 89.766 Toyota Tundra
20 24 Rajah Caruth # Wendell Scott Foundation Chevrolet 136.826 89.72 Chevrolet Silverado RST
21 4 Chase Purdy Bama Buggies Chevrolet 137.392 89.35 Chevrolet Silverado RST
22 5 Dean Thompson Thompson Pipe Group Toyota 137.529 89.261 Toyota Tundra
23 20 Ed Jones Little Caesars Chevrolet 137.844 89.057 Chevrolet Silverado RST
24 4 Kaden Honeycutt CarQuest Ford 138.157 88.855 Ford F-150
25 30 Colin Garrett 11/11 Veteran Project/UnBroken Toyota 138.925 88.364 Toyota Tundra
26 12 Stefan Parsons(i) Record Rack Chevrolet 138.946 88.351 Chevrolet Silverado RST
27 9 Colby Howard Grant County Mulch Chevrolet 139.097 88.255 Chevrolet Silverado RST
28 25 Matt DiBenedetto Rackley Roofing Chevrolet 139.261 88.151 Chevrolet Silverado RST
29 56 Timmy Hill Will's Automotive Toyota 139.551 87.968 Toyota Tundra
30 34 Mason Filippi OpenFender Ford 139.956 87.713 Ford F-150
31 32 Bret Holmes # Pate Holdings Chevrolet 140.147 87.594 Chevrolet Silverado RST
32 35 Jake Garcia # Quanta Chevrolet Owner Points 87.544 Chevrolet Silverado RST
33 46 Dale Quarterley Van Dyk Recycling/Motul Toyota Owner Points 87.293 Toyota Tundra
34 88 Matt Crafton Ideal Door/Menards Ford Owner Points 0 Ford F-150
35 2 Kris Wright F.N.B. Corporation Chevrolet Owner Points 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST
36 43 Daniel Dye # Dell Children's Medical Center Chevrolet Owner Points 0 Chevrolet Silverado RST

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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