Austin Hill takes Pocono Truck pole with track record lap

Austin Hill held off a late charge from Ross Chastain to win the pole for Saturday's NASCAR Truck Series race at Pocono Raceway.

Hill's average lap speed of 171.347 mph set a new track qualifying record. Chastain, the last driver to qualify, came close at 171.106 mph. Stewart Friesen was third (170.661 mph).

Brett Moffitt, the reigning series champion, was fourth and Sheldon Creed completed the top-five.

The pole is Hill's second of the season but the third time this year he will start from the top spot. He started on the pole at Atlanta when the lineup was set by the rule book.

Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers have won the last four Pocono Truck races, with Kyle Busch the most recent winner in 2018.

Cla	#	Driver	Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	Mph
1	16	Austin Hill	Toyota	1	52.525			171.347
2	45	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	1	52.599	0.074	0.074	171.106
3	52	Stewart Friesen	Chevrolet	1	52.736	0.211	0.137	170.661
4	24	Brett Moffitt	Chevrolet	1	52.917	0.392	0.181	170.078
5	2	Sheldon Creed	Chevrolet	1	52.920	0.395	0.003	170.068
6	18	Harrison Burton	Toyota	1	52.995	0.470	0.075	169.827
7	4	Todd Gilliland	Toyota	1	53.177	0.652	0.182	169.246
8	88	Matt Crafton	Ford	1	53.214	0.689	0.037	169.128
9	17	Tyler Ankrum	Toyota	1	53.216	0.691	0.002	169.122
10	44	Bayley Currey	Chevrolet	1	53.240	0.715	0.024	169.046
11	98	Grant Enfinger	Ford	1	53.240	0.715	0.000	169.046
12	3	Jordan Anderson	Chevrolet	1	53.375	0.850	0.135	168.618
13	51	Christian Eckes	Toyota	1	53.436	0.911	0.061	168.426
14	15	Anthony Alfredo	Toyota	1	53.452	0.927	0.016	168.375
15	99	Ben Rhodes	Ford	1	53.666	1.141	0.214	167.704
16	13	Johnny Sauter	Ford	1	53.906	1.381	0.240	166.957
17	12	Gus Dean	Chevrolet	1	54.081	1.556	0.175	166.417
18	22	Austin Wayne Self	Chevrolet	1	54.266	1.741	0.185	165.850
19	87	Joe Nemechek	Chevrolet	1	54.296	1.771	0.030	165.758
20	02	Tyler Dippel	Chevrolet	1	54.406	1.881	0.110	165.423
21	38	T.J. Bell	Chevrolet	1	54.623	2.098	0.217	164.766
22	8	Anthony Mrakovich	Chevrolet	1	54.812	2.287	0.189	164.198
23	34	Mason Massey	Toyota	1	55.244	2.719	0.432	162.914
24	54	Natalie Decker	Toyota	1	55.287	2.762	0.043	162.787
25	20	Spencer Boyd	Chevrolet	1	56.017	3.492	0.730	160.666
26	33	Josh Reaume	Chevrolet	1	56.279	3.754	0.262	159.918
27	49	Ray Ciccarelli	Chevrolet	1	57.478	4.953	1.199	156.582
28	32	Bryant Barnhill	Chevrolet	1	57.907	5.382	0.429	155.422
29	6	Norm Benning	Chevrolet	1	58.511	5.986	0.604	153.817
30	28	Bryan Dauzat	Chevrolet	1	58.522	5.997	0.011	153.788
31		Daniel Sasnett	Chevrolet	1	58.832	6.307	0.310	152.978
32	10	Jennifer Jo Cobb	Chevrolet	1	59.120	6.595	0.288	152.233