Custer, who has yet to finish in the top-10 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season, finished second in the first of Saturday’s four 15-lap heat race and also passed seven cars.
His 16 total points gave him the pole over Christopher Bell, who won Heat No. 2 and earned 14 points.
The pole is the first of Custer’s Cup career, which spans 83 starts.
“The guys did a great job guessing right on the track,” he said. “It’s so much different than practice and we hit on it. It’s just awesome, first career pole, I never thought I’d get my first career pole at a dirt race.
“When you start in the back you have to worry about just not going a lap down in the first run. To be able to start on the pole is a huge deal for our team. The guys did a great job on the car. I was able to get to the top (lane) and kind of start rolling.”
Tyler Reddick will start third, Chase Briscoe fourth and Kyle Larson fifth.
Completing the top-10 starting lineup are Justin Haley, Ty Dillon, Alex…
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