In his Craftsman Truck Series debut, Connor Zilisch won the pole on Friday afternoon (March 22) for the XPEL 225 at Circuit of the Americas.
Zilisch’s blistering pace in the No. 7 Spire Motorsports truck gave him the new track record for Trucks with a speed of 93.012 mph.
The 17-year-old makes his Trucks debut after being part of the winning team at the Rolex 24 at Daytona earlier this year and winning the 12 Hours of Sebring one week ago.
Corey Heim of TRICON Garage will start alongside Zilisch on the front row, posting a speed of 92.512 mph. Heim had the fastest time in group practice.
Heim’s TRICON teammate Taylor Gray will start third alongside Nick Sanchez. The only NASCAR Cup Series regular in the field, Ross Chastain, starts fifth, while Jack Hawksworth will start sixth in the No. 1 TRICON entry.
Tanner Gray, Layne Riggs, Ty Majeski and Christian Eckes make up the rest of the top-10 starters.
Thirty-five trucks attempted the race, so no one failed to qualify.
The XPEL 225 will start at 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 23. Coverage will be provided by FOX Sports 1 and MRN.
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