Young Guns Mix with Craftsman Truck Veterans at Talladega Qualifying

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races side by side this weekend with both the Cup and ARCA series at Talladega Super Speedway.  This afternoon saw the qualifying session for the Truck Series.

It was an exciting time trial session, with Erik Darnell securing the Keystone Light pole position.  Darnell, racing for Roush Fenway Racing, secured his second pole in the No. 99 truck this season, both coming at super speedways.

This pole also signified Roush Fenway’s third pole and the sixth time that the team has swept the front row, with young gun John Wes Townley securing the outside pole.

The pole position is significant at Talladega, as the past two races have been won from the pole position. 

Ford and Toyota dominated qualifying, each with four cars in the top ten, with Ford securing the top four positions.  Chevy and Dodge each have one car in the top ten in qualifying.

The top ten in qualifying are as follows:

          1.  Erik Darnell

          2.  John Wes Townley

          3.  Colin Braun

          4.  John Wood

          5.  Todd Bodine

          6.  Joey “Sliced Bread” Logano

          7.  Ron Hornaday

          8.  Dennis Setzer

          9.  Mike Skinner

          10.  Mike Wallace

Other notables include Kyle “Rowdy” Busch, qualifying in the 13th position; Scott “Speed Demon” Speed in the 16th position; and veteran Johnny Benson in the 17th position.