ThorSport Racing driver Jake Garcia, a Georgia-native, won pole position for Saturday’s race in his home state. It marked the fourth career Kennemetal Pole Position for the 20-year old, who fondly recalled coming to EchoPark Speedway to watch races when he was younger.
“This is really special, it’s a place where I used to come and watch races for my birthday and I have a lot of fond memories of this place so really cool to lead the field to the green flag,’’ said Garcia, whose best finish at his home track is ninth and came last year.
“Really excited to do that in front of a crowd of fellow Georgians.’’
Garcia’s lap of 172.980 mph just edged his ThorSport teammate, former series champion Ben Rhodes by a slight .047-second giving the team a lockout on the front row. Eight-time EchoPark Speedway truck race winner Kyle Busch will start third.
Also of note, Adam Andretti qualified eighth for his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut. He is the brother of the late John Andretti.