Brennan Poole was fastest in Xfinity Series qualifying for tonight’s Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 at Daytona International Speedway.
Poole covered the 2.5-mile tri-oval with a speed of 182.949 mph. Ben Kennedy was next at 182.793 mph.
“It’s pretty special,” Poole said of his first Daytona pole to NBCSN. “Hopefully, we can get it all the way and get it across the finish line first tonight. I’m certainly excited.”
Third through fifth were last week’s winner, William Byron (182.626), Blake Koch (182.508) and Daniel Hemric (182.474).
Sixth through 10th were Matt TIfft (182.315), Elliott Sadler (182.293), Daniel Suarez (182.282), Brendan Gaughan (181.998) and Joey Logano (181.906).