Chase Purdy wins pole position in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Talladega

Modified Sep 30, 2023 18:05 GMT

Chase Purdy, hailing from Meridian, Mississippi, clinched the pole position for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series' Love’s RV Stop 250 at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday. This marks Purdy’s second pole in the series.

Driving the No. 4 Bama Buggies Chevrolet Silverado, Purdy dominated both the initial and final rounds of the single-vehicle qualifying on Saturday.

His blistering lap of 53.368 seconds, hurtling at a staggering 179.433mph, left his competition in the dust, with a lead nearing three-tenths of a second.

Sharing the front row with Purdy is Nick Sanchez (53.653 seconds), who earlier secured the pole in the season opener at Daytona International Speedway. Sanchez's lap proved formidable enough for the runner-up position.

Jake Garcia (54.010 seconds), a newcomer to the NASCAR Truck Series superspeedway scene, demonstrated impressive prowess. He earned a commendable third-place starting position. Despite trailing Purdy by over six-tenths of a second, Garcia's performance exhibited promise for future races.

Dean Thompson (54.049 seconds), in a standout performance, clinched a career-high fourth-place starting spot for the 250-mile showdown in Talladega, Alabama. Meanwhile, Ty Majeski (54.061 seconds) rounded out the top five in his No. 98 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing.

Not far behind, Jack Wood secured the sixth spot, with playoff-eligible drivers Carson Hocevar, Ben Rhodes, and Corey Heim trailing in positions seven, eight, and nine, respectively. Jake Drew will be starting the race from the 10th position.

Regrettably, four drivers - Spencer Boyd of Young’s Motorsports, Jennifer Jo Cobb of Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, Keith McGee of Reaume Brothers Racing, and Clay Greenfield of GK Racing - failed to qualify.