Ty Gibbs Tops Xfinity Qualifying at Nashville
LEBANON, TN – JUNE 29, 2024 RIS – Ty Gibbs was fastest in Xfinity qualifying on Saturday at Nashville Superspeedway. His la; was 30.876 mph. He will start alongside Cole Custer on the front row for today’s race.
Chandler Smith (176.246) qualified third, Jesse Love (175.873) will start fourth and Jeb Burton (175.496).
Points leader Austin Hill qualified eighth at 175.365 mph. Defending race winner Justin Allgaier will start ninth after a lap of 175.160 mph.
Gibbs and Busch are among six drivers scheduled to compete in the Xfinity and Cup race this weekend. Noah Gragson (173.144 mph) will start 18th. Shane van Gisbergen (169.907) qualified 29th. Chase Elliott (169.843) will start 30th. JJ Yeley will start 38th after spinning during his qualifying lap.
Practice: Tennessee Lottery 250, Nashville Superspeedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, Lap #, # Laps, -Fastest, -Next
1) Chandler Smith, No. 81 Barger Precast Toyota, 31.173 sec, 153.594 mph, 1, 23, ---, ---
2) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota, 31.176, 153.580, 1, 24, -0.003 sec, -0.003 sec
3) Ross Chastain(i), No. 92 Use Your Melon Chevrolet, 31.347, 152.742, 1, 15, -0.174, -0.171
4) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 31.355, 152.703, 2, 22, -0.182, -0.008
5) Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 31.377, 152.596, 2, 15, -0.204, -0.022
6) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 31.391, 152.528, 2, 24, -0.218, -0.014
7) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 26 Yahoo! Toyota, 31.417, 152.402, 1, 20, -0.244, -0.026
8) Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 31.453, 152.227, 1, 13, -0.280, -0.036
9) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 31.462, 152.184, 2, 14, -0.289, -0.009
10) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 31.485, 152.072, 2, 18, -0.312, -0.023
11) Jesse Love #, No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet, 31.485, 152.072, 2, 20, -0.312, -0.000
12) Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, 31.491, 152.043, 3, 14, -0.318, -0.006
13) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's/On Track to Read Chevrolet, 31.518, 151.913, 12, 24, -0.345, -0.027
14) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Hawkins Homes/Screaming Eagle Chevrolet, 31.540, 151.807, 1, 17, -0.367, -0.022
15) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 31.548, 151.769, 2, 21, -0.375, -0.008
16) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Best Air Chevrolet, 31.548, 151.769, 2, 17, -0.375, -0.000
17) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 31.555, 151.735, 1, 21, -0.382, -0.007
18) Noah Gragson(i), No. 30 Priestly Demolition Ford, 31.651, 151.275, 6, 27, -0.478, -0.096
19) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, 31.651, 151.275, 6, 14, -0.478, -0.000
20) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 31.651, 151.275, 8, 17, -0.478, -0.000
21) Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet, 31.660, 151.232, 3, 25, -0.487, -0.009
22) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 31.693, 151.074, 2, 12, -0.520, -0.033
23) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Rema Ford, 31.694, 151.070, 3, 12, -0.521, -0.001
24) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 31.714, 150.974, 5, 20, -0.541, -0.020
25) Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 31.721, 150.941, 3, 16, -0.548, -0.007
26) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Reliable RV Parts and Service Ford, 31.739, 150.855, 3, 18, -0.566, -0.018
27) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Classic Collision Chevrolet, 31.776, 150.680, 3, 18, -0.603, -0.037
28) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet, 31.789, 150.618, 1, 15, -0.616, -0.013
29) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 31.818, 150.481, 9, 25, -0.645, -0.029
30) Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 Hardscape Contractors Chevrolet, 31.873, 150.221, 3, 18, -0.700, -0.055
31) Garrett Smithley, No. 6 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, 32.108, 149.122, 3, 14, -0.935, -0.235
32) Blaine Perkins, No. 29 AutoParkit.com Ford, 32.118, 149.075, 2, 12, -0.945, -0.010
33) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 32.128, 149.029, 10, 17, -0.955, -0.010
34) Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 AirBox Ford, 32.141, 148.969, 12, 20, -0.968, -0.013
35) Patrick Emerling, No. 07 70 Acre Farm Motorsports Chevrolet, 32.160, 148.881, 2, 12, -0.987, -0.019
36) Dawson Cram(i), No. 4 Wilderness at the Smokies Chevrolet, 32.203, 148.682, 5, 6, -1.030, -0.043
37) Logan Bearden, No. 35 Key Heating and Cooling Chevrolet, 32.218, 148.613, 2, 14, -1.045, -0.015
38) Chad Finchum, No. 14 Ted Russell Ford of Knoxville Ford, 32.281, 148.323, 2, 9, -1.108, -0.063
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Best 10 Consecutive Lap Average
Pos, Driver, Car, From Lap, To Lap, Avg Speed
1) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota, 1, 10, 151.868 mph
2) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 1, 10, 151.492
3) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's/On Track to Read Chevrolet, 4, 13, 151.443
4) Chandler Smith, No. 81 Barger Precast Toyota, 1, 10, 151.419
5) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 26 Yahoo! Toyota, 1, 10, 151.237
6) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 1, 10, 151.212
7) Jesse Love #, No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet, 1, 10, 151.114
8) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 1, 10, 151.080
9) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 3, 12, 150.621
10) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Best Air Chevrolet, 6, 15, 150.567
11) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 1, 10, 150.567
12) Noah Gragson(i), No. 30 Priestly Demolition Ford, 3, 12, 150.346
13) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 8, 17, 150.145
14) Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet, 1, 10, 150.015
15) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 8, 17, 149.981
16) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 3, 12, 149.954
17) Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 AirBox Ford, 10, 19, 147.618
18) Garrett Smithley, No. 6 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, 1, 10, 147.575
Must run 10 consecutive laps on the track to be included
Qualifying Results: Tennessee Lottery 250, Nashville Superspeedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed, -Fastest, -Next
1) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota, 30.876 sec, 155.072 mph, ---, ---
2) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 30.927, 154.816, 0.051 sec, 0.051 sec
3) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 30.962, 154.641, 0.086, 0.035
4) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 30.966, 154.621, 0.090, 0.004
5) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 30.973, 154.586, 0.097, 0.007
6) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's/On Track to Read Chevrolet, 30.979, 154.556, 0.103, 0.006
7) Noah Gragson(i), No. 30 Priestly Demolition Ford, 30.988, 154.511, 0.112, 0.009
8) Chandler Smith, No. 81 Barger Precast Toyota, 30.990, 154.501, 0.114, 0.002
9) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 31.037, 154.267, 0.161, 0.047
10) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, 31.050, 154.203, 0.174, 0.013
11) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 26 Yahoo! Toyota, 31.061, 154.148, 0.185, 0.011
12) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 31.091, 154.000, 0.215, 0.030
13) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Best Air Chevrolet, 31.099, 153.960, 0.223, 0.008
14) Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, 31.104, 153.935, 0.228, 0.005
15) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 31.111, 153.901, 0.235, 0.007
16) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet, 31.121, 153.851, 0.245, 0.010
17) Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet, 31.149, 153.713, 0.273, 0.028
18) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 31.182, 153.550, 0.306, 0.033
19) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Hawkins Homes/Screaming Eagle Chevrolet, 31.240, 153.265, 0.364, 0.058
20) Ross Chastain(i), No. 92 Use Your Melon Chevrolet, 31.249, 153.221, 0.373, 0.009
21) Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 31.285, 153.045, 0.409, 0.036
22) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Rema Ford, 31.341, 152.771, 0.465, 0.056
23) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Classic Collision Chevrolet, 31.397, 152.499, 0.521, 0.056
24) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 31.470, 152.145, 0.594, 0.073
25) Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 Hardscape Contractors Chevrolet, 31.470, 152.145, 0.594, 0.000
26) Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 31.501, 151.995, 0.625, 0.031
27) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Reliable RV Parts and Service Ford, 31.516, 151.923, 0.640, 0.015
28) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 31.541, 151.802, 0.665, 0.025
29) Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 31.542, 151.798, 0.666, 0.001
30) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 31.578, 151.625, 0.702, 0.036
31) Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 AirBox Ford, 31.601, 151.514, 0.725, 0.023
32) Dawson Cram(i), No. 4 Wilderness at the Smokies Chevrolet, 31.675, 151.160, 0.799, 0.074
33) Patrick Emerling, No. 07 70 Acre Farm Motorsports Chevrolet, 31.687, 151.103, 0.811, 0.012
34) Blaine Perkins (OP), No. 29 AutoParkit.com Ford, 31.790, 150.613, 0.914, 0.103
35) Chad Finchum (OP), No. 14 Ted Russell Ford of Knoxville Ford, 31.796, 150.585, 0.920, 0.006
36) Garrett Smithley (OP), No. 6 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, 31.848, 150.339, 0.972, 0.052
37) Logan Bearden (OP), No. 35 Key Heating and Cooling Chevrolet, 31.897, 150.108, 1.021, 0.049
38) Jesse Love (OP) #, No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
39) Jade Buford, No. 74 Frog Alley Brewing Co Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000, -----, -----
(OP) Top 30 in Owner Points, (i)Ineligible for driver points, (#) Rookie
Starting Line Up: Tennessee Lottery 250, Nashville Superspeedway
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Ty Gibbs(i), No. 19 He Gets Us Toyota, 30.876 sec, 155.072 mph
2) Cole Custer, No. 00 Haas Automation Ford, 30.927, 154.816
3) Ryan Sieg, No. 39 Sci Aps Ford, 30.962, 154.641
4) AJ Allmendinger, No. 16 Celsius Chevrolet, 30.966, 154.621
5) Austin Hill, No. 21 Global Industrial Chevrolet, 30.973, 154.586
6) Justin Allgaier, No. 7 Hellmann's/On Track to Read Chevrolet, 30.979, 154.556
7) Noah Gragson(i), No. 30 Priestly Demolition Ford, 30.988, 154.511
8) Chandler Smith, No. 81 Barger Precast Toyota, 30.990, 154.501
9) Riley Herbst, No. 98 Monster Energy Ford, 31.037, 154.267
10) Parker Kligerman, No. 48 Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet, 31.050, 154.203
11) Tyler Reddick(i), No. 26 Yahoo! Toyota, 31.061, 154.148
12) Sammy Smith, No. 8 Pilot Flying J Chevrolet, 31.091, 154.000
13) Brandon Jones, No. 9 Menards/Best Air Chevrolet, 31.099, 153.960
14) Sheldon Creed, No. 18 Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota, 31.104, 153.935
15) John Hunter Nemechek(i), No. 20 Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota, 31.111, 153.901
16) Jeremy Clements, No. 51 All South Electric/One Stop Chevrolet, 31.121, 153.851
17) Anthony Alfredo, No. 5 Dude Mint Chill Chevrolet, 31.149, 153.713
18) Brennan Poole, No. 44 Macc Door Systems Chevrolet, 31.182, 153.550
19) Jeb Burton, No. 27 Hawkins Homes/Screaming Eagle Chevrolet, 31.240, 153.265
20) Ross Chastain(i), No. 92 Use Your Melon Chevrolet, 31.249, 153.221
21) Parker Retzlaff, No. 31 FUNKAWAY Chevrolet, 31.285, 153.045
22) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 38 Rema Ford, 31.341, 152.771
23) Ryan Ellis, No. 43 Classic Collision Chevrolet, 31.397, 152.499
24) Sam Mayer, No. 1 Huck's Market Chevrolet, 31.470, 152.145
25) Leland Honeyman #, No. 42 Hardscape Contractors Chevrolet, 31.470, 152.145
26) Josh Williams, No. 11 Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet, 31.501, 151.995
27) Kyle Sieg, No. 28 Reliable RV Parts and Service Ford, 31.516, 151.923
28) Shane Van Gisbergen #, No. 97 WeatherTech Chevrolet, 31.541, 151.802
29) Kyle Weatherman, No. 91 DriveSmartWarranty.com Chevrolet, 31.542, 151.798
30) Carson Kvapil, No. 88 Clarience Technologies Chevrolet, 31.578, 151.625
31) Hailie Deegan #, No. 15 AirBox Ford, 31.601, 151.514
32) Dawson Cram(i), No. 4 Wilderness at the Smokies Chevrolet, 31.675, 151.160
33) Patrick Emerling, No. 07 70 Acre Farm Motorsports Chevrolet, 31.687, 151.103
34) Blaine Perkins, No. 29 AutoParkit.com Ford, Owner Points,
35) Chad Finchum, No. 14 Ted Russell Ford of Knoxville Ford, Owner Points,
36) Garrett Smithley, No. 6 Trophy Tractor Chevrolet, Owner Points,
37) Logan Bearden, No. 35 Key Heating and Cooling Chevrolet, Owner Points,
38) Jesse Love #, No. 2 C4 Ultimate Energy Chevrolet, Owner Points, No.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie
Did Not Qualify: No. 74 Jade Buford
Track Qualifying Record: David Stremme, 04/07/07 28.7462, 166.561
Track Race Record: Scott Wimmer, 03/22/08 02:14:12, 134.095
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