Times picked up in the second session as the track was worked in at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee. The Dirt Works team also added a jump in the sand section to modify the entry into a tricky corner.
Seth Hammaker and Cole Davies collided on their first lap of qualification as they both attempted to hit the same inside rut. Hammaker went down. It didn’t slow Hammaker; he posted a solid time on Lap 3 and was atop the board at that time.
The top spot on the board was swapped a few times, but in the end Hammaker (51.554) claimed the fastest time.
Davies (51.937) was close behind. Davies continued to be strong in the whoops, however, and that has been the difference maker in race trim.
Nate Thrasher (52.233) wound up third in the combined sessions after picking up four-tenths of a second on the modified track.
Daxton Bennick (53.406) was fourth overall.
Landen Gordon (53.706) improved significantly in the second session to claim fifth on the speed chart.
Combined Results after Qualification 2
Qualification 1
For only the third time this season, Cole Davies ( 52.787) was the fastest rider in a qualification session. A lack of speed over a single lap has not deterred his dominance, but it’s always nice to go fast.
As he has done for much of the season in all sessions, Seth Hammaker (52.971) slotted in second during Q1. The difference of 0.185 is marginal, but that gets multiplied during race conditions.
Nate Thrasher (53.886) landed third on the morning chart. He had his best finish of the season last week in St. Louis.
Fourth-place Daxton Bennick (54.180) and Drew Adams (54.490). Adams returned to the lineup this week after being sidelined by injury.
The Simple Man, Henry Miller (54.533), was just outside the top five in sixth.
