Riley Herbst will start first in tonight’s Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway.
Herbst, driving Kyle Busch Motorsports’ No. 51 Toyota, qualified on the pole with a top speed of 181.657 mph.
It is Herbst’s first career pole and comes in his eighth Truck Series start. He will compete full-time in the Xfinity Series this year with Joe Gibbs Racing.
The top five is completed by Brett Moffitt, Christian Eckes, Ross Chastain and Johnny Sauter.
Austin Hill, the defending winner of this race, qualified 15th. Matt Crafton, the defending series champion, will start 10th.
Drivers who failed to make the race: Norm Benning, John Hunter Nemechek, Jennifer Jo Cobb, Ray Ciccarelli, Clay Greenfield, Joe Nemechek and Todd Peck.
Tonight’s race is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on FS1.
