Daniel Hemric On Pole For Daytona Xfinity Race
Daniel Hemric collected his second-career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole after taking the top spot in Saturday's qualifying for the season-opening PowerShares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway.
Hemric circled the 2.5-mile oval in 47.541 seconds (189.310 mph) to win the pole, beating Cup Series drivers Kyle Larson (188.980 mph) and Joey Logano (188.253). Spencer Gallagher (188.131) and Justin Allgaier (188.115) made up the rest of the top five qualifiers.
Ray Black II, Chris Cockrum, Timmy Hill, Morgan Shepherd, Josh Bilicki and Mike Harmon all failed to qualify for Saturday's event.
RACE LINEUP
| Start | # | Driver | Sponsor/Make | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 21 | Daniel Hemric | South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet | 47.541 | 189.31 |
| 2 | 42 | Kyle Larson | DC Solar Chevrolet | 47.624 | 188.98 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Fitzgerald Glider Kits Ford | 47.808 | 188.253 |
| 4 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher | Allegiant Chevrolet | 47.839 | 188.131 |
| 5 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevrolet | 47.843 | 188.115 |
| 6 | 11 | Ryan Truex | Bar Harbor/Sea Watch International Chevrolet | 47.846 | 188.103 |
| 7 | 5 | Michael Annett | Pilot Flying J Chevrolet | 47.857 | 188.06 |
| 8 | 88 | Chase Elliott | Hellmann's Chevrolet | 48.117 | 187.044 |
| 9 | 9 | Tyler Reddick |
BurgerFi Chevrolet | 48.143 | 186.943 |
| 10 | 60 | Austin Cindric |
Pirtek Ford | 48.188 | 186.768 |
| 11 | 1 | Elliott Sadler | OneMain Financial Chevrolet | 48.044 | 187.328 |
| 12 | 98 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield/DenBeste Water Solutions Ford | 48.242 | 186.559 |
| 13 | 20 | Christopher Bell |
Rheem Toyota | 48.294 | 186.359 |
| 14 | 0 | Cole Custer | Haas Automation Ford | 48.328 | 186.227 |
| 15 | 16 | Ryan Reed | Drive Down A1C Lilly Diabetes Ford | 48.41 | 185.912 |
| 16 | 15 | Joe Nemechek | Fleetwing Corporation Chevrolet | 48.45 | 185.759 |
| 17 | 18 | Daniel Suarez | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 48.457 | 185.732 |
| 18 | 19 | Brandon Jones | Juniper Toyota | 48.459 | 185.724 |
| 19 | 35 | Joey Gase | Sparks Chevrolet | 48.594 | 185.208 |
| 20 | 28 | Dylan Lupton | thinQ Technology Partners Ford | 48.71 | 184.767 |
| 21 | 93 | Ryan Sieg | Code Rum Chevrolet | 48.723 | 184.718 |
| 22 | 36 | Alex Labbe |
Can-Am/Wholey/Cyclops Gear Chevrolet | 48.738 | 184.661 |
| 23 | 4 | Ross Chastain | Flex Seal Chevrolet | 48.799 | 184.43 |
| 24 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | RepairableVehicles.com Chevrolet | 48.826 | 184.328 |
| 25 | 0 | Garrett Smithley | Flex Tape Chevrolet | 48.861 | 184.196 |
| 26 | 1 | Vinnie Miller |
Flex Glue Chevrolet | 49.016 | 183.614 |
| 27 | 24 | Kaz Grala |
NETTTS Ford | 49.081 | 183.37 |
| 28 | 86 | Brandon Brown | CONO.io Chevrolet | 49.108 | 183.27 |
| 29 | 78 | Ryan Ellis | Densify Toyota | 49.116 | 183.24 |
| 30 | 8 | Caesar Bacarella | Alpha Prime Toyota | 49.224 | 182.838 |
| 31 | 38 | Jeff Green | RSS Racing Chevrolet | 49.227 | 182.826 |
| 32 | 52 | David Starr | Whataburger Chevrolet | 49.327 | 182.456 |
| 33 | 54 | Gray Gaulding | VSI Racing Toyota | 49.453 | 181.991 |
| 34 | 76 | Spencer Boyd |
Grunt Style Chevrolet | 0 | Owner Points |
| 35 | 55 | Stephen Leicht | Janiking Toyota | 0 | Owner Points |
| 36 | 40 | Chad Finchum |
Smithbilt Homes/Buddy Gregg RV's Toyota | 0 | Owner Points |
| 37 | 39 | JJ Yeley | Superior Essex Chevrolet | 0 | Owner Points |
| 38 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Bass Pro Shops/Cabela's Chevrolet | 0 | Owner Points |
| 39 | 2 | Matt Tifft | Nexteer Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | 90 | Josh Williams | Star Tron Star Brite/Stay Sky Hotel Chevrolet | 0 | 0 |