Ben Rhodes Wins The Pole For K&N East Battle Of The Beach

16-year-old Ben Rhodes earned his first 21 Means 21 presented  by Coors Brewing Company Pole Award on Tuesday in UNOH Battle At The Beach qualifying on the short track at Daytona International Speedway. The Louisville, Kentucky native made his way around the .37-mile oval in 18.589 seconds.

He will be joined by fellow rookie Austin Hill, who posted a qualifying time of 18.719 seconds. Gray Gaulding qualified third followed by Ronnie Bassett Jr. and Brennan Newberry.

New Smryna winner Daniel Suárez qualifed sixth, followed by Brodie Kostecki, David Garbo Jr., Lee Pulliam and Kenzie Ruston. Last year’s UNOH Battle of the Beach winner Cameron Hayley qualified 13th.

The UNOH Battle at the Beach is set to get underway at 7 p.m. with NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and Whelen Southern Modified Tour race followed by the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at approximately 8:45 p.m.

Live television coverage on FOX Sports 2 will begin at 7 p.m. while radio coverage on the Motor Racing Network with live streaming MRN.com and SiriusXM NASCAR Ch. 90 gets underway at 6:45 p.m.