NXS: Erik Jones Score Pole for O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway

After scoring his best career XFINITY race finish with a third at Auto Club Speedway, Erik Jones scored his second consecutive pole award in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Jones lapped the mile and a half oval with a lap of 29.163 seconds.

“It just worked out,” he commented. “We had a fast Camry. I didn’t really know that we would be that fast – I guess once we tape and get it going, it goes. It’s a good feeling two weeks in a row. Hopefully we can keep speed in it during the race. It’s pretty surreal. We put a lot of work in getting our mile and a half program better, and it’s paying off. I’m really excited about the race now.”

Brad Keselowski would qualify second, fifth hundreths off of Jones’ quick lap as he looks for his first win of the year. Austin Dillon was third after leading both practices yesterday, followed by Daniel Saurez, who continues his learning curve in the XFINITY Series. Dale Earnhardt Jr. rounded out the top-five.

“It was good,” Saurez said. “Very happy with the car and all these guys from Joe Gibbs Racing did an amazing job. We gained a lot of speed from yesterday to today, so really looking forward to tonight’s race. Hopefully things keep going this way.”

Regan Smith was sixth quickest, followed by Brian Scott, Darrell Wallace Jr., Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin and Brendan Gaughan.

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Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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