Kyle Larson scores pole for Pocono Mountains 150 at Pocono Raceway

Kyle Larson was on target for the second time this weekend as he would score the Keystone Light Pole Award for the Pocono Mouintains 150 at Pocono Raceway on Saturday afternoon, after scoring the pole for the Sprint Cup Series race on Friday. For Larson, this marks his first career Camping World Truck Series pole award in eight starts.

Austin Dillon would qualify second for his second top 10 start of the season, while Tyler Reddick posted his best qualifying effort of his career with a third. Rookie Ben Kennedy and Timothy Peters rounded out the top five.

Johnny Sauter qualified sixth, followed by Justin Lofton, Ryan Blaney, Matt Crafton and Clint Bowyer. Bowyer is filling in John Wes Townley following Townley’s wreck in the ARCA Racing Series race yesterday.

Kyle Busch Motorsports has been on a terror as of late and their drivers Erik Jones and Darrell Wallace Jr. would qualify 13th and 15th, respectively.

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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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