Last year, Nelson Piquet Jr. won the pole- to start the race but finished seventh. Kasey Kahne won the inaugural "return" race at Rockingham Speedway.
Kahne was in Texas during the time trials, thus had to start the 2012 race in the rear of the field. He managed to pass traffic for the win. This year, it was decided that qualifying would be scheduled on Sunday- a few hours before the race- giving Cup drivers who travel from Texas a chance to qualify their own truck.
Jeb Burton won the Keystone 21 Means 21 Pole Award with record breaking speed of 146.909 in 24.505 seconds, this breaks the record Piquet Jr. set last year. Burton is driving the same No. 4 truck Kahne drove for Turner Scott Motorsports last year, except he is sponsored by Arrowhead Chevrolet. This marks the second pole in the NCWTS for the 20 year-old. Side-note on the young Burton, he is Ward Burton's son, and Jeff Burton's nephew.
Following Burton are his TSM teammates, James Buescher and Kyle Larson. Buescher starts in the top ten for the second time this year. This is Buescher's second start at The Rock.
Larson starts in third for his first race at The Rock- and this marks his first top five start of the season.
Hendrick Motorsports development driver Chase Elliott starts in fourth position - driving the Aarons Dream Machine/Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet.
Matt Crafton starts in fifth position with IdealDoor/Menards Toyota.
Starting in sixth is Ryan Blaney, driving for Cooper Standard Performance Ford.
Joey Logano, who won here in the K&N Pro Series race once is starting in seventh, driving the No. 19 Carbon Forged Reese Towpower Ford for Brad Keselowski.
Rounding out the top ten is Dakoda Armstrong, Brendon Gaughan, and Darrell Wallace Jr.
The rest of line-up starting in the following rows:
6
Johnny Sauter
Ryan Sieg
7
Tyler Reddick,
Ty Dillon
8
Max Gresham
Ron Hornaday Jr.
9
Joey Coulter
Miguel Paludo
10
Todd Bodine
Timothy Peters
11
Caleb Holman
Tyler Young
12
German Quiroga
Brennan Newberry
13
David Starr J
John Wes Townley
14
Jeff Agnew
Clay Rogers
15
Chris Jones
Tim George Jr.
16
Bryan Silas
Johnny Chapman
17
Mike Harmon
Jennifer Jo Cobb
18
Norm Benning
Erik Jones
The race starts at 2 PM and will be aired live on Speed TV!
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