Brandon Jones Scores First-Career Xfinity Series Pole

Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones collected his first-career NASCAR Xfinity Series pole in Saturday's qualifying session for the Powershares QQQ 300 at Daytona International Speedway.

Jones was quickest in both rounds of Saturday's session, clicking off a lap of 48.788 seconds (184.472 mph) in the second and final round to knock Ryan Reed from the top spot and secure his first pole position in his 39th-career start. It is also his career-best showing at Daytona in just his third start at the 2.5-mile oval.

Ryan Reed was the second qualifier with a lap of 48.846 seconds (184.253 mph). Brennan Poole (48.917/183.985) was third, followed by rookie Daniel Hemric (48.952/183.854) and Ty Dillon (48.982/183.741).

Morgan Shepherd, Mike Harmon, Stephen Leitch and Mark Thompson all failed to qualify for the event.

QUALIFYING RESULTS

Pos. # Driver Make Sponsor Speed Lap Behind
1 33 Brandon Jones Chevy Nexteer 184.472 48.788 LEADER
2 16 Ryan Reed Ford Lilly Diabetes Ford Mustang 184.253 48.846 -0.058
3 48 Brennan Poole Chevy DC Solar 183.985 48.917 -0.129
4 21 Daniel Hemric Chevy Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff 183.854 48.952 -0.164
5 3 Ty Dillon Chevy Bass Pro Shops 183.741 48.982 -0.194
6 22 Brad Keselowski Ford Discount Tire 183.576 49.026 -0.238
7 42 Tyler Reddick Chevy Broken Bow Records 183.52 49.041 -0.253
8 11 Blake Koch Chevy LeafFilter Gutter Protection 183.494 49.048 -0.26
9 88 Kasey Kahne Chevy Hellmann's 183.173 49.134 -0.346
10 23 Spencer Gallagher Chevy Allegiant 183.079 49.159 -0.371
11 1 Elliott Sadler Chevy OneMain Financial 182.99 49.183 -0.395
12 6 Darrell Wallace Jr Ford Leidos Ford Mustang 182.782 49.239 -0.451
13 5 Michael Annett Chevy Pilot Flying J 182.689 49.264 -0.476
14 19 Matt Tifft Toyota Tunity 182.641 49.277 -0.489
15 7 Justin Allgaier Chevy Brandt 182.53 49.307 -0.519
16 2 Austin Dillon Chevy Rheem 182.371 49.35 -0.562
17 9 William Byron Chevy Liberty University 182.334 49.36 -0.572
18 62 Brendan Gaughan Chevy South Point 181.943 49.466 -0.678
19 20 Erik Jones Toyota Hisense 181.873 49.485 -0.697
20 00 Cole Custer Chevy Haas Automation 181.84 49.494 -0.706
21 18 Daniel Suarez Toyota Juniper 181.547 49.574 -0.786
22 98 Aric Almirola Ford Fresh From Florida 180.934 49.742 -0.954
23 28 Dakoda Armstrong Toyota WinField United 180.144 49.96 -1.172
24 14 J.J. Yeley Toyota Superior Essex 180.133 49.963 -1.175
25 24 Scott Lagasse Jr Toyota Alert Today Florida/Florida Lottery 180.086 49.976 -1.188
26 0 Garrett Smithley Chevy Flex Shot 180.011 49.997 -1.209
27 44 Benny Gordon Toyota Florida Lottery / VSI 179.899 50.028 -1.24
28 39 Ryan Sieg Chevy Booyah Mortgage 179.784 50.06 -1.272
29 4 Ross Chastain Chevy FlexSeal 179.677 50.09 -1.302
30 46 Anthony Kumpen Chevy Lease Plan 179.261 50.206 -1.418
31 40 Brandon Hightower Toyota Premier Recycling 179.204 50.222 -1.434
32 25 Chris Cockrum Chevy Advanced Communications Group 179.172 50.231 -1.443
33 99 David Starr Ford Striping Technology 178.781 50.341 -1.553
34 01 Harrison Rhodes Chevy Flex Tape 178.07 50.542 -1.754
35 52 Joey Gase Chevy Donate Life FL 177.75 50.633 -1.845
36 07 Ray Black Jr Chevy TBD 177.651 50.661 -1.873
37 51 Jeremy Clements Chevy RepairableVehicles.com 177.623 50.669 -1.881
38 78 Clint King Ford Warehouse Design, Inc. 176.236 51.068 -2.28
39 90 Mario Gosselin Chevy OLAA / Jeff Revis 175.05 51.414 -2.626
40 8 Jeff Green Ford Circle Track Warehouse 176.633 50.953 -2.165
41 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevy VisoneRV 177.957 50.574 -1.786
42 74 Mike Harmon Dodge Veterans Motorsports 175.991 51.139 -2.351
43 97 Stephen Leicht Chevy Vroom Brands 171.259 52.552 -3.764
44 13 Mark Thompson ToyotaToyota Phoenix Air 0.0 0.0 48.788