Bubba Wallace wins Nationwide pole

Darrell Wallace Jr., driver of the #20 Freightliner Trucks Toyota, poses with the Coors Pole Award after qualifying for pole position for the NASCAR Nationwide Series OneMain Financial 200
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Darrell Wallace Jr., who goes by the nickname, "Bubba," won the pole for Saturday's race at Dover International Speedway, his fourth and final scheduled Nationwide start of the season for Joe Gibbs Racing. It's his second front-row Nationwide start, and he already has a K&N East Series victory at Dover last year.

He has six career K&N East Series wins — and is the youngest series winner and first African-American winner – and has never finished worse than 10th in the highly competitive Nationwide Series. Yet, Wallace does not have a job lined up for the 2013 season.

The 18-year old star graduate of NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program joked often on Friday that he left his donation bucket at home. The serious reality is that without a sponsor, his obvious talent has no outlet. So, if there seems a sense of urgency for Wallace, that's because there is.

"I've got the drive. I want to win every race I'm in, but I know as you move up in the ranks you're going up against the best of the best.''

Lineup

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 20 Darrell Wallace Jr. Toyota Freightliner Trucks 155.905 23.091 Leader
2 31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet Brandt 155.039 23.220 -0.129
3 18 Joey Logano Toyota Sport Clips 154.972 23.230 -0.139
4 2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet OneMain Financial 154.772 23.260 -0.169
5 38 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Great Clips 154.593 23.287 -0.196
6 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford Cargill / Rancher's Reserve 154.500 23.301 -0.210
7 54 Kyle Busch Toyota Monster Energy 154.460 23.307 -0.216
8 22 Ryan Blaney Dodge Discount Tire 154.447 23.309 -0.218
9 3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet AdvoCare 154.321 23.328 -0.237
10 33 Paul Menard Chevrolet Menards / Rheem 154.044 23.370 -0.279
11 199 Ryan Truex Toyota SeaWatch International / Grime Boss 153.872 23.396 -0.305
12 43 Michael Annett Ford Pilot Flying J 153.499 23.453 -0.362
13 88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet TaxSlayer.com 153.309 23.482 -0.391
14 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge Alliance Truck Parts 152.996 23.530 -0.439
15 19 Mike Bliss Toyota Bandit Chippers 152.685 23.578 -0.487
16 30 Alex Bowman Chevrolet Allegiant Air 152.226 23.649 -0.558
17 86 Kevin Lepage Ford Qello 150.716 23.886 -0.795
18 124 Blake Koch Toyota Millennium VIP Group / Wings To Go 150.665 23.894 -0.803
19 100 Michael McDowell Toyota OCR Gaz Bar 150.628 23.900 -0.809
20 42 Josh Wise Chevrolet Key Motorsports 150.464 23.926 -0.835
21 44 Jeff Green Toyota G-Oil 150.407 23.935 -0.844
22 10 Charles Lewandoski Toyota Tri-Star Motorsports 150.313 23.950 -0.859
23 81 Jason Bowles* Dodge SupportMilitary.org 150.294 23.953 -0.862
24 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota AM-FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / AC General 150.144 23.977 -0.886
25 7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 150.094 23.985 -0.894
26 46 Chase Miller Chevrolet The Motorsports Group 150.019 23.997 -0.906
27 51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet stjude.org / Clements Automotive 150.000 24.000 -0.909
28 15 Kelly Bires Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing 149.713 24.046 -0.955
29 01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet HelpJD01.com 149.676 24.052 -0.961
30 40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet Curtis Key Plumbing 149.576 24.068 -0.977
31 23 Jamie Dick Chevrolet Viva Auto Group 149.502 24.080 -0.989
32 171 Carl Long Ford Rick Ware Racing 149.161 24.135 -1.044
33 41 Timmy Hill Ford Lilly Trucking 148.988 24.163 -1.072
34 27 J.J. Yeley Ford Drive Sober, Drive Alive DE 148.859 24.184 -1.093
35 52 Justin Jennings Chevrolet Jimmy Means Racing 148.637 24.220 -1.129
36 47 T.J. Bell Chevrolet Curtis Key Plumbing 148.490 24.244 -1.153
37 14 Eric McClure Toyota Hefty / Reynolds Wrap 148.417 24.256 -1.165
38 11 Brian Scott Toyota Dollar General 148.160 24.298 -1.207
39 39 Tim Andrews Ford Go Green Racing 148.093 24.309 -1.218
40 108 Danny Efland Ford Randy Hill Racing 147.947 24.333 -1.242
41 175 Scott Riggs Chevrolet Rick Ware Racing 147.336 24.434 -1.343
42 50 David Starr Chevrolet MAKE Motorsports 146.383 24.593 -1.502
43 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet Victory In Jesus 145.226 24.789 -1.698
44 4 Brad Teague Chevrolet Danny Efland Racing 144.069 24.988 -1.897
45 174 Mike Harmon Chevrolet Applebee's 143.827 25.030 -1.939
46 70 Tony Raines Dodge ML Motorsports 142.270 25.304 -2.213