NASCAR News: Jesse Love wins Xfinity the pole in Texas
Rookie Jesse Love will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday afternoon’s race at Texas Motor Speedway (1:30 p.m. ET on FS1).
Love won the pole with a lap of 185.612 mph. This is his third pole award of the season and his first since Atlanta in February.
Cole Custer, who won at Texas in 2018, qualified second with a lap of 185.471 mph. He was followed by Taylor Gray (185.471 mph), Chandler Smith (185.312 mph) and Riley Herbst (185.30 mph).
Smith in fourth qualified the best of the Dash 4 Cash drivers. He lines up ahead of Justin Allgaier in sixth (185.223 mph), Sam Mayer in 10th (183.849 mph) and Sheldon Creed in 15th (182.723 mph). All four drivers will race for the $100,000 bonus.
Starting Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 2 | Jesse Love # | Whelen Chevrolet | 29.093 | 185.612 |
| 2 | 0 | Cole Custer | Andy’s Frozen Custard Ford | 29.115 | 185.471 |
| 3 | 19 | Taylor Gray(i) | Operation 300 Toyota | 29.123 | 185.420 |
| 4 | 81 | Chandler Smith | QuickTie Toyota | 29.140 | 185.312 |
| 5 | 98 | Riley Herbst | Monster Energy Ford | 29.142 | 185.300 |
| 6 | 7 | Justin Allgaier | BRANDT/TradeMark Nitrogen Chevrolet | 29.154 | 185.223 |
| 7 | 20 | Ryan Truex | The Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota | 29.322 | 184.162 |
| 8 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Celsius Chevrolet | 29.338 | 184.062 |
| 9 | 8 | Sammy Smith | Pilot Flying J Coffee Chevrolet | 29.366 | 183.886 |
| 10 | 1 | Sam Mayer | Carolina Carports Chevrolet | 29.372 | 183.849 |
| 11 | 9 | Brandon Jones | Menards/Atlas Roofing Chevrolet | 29.378 | 183.811 |
| 12 | 5 | Anthony Alfredo | Botticelli Family Owned Chevrolet | 29.449 | 183.368 |
| 13 | 21 | Austin Hill | Global Industrial/Bennett Chevrolet | 29.460 | 183.299 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Sieg | Sci Aps Ford | 29.518 | 182.939 |
| 15 | 18 | Sheldon Creed | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation Toyota | 29.553 | 182.723 |
| 16 | 48 | Parker Kligerman | Spiked Lite Coolers Chevrolet | 29.590 | 182.494 |
| 17 | 26 | Corey Heim(i) | Toyota Genuine Parts Toyota | 29.615 | 182.340 |
| 18 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | First Pacific Funding Chevrolet | 29.691 | 181.873 |
| 19 | 91 | Kyle Weatherman | Tweaker Energy/DriveSmart Chevrolet | 29.696 | 181.843 |
| 20 | 15 | Hailie Deegan # | AirBox Ford | 29.772 | 181.378 |
| 21 | 27 | Jeb Burton | State Water Heaters Chevrolet | 29.797 | 181.226 |
| 22 | 11 | Josh Williams | Alloy Employer Services Chevrolet | 29.807 | 181.165 |
| 23 | 28 | Kyle Sieg | RSS Racing Ford | 29.901 | 180.596 |
| 24 | 10 | Daniel Dye(i) | bproauto parts Chevrolet | 29.916 | 180.505 |
| 25 | 44 | Brennan Poole | Prime Bites Brownie Chevrolet | 30.044 | 179.736 |
| 26 | 29 | Blaine Perkins | AutoParkit.com Ford | 30.071 | 179.575 |
| 27 | 38 | Matt DiBenedetto | Viking Motorsports Ford | 30.085 | 179.491 |
| 28 | 92 | Josh Bilicki | Milestone Chevrolet | 30.184 | 178.903 |
| 29 | 31 | Parker Retzlaff | FUNKAWAY Chevrolet | 30.194 | 178.843 |
| 30 | 7 | Patrick Emerling | Sesh Products Chevrolet | 30.295 | 178.247 |
| 31 | 42 | Leland Honeyman # | Distributor Wire & Cable Co Chevrolet | 30.317 | 178.118 |
| 32 | 6 | Garrett Smithley | Trophy Tractor Inc. Chevrolet | 30.399 | 177.637 |
| 33 | 97 | Shane Van Gisbergen # | Worldwide Express Chevrolet | 30.419 | 177.521 |
| 34 | 4 | Dawson Cram # | Chevrolet | Owner Points | 177.451 |
| 35 | 66 | Chad Finchum | HART HVAC & Electric Ford | Owner Points | 177.247 |
| 36 | 43 | Ryan Ellis | Eclipse Claims Consulting Chevrolet | Owner Points | 177.014 |
| 37 | 35 | Joey Gase | Donate Life TX Chevrolet | Owner Points | 176.257 |
| 38 | 14 | David Starr | SHAR Ford | Owner Points | 174.763 |