Qualifying Results

A complete miracle lap by Kevin Corbat puts him on the outside pole at Bristol Motor Speedway! John Tharp's time of 14.679 seconds puts him atop the board, looking to re-gain his confidence after two-straight finishes outside the top-20. New-found points leader Johnny Reed Foley will start 41st after nearly losing the racecar off of turn-4 in his first qualifying lap, hindering both runs. Towards the back, Dalton Lucas (27th), Steven Spears (33rd), and Aaron Cummings (39th) will attempt to bypass Dan Johnston and Ziggy Moonglow in the standings, who are both tied for 35th in points. Two-time Champion Scott Jackson is need of a good run, averaging a 27th-place finish on the season and only 17 points ahead of the cutoff. Race-favorites Ryan Heuser and John Battista will start 12th and 30th respectively, with the #39 attempting to be the first driver with three victories before anyone else gets two in 2023. Good luck to all at Bristol!

David Butterworth has gone nearly a decade without missing an Extravaganza Series race. Today, he fails to make the Food City 500 field after a 10th-place effort in the pre-qualifier, two spots behind the cutoff. He qualified in the third position, dropping back with an extremely loose racecar and no pit stops to adjust. You can blame the companion race Ganza-whackers. You can blame running out of gas at Atlanta. You can blame the horsepower, the crew chief, and every circumstance in the book. In the end, David Butterworth was not fast enough to make the 43-car field. This is a devastating blow for High Octane Racing, who started off as a three-car organization in 2021. At least for this week, only Dan Johnston remains. He will start 38th.

Friday, April 7th, 9:00 ET