Qualifying Results

The rotisserie atop the Extravaganza points standings continues! Ken Pettit's victory puts him atop the board, and as luck would have it, qualifies 44th for the Pizza Hut 400. Alex Crapser grids middle-of-the-pack in 24th, with Zakk Miller likely to occupy the points lead after the first lap is complete. Timothy McDonnell won the Pizza Hut 400 one year ago, showing speed again after starting outside front-row. He joins a plethora of multiple-time winners in 2023 who have failed to win this season. This could be the breakout race for these guys to dominate the summer stretch.

2023 Multiple-Time Winners (Winless in 2024)
1. John Battista: 2nd at Alanta, Texas
2. Rick Jackson: 2nd at Darlington
3. Ryan Heuser: 3rd at Richmond
4. Matt Raboin: 3rd at Rockingham
5. Tony Pizzaro: 4th at Bristol
6. Timothy McDonnell: 7th at California, Atlanta

Bink Lucas nabs his first pole of the season! Lucas qualified dead-last at Darlington, and finished dead-last the previous week. It's been a rough road since his victory at Texas just six races ago. Timothy McDonnell starts on the outside front-row, suffering similar woes related less to bad fortune and more to lack of speed. Look for the "Volkswagen man's" luck to change. Timothy McDonnell turned his season around last year at Kansas, starting his streak of five-straight top-3 finishes with a victory in the Pizza Hut 400! This year he's failed to earn a single top-5, not leading a lap since Atlanta and showing very little speed. Crew chief Kenzou Yamada decided to bring that Atlanta car here. The result is an outside-pole, hoping to beat Bink Lucas to the line and dominate the show! A dominating summer stretch for McDonnell, Battista and Heuser is in the midst after a slow start. The Pizza Hut 400 could be the catalyst.

An apparition of Walter Chrysler was rumored to be seen at the Auburn Hills headquarters. The big-men at Dodge are in severe dismay, citing their bereftness of victory as justification for the ghost. "We were smoking a pack of Marlboro lights next to the headlamp room. Suddenly, he was just standing there." said one of the clerks. "He said something about a fork and disappeared. He looked peaceful." Look for Quantum Racing to use this as ammunition for a well-needed victory.

Friday, May 10th, 6:00 ET