Peters captures the Kroger 200 pole at Martinsville Speedway

[media-credit id=100 align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]Timothy Peters who was born just down the road in Danville, Va, held on through two short rain delays to capture the pole for Saturdays Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Peters who finished fifth here in the spring turned a lap of 19.641 sec at 96.411 mph and bested Cup Series regular and spring race winner, Kevin Harvick by only .027secs. Brian Scott, Nelson Piquet Jr, and Denny Hamlin round out the top five. Peters currently sits third in the point standings, 26 markers out of the lead.

Championship points leader Ty Dillon will start sixth with James Buescher , who trails Dillon by only one point starting tenth. The left Talladega with the same margin that they entered with. Each driver will be trying to gain an advantage this weekend. A points battle this close is a recipe for great action on the flat half mile track.

Midway through qualifying a small rain shower dampened the track. Camping World Truck Series rookie, Caleb Holman was on track when the rain began. Holman’s Food Country Chevrolet slipped up the track in both corners, leading NASCAR officials to temporarily halt time trials. Luckily for Holman, officials gave him a second chance at qualifying, however, did require him to bolt on four new Goodyears. The team who had no sticker tires left, had to purchase four new tires in order to make a second qualifying attempt. The expensive purchase paid off as Holman qualified 29th easing their concerns about the fact that there were 41 trucks attempting to make into the 36 truck field.

Other notables: Denny Hamlin will start fifth in the Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. Peters Red Horse Racing teammate, Parker Kligerman, who earned his first win at Talladega will take the green in 13th spot. Ryan Truex will make his Camping World Truck Series debut starting in the 17th spot.

Grant Enfinger, Brennan Newberry, Dennis Setzer, Jake Crum, and Todd Peck did not qualify for the event.

Starting Lineup
Kroger 200, Martinsville Speedway
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Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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1 17 Timothy Peters Toyota 96.411 19.641
2 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 96.278 19.668
3 18 Brian Scott Toyota 96.068 19.711
4 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 95.83 19.76
5 151 Denny Hamlin Toyota 95.815 19.763
6 3 Ty Dillon* Chevrolet 95.757 19.775
7 88 Matt Crafton Toyota 95.752 19.776
8 13 Johnny Sauter Toyota 95.699 19.787
9 7 Jeff Agnew Chevrolet 95.675 19.792
10 31 James Buescher Chevrolet 95.448 19.839
11 29 Ryan Blaney Ram 95.434 19.842
12 11 Todd Bodine Toyota 95.319 19.866
13 7 Parker Kligerman Toyota 95.309 19.868
14 6 Justin Lofton Chevrolet 95.299 19.87
14 22 Joey Coulter Chevrolet 95.194 19.892
16 9 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 95.189 19.893
17 27 Ryan Truex Chevrolet 94.96 19.941
18 135 Matt Merrell Chevrolet 94.922 19.949
19 81 David Starr Toyota 94.751 19.985
20 32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 94.718 19.992
21 8 Max Gresham* Chevrolet 94.623 20.012
22 33 Cale Gale* Chevrolet 94.557 20.026
23 92 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 94.538 20.03
24 5 Josh Richards Ford 94.477 20.043
25 202 Tyler Young* Chevrolet 94.397 20.06
26 9 John Wes Townley* Toyota 94.153 20.112
27 23 Jason White Ford 94.101 20.123
28 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet 93.826 20.182
29 275 Caleb Holman* Chevrolet 93.798 20.188
30 168 Clay Greenfield Ram 93.678 20.214
31 8 Ross Chastain* Toyota 93.664 20.217
32 99 Bryan Silas+* Ford 92.294 20.517
33 93 Tim George Jr.+ Chevrolet 92.016 20.579
34 84 Chris Fontaine+ Chevrolet 91.918 20.601
35 57 Norm Benning+ Chevrolet 89.897 21.064
36 60 Peyton Sellers Chevrolet 93.47 20.259

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