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NASCAR starting lineup: Tanner Gray claims pole position in qualifying for North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Truck Series race

We’ve got updates as qualifying settles the starting lineup for Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Stewart Friesen (52) pit crew goes to work during the Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports

NASCAR’s Truck Series will be in Concord, North Carolina for its next race. The Charlotte Motor Speedway will host the 2023 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 on Friday, May 26 at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1. It will be a busy day for the Truck Series as they will practice at 1:35 p.m. ET and have qualifying at 2:05 p.m. ET, both on FS1.

The oval track at the Charlotte Motor Speedway utilizes one-lap qualifying. There will be a 20-minute warm-up/practice for all trucks. Then, each driver will run a single-truck, single-lap qualifier. The fastest driver will be awarded the pole position for Friday night’s race.

The North Carolina Education Lottery consists of 134 laps around the 1.5-mile asphalt circuit. The first two stages will each be 30 laps, with the final stage increased to 74. Ross Chastain picked up the victory last year in 1:42:17 after nine laps of overtime. John Hunter Nemechek won in 2021, with Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in 2020.

Here is the full field for Friday’s North Carolina Education Lottery 200 truck race. We’ll update this with results until the pole position and full starting lineup are determined.

2023 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Starting Lineup

Pos. Driver Truck #
Pos. Driver Truck #
1 Tanner Gray 15
2 Ty Majeski 98
3 Corey Heim 11
4 Rajah Caruth 24
5 Stewart Friesen 52
6 Christian Eckes 19
7 Dean Thompson 5
8 Bayley Currey 41
9 David Gilliland 1
10 Jack Wood 51
11 Grant Enfinger 23
12 Carson Hocevar 42
13 Chase Purdy 4
14 Zane Smith 38
15 Jake Garcia 35
16 Lawless Alan 45
17 Taylor Gray 17
18 Daniel Dye 43
19 Ben Rhodes 99
20 Matt DiBenedetto 25
21 Hailie Deegan 13
22 Colby Howard 9
23 Kris Wright 02
24 Matt Crafton 88
25 Spencer Boyd 12
26 Bret Holmes 32
27 Josh Reaume 33
28 Matt Mills 20
29 Tyler Hill 56
30 Armani Williams 46
31 Mason Maggio 22
32 Justin S. Carroll 90
33 Keith McGee 34
34 Nick Sanchez 2
35 Tyler Ankrum 16
36 Ryan Vargas 30