Starting Lineup for the NASCAR Truck Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville

John K Harrelson, NKP for Ford Racing

Layne Riggs, who comes into Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Round of 8 elimination race at Martinsville Speedway six points below the Playoff cutline, rocketed to the pole position for the Slim Jim 200.

Riggs completed a fast lap time of 19.478 seconds (97.217 mph) around the 0.5260-mile paperclip to secure the top starting spot for the race. This marks the third pole of the season for Riggs, and it's also the third pole of the driver's career, and it comes in his 53rd career start.

Prior to Friday's qualifying session, Riggs also topped the field in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice, which cements the fact that he has a very fast No. 34 truck underneath him this weekend.

Riggs, who has been about the only driver that has proven he can go toe-to-toe with championship favorite Corey Heim all season, could erase what has been a subpar Playoffs Round of 8 and move on to the Championship 4 with a win on Friday evening.

On the outside of the front row will be Gio Ruggiero, who scored his first career win a weekend ago at Talladega Superspeedway.

Behind Ruggiero is a minefield of Riggs' fellow Playoff competitors, as the other seven Playoff drivers will make up positions three through nine.

Ty Majeski, who like Riggs, is one of the most skilled short track racers in the country, will start from the third position, and like Riggs, he comes into the race below the cutline. Corey Heim, who has already locked his place in the Championship 4, will start from the fourth position.

Kaden Honeycutt, Tyler Ankrum, Rajah Caruth, Grant Enfinger, Daniel Hemric, and Andres Perez de Lara rounded out the top-10 qualifiers for the Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

Official starting lineup for Friday night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Slim Jim 200 at Martinsville Speedway (Race 24 of 25):

Pos	Truck	Driver	Lap time	Speed
1	34	Layne Riggs (P)	19.478	97.217
2	17	Gio Ruggiero #	19.509	97.063
3	98	Ty Majeski (P)	19.512	97.048
4	11	Corey Heim (P)	19.534	96.939
5	52	Kaden Honeycutt (P)	19.625	96.489
6	18	Tyler Ankrum (P)	19.637	96.430
7	71	Rajah Caruth (P)	19.640	96.415
8	9	Grant Enfinger (P)	19.656	96.337
9	19	Daniel Hemric (P)	19.685	96.195
10	44	Andres Perez de Lara #	19.686	96.190
11	99	Ben Rhodes	19.688	96.180
12	15	Tanner Gray	19.697	96.136
13	7	Brenden Queen (i)	19.717	96.039
14	26	Dawson Sutton #	19.727	95.990
15	88	Matt Crafton	19.731	95.971
16	77	Corey LaJoie	19.752	95.869
17	81	Connor Mosack #	19.764	95.811
18	38	Chandler Smith	19.800	95.636
19	91	Jack Wood	19.807	95.603
20	45	Bayley Currey	19.819	95.545
21	1	Brent Crews	19.829	95.496
22	13	Jake Garcia	19.846	95.415
23	42	Matt Mills	19.884	95.232
24	5	Toni Breidinger #	19.907	95.112
25	41	Conner Jones	19.930	95.013
26	56	Timmy Hill	20.024	94.567
27	69	Casey Mears	20.059	94.402
28	76	Spencer Boyd	20.060	94.397
29	84	Patrick Staropoli (i)	20.137	94.036
30	02	Logan Bearden (i)	20.181	93.831
31	90	Justin Carroll	20.545	92.168
32	33	Frankie Muniz #	20.826	90.925
33	22	AJ Waller	21.072	89.863
34	6	Norm Benning	21.318	88.826
35	2	Clayton Green	0.000	0.000

(P) indicates NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoff driver
# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
(i) indicates a driver ineligible to score points