CJ Faison Captures the K&N Pro Series East Pole at Rockingham Speedway

[media-credit name=”http://hometracks.nascar.com” align=”alignright” width=”262″][/media-credit]Rookie CJ Faison will lead the field to green in the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum at Rockingham Speedway this Saturday. The season finale will be Faison’s 12th career start in the K&N Pro Series East division.

Faison described winning the pole as “the best feeling in the world so far.” He continued on to say that “patience, I think, is going to win this race and we’ve got a good shot at it.”

Current points leader, Kyle Larson, qualified in the 11th position. Brett Moffit, second in the points standings, will start in fifth place.

Corey LaJoie, 19 points behind Larson in the championship standings, qualified fourth. LaJoie leads the series in wins this season with five victories.

Darrell Wallace Jr. claimed the outside pole and Coleman Pressley will start the race in third position.

The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm on Saturday. Live streaming audio will be available at www.nascarhometracks.com.

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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