Dylan Kwasniewski continued his impressive resume after capturing the pole for Saturday’s Lucas Oil 200 presented by MAVTV American Real at Daytona International Speedway.
Kwasniewski, 18, garnered the pole after Bobby Gerhart failed post-qualifying inspection. Gerhart, after his time was disallowed, will begin the event dead last. Gerhart has witnessed victory lane in the ARCA Racing Series at Daytona four times before, including three consecutive from 2010-2012.
Grant Enfinger, after a multitude of driver’s failed post-qualifying inspection, will inherit the second starting position. Enfinger, 29, recently finished second in the Snowball Derby.
Buster Graham, like Enfinger, moved up the starting lineup after other competitor’s times were disallowed. Graham will begin the 200 mile event in the third position.
Chase Elliott, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver, and Mark Thompson rounded out the top five. This will be Elliott’s first ARCA event at the famed Daytona International Speedway.
Leilani Munter, Justin Boston and Spencer Gallagher were among the other drivers that failed post-qualifying inspection. Gallagher, after the penalty, removed himself from the entry list.
The season opener for the ARCA Racing Series takes the green flag at 4 PM Eastern Time tomorrow, and can be viewed live on Fox Sports One with timing and scoring on the ARCA Racing Series web site.
