Nick Sanchez Secures Pole Position for Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at Kansas Speedway

Kansas City, KS – Qualifying for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was canceled due to inclement weather and persistent rain showers throughout the day at Kansas Speedway. As a result, Spire Motorsports’ Nick Sanchez was awarded the pole position via the metric system. The pole position was Sanchez’s eighth career Truck Series pole and his first since Darlington 2024.

Chase drivers Giovanni Ruggiero will start third, Kaden Honeycutt fourth, Ty Majeski eighth, Grant Enfinger 10th, Ben Rhodes 11th, Daniel Hemric 12th, Tyler Ankrum 14th, Chandler Smith 15th, Layne Riggs 22nd, and Christian Eckes 25th. Last week’s winner Jake Garcia is slated to start second.

Saturday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race is scheduled to start at 1 p.m./ET live on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio. It’ll be the third race in the chase for the series. Stages 30-30-74 will make up the 134-lap event.

Starting Line Up by Row
Kansas Speedway
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Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Friday, 9/25/2026 @ 05:06 PM Eastern

PosNoDriverTeamTimeSpeed
177Nick Sanchez (C)Freeway Insurance Chevrolet00
298Jake GarciaQuanta/Curb Records Ford00
317Giovanni Ruggiero (C)First Auto Group Toyota00
411Kaden Honeycutt (C)Safelite Toyota00
55Brent Crews(i)Mobil 1 Toyota00
652Stewart FriesenHalmar International Toyota00
762Leland Honeyman JrDPR Construction Toyota00
888Ty Majeski (C)Klearvue/Menards Ford00
916Justin HaleyCelsius RAM00
109Grant Enfinger (C)Grant County Mulch Chevrolet00
1199Ben Rhodes (C)Bommarito Ford00
1219Daniel Hemric (C)Cloyes/Rotomaster Chevrolet00
1345Landen Lewis (C)Motorsports Auctions/J.F. Electric Chevrolet00
1418Tyler Ankrum (C)LIUNA Chevrolet00
1538Chandler Smith (C)Long John Silver’s Ford00
1615Tanner GrayHomes For Our Troops Toyota00
1726Toni BreidingerRaising Cane’s Chicken Fingers Chevrolet00
1844Andres Perez De LaraTelcel Chevrolet00
197Brennan Poole(i) (C)Delaware Life Chevrolet00
2010Corey LaJoieMopar RAM00
2112Brenden Queen #Cummins RAM00
2234Layne Riggs (C)Love’s Travel Stops Ford00
232Stephen MallozziAerial Titans Ford00
2425Conor DalyRAM RAM00
2591Christian Eckes (C)Motion Industries Chevrolet00
261Nick Leitz (C)Precision Measurements Inc Toyota00
2714Mini Tyrrell #RAM RAM00
2881Kris WrightWarranty Solutions Chevrolet00
2913Cole Butcher #Atlantic Tilt Load Ford00
3042Parker EatmonJ.F. Electric Chevrolet00
314Connor HallNiece Products of Kansas/CircleBDiecast Chevrolet00
3233Josh ReaumeLevrack Ford00
3376Spencer BoydAmerican Freight Furniture & Mattress Chevrolet00
3422Clayton GreenBadass Workbench Ford00
3520Daniel DyeChampion Container Chevrolet00
3693Caleb CostnerOne Team – Fan Driven Costner Motorsports Chevrolet00
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