Connor Mosack sped to his second NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career pole position for the Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday, October 9.
The event’s starting lineup was determined through an on-track qualifying session that consisted of a single-truck, one-lap qualifying format. During the session, each of the 36 competitors vying for 36 starting spots cycled around Charlotte once to post the fastest lap amongst one another. The competitor who posted the single fastest lap was awarded the pole position.
During the session, Mosack, who was the third-fastest competitor in practice earlier on Friday and was the 28th competitor in line to qualify, utilized his one-lap qualifying session to post a lap at 180.234 mph, in 29.961 seconds. Mosack’s lap was enough for the Charlotte, North Carolina, native to retain the top-starting spot over his competition and Chase contenders.
With the pole, Mosack, who is scheduled to make his 10th Truck start of the 2026 season with Spire Motorsports, secured his first Truck Series pole position since EchoPark Speedway in February 2025 and his first driving for Spire Motorsports. The pole position was a meaningful one for Mosack, who is one of five competitors who is sporting a throwback tribute scheme honoring the late two-time Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch. Mosack’s No. 7 PurePEX/Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST entry mirrors the scheme Busch piloted to Kyle Busch Motorsports’ 100th and final Truck Series victory at Pocono Raceway, a feat that was achieved in mid-July 2023.
Mosack will share the front row with Tanner Gray, the latter of whom secured his two career poles at Charlotte in 2023 and 2024. Gray’s single-lap session was at 179.862 mph in 30.023 seconds. Kaden Honeycutt, the points leader, will be the highest-starting Chase contender in third place with a lap of 179.683 mph in 30.053 seconds. Rajah Caruth and Landen Lewis will start in the top five, respectively.
Bayley Currey, Grant Enfinger, Christian Eckes, Andres Perez De Lara and Chandler Smith will start in the top 10, respectively. Notably, Layne Riggs, who was the fastest competitor in practice, will start in 13th place. In addition, Chase contender Giovanni Ruggerio did not post a qualifying lap due to an axle seal issue from his No. 17 JBL/TRICON Garage Toyota entry that occurred during practice. He will start at the tail end of the starting grid in 36th place.
With only four of 10 Chase contenders (Honeycutt, Enfinger, Eckes and Chandler Smith) starting in the top 10 on the grid, the remaining Chase contenders that include Ben Rhodes, Riggs, Daniel Hemric, Ty Majeski, Tyler Ankrum and Ruggiero will start 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 25th and 36th, respectively.
With 36 competitors vying for 36 starting spots, all made the main event.
Charlotte – Qualifying Position, Best Speed, Best Time:
- Connor Mosack, 180.234 mph, 29.961 seconds
- Tanner Gray, 179.862 mph, 30.023 seconds
- Kaden Honeycutt, 179.683 mph, 30.053 seconds
- Rajah Caruth, 179.575 mph, 30.071 seconds
- Landen Lewis, 179.235 mph, 30.128 seconds
- Bayley Currey, 179.194 mph, 30.135 seconds
- Grant Enfinger, 178.897 mph, 30.185 seconds
- Christian Eckes, 178.654 mph, 30.226 seconds
- Andres Perez De Lara, 178.406 mph, 30.268 seconds
- Chandler Smith, 178.336 mph, 30.280 seconds
- Conner Jones, 178.318 mph, 30.283 seconds
- Ben Rhodes, 178.288 mph, 30.288 seconds
- Layne Riggs, 178.265 mph, 30.292 seconds
- Justin Haley, 178.230 mph, 30.298 seconds
- Brent Crews, 178.077 mph, 30.324 seconds
- Daniel Hemric, 178.036 mph, 30.331 seconds
- Ty Majeski, 177.825 mph, 30.367 seconds
- Jake Garcia, 177.637 mph, 30.399 seconds
- Matt Mills, 177.550 mph, 30.414 seconds
- Dawson Sutton, 177.521 mph, 30.419 seconds
- Daniel Dye, 177.235 mph, 30.468 seconds
- Corey LaJoie, 176.702 mph, 30.560 seconds
- Cole Butcher, 176.476 mph, 30.599 seconds
- Kris Wright, 176.033 mph, 30.676 seconds
- Tyler Ankrum, 176.022 mph, 30.678 seconds
- Stewart Friesen, 175.953 mph, 30.690 seconds
- Brenden Queen, 175.707 mph, 30.733 seconds
- Leland Honeyman Jr., 175.518 mph, 30.766 seconds
- Mini Tyrrell, 175.285 mph, 30.807 seconds
- Regan Smith, 173.919 mph, 31.049 seconds
- Timmy Hill, 170.288 mph, 31.711 seconds
- Luke Baldwin, 170.068 mph, 31.752 seconds
- Spencer Boyd, 168.188 mph, 32.107 seconds
- Josh Reaume, 167.869 mph, 32.168 seconds
- Clayton Green, 166.713 mph, 32.391 seconds
- Giovanni Ruggerio, 0.000 mph, 0.000 seconds
*Bold indicates Chase Drivers
The 2026 Ecosave 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway is scheduled to occur on Friday, October 9, at 5 p.m. ET on FOX, NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM.
