Denny Hamlin won the Busch Light Pole Award at Nashville Superspeedway Saturday afternoon after the final round of qualifying was canceled due to rain.
The 22-year-old Gilliland from Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, spent his final off-weekend period from the NASCAR Cup Series by celebrating a Truck Series victory at Knoxville, Iowa.
The 30-year-old Suarez from Monterrey, Mexico, became the first Mexican-born competitor to win in NASCAR's premier series following a dominant run in Sonoma, California.
The NASCAR Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series travel to the 1.99-mile road course at Sonoma Raceway this weekend. The Xfinity Series is off and will return to competition at Nashville Superspeedway on June 25.
The 2018 Cup Series champion led 20 of 242 over-scheduled laps and prevailed in a late crossover battle with Kyle Busch to capture the inaugural Cup event in Madison, Illinois.
The 40-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, rallied from last place on the opening lap to assume the lead during a four-lap shootout for his second Xfinity victory of 2022.
The 19-year-old Heim from Marietta, Georgia, prevailed over a late caution, a preferred lane choice and an overtime shootout to claim the first of three Triple Truck Challenge bonuses at Gateway.
Spire Motorsports has logged one top five, four top 10s and one pole award. Corey LaJoie owns the team's best finish, a fourth-place effort earned in October 2023.
