The 21-year-old Day from Clovis, California, clocked in a single pole-winning lap at 148.963 mph in 22.717 seconds to become the 217th competitor to win an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole position.
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and O’Reilly Auto Parts Series are set to compete this weekend at Rockingham Speedway. The ARCA Menards Series East will join them on Saturday morning.
The 2024 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series champion from Riverton, Illinois, was awarded the pole position for Saturday's event at Martinsville due to rain canceling Friday's qualifying session.
Crew chief Patrick Donahue, car chief Dillon Bassett and engineer Morgan Olsen have been barred for the next four O'Reilly events due to fallen ballast from Patrick Staropoli's No. 48 entry during this past weekend's event at Sin City.
The reigning two-time Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, went from seventh to first during a 47-lap dash that enabled him to achieve his first NASCAR victory of the 2026 season in Sin City.
The 22-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, clocked in a singe-qualifying pole-winning lap at 183.287 mph in 29.462 seconds for his second O'Reilly Auto Parts Series pole of 2026 at Sin City.