Ben Rhodes will start from the pole at Talladega Superspeedway in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Chevrolet Silverado 250. (James Gilbert/Getty Images Photo)
Ben Rhodes was fastest in the first Truck Series practice at Knoxville (James Gilbert/Getty Images Photo)

Rhodes Starting From Talladega Truck Pole

TALLADEGA, Ala. – Ben Rhodes, who won the first superspeedway race of the season at Daytona Int’l Speedway in February, will start from the pole when the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races at Talladega Superspeedway this Saturday.

Rhodes will start on the pole at Talladega based on his qualifying metric score following last Friday’s race at Las Vegas (Nev.) Motor Speedway.

LINEUP: Chevrolet Silverado 250

Rhodes will be joined on the front row by Todd Gilliland, who will be looking for his second victory of the season. Matt Crafton, Stewart Friesen and Austin Hill will start third through fifth.

Carson Hocevar, John Hunter Nemechek, Zane Smith, Sheldon Creed and Chandler Smith will start sixth through 10th.