Daniel Hemric scored his first career NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series pole as both practice and qualifying were rained out at Bristol Motor Speedway on Friday afternoon. (Photo Credit: John Arndt | The Podium Finish)
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Due to inclement weather in the hills of Bristol, Tennessee, NASCAR has canceled the practice and qualifying sessions for the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. As a result, Daniel Hemric has earned his first career Truck Series pole position according to the NASCAR rule book for Friday night’s Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The starting lineup for Friday’s 250-lap race at the 0.533-mile concrete short track will be determined by the NASCAR Rule Book, which specifies the performance metric set from the series’ previous race at Martinsville Speedway on March 28.
Hemric, who secured his first CRAFTSMAN Truck Series victory in the last race at Martinsville Speedway, earned a $50,000 bonus from the Triple Truck Challenge. He also has the opportunity to win an additional $100,000 with a victory in Friday night’s Truck Series event.
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing has locked out the front row as Hemric’s teammate, Tyler Ankrum, will start his No. 18 Chevrolet Silverado from second position.
Chandler Smith begins his Bristol quest in third with Corey Heim, who has already claimed two victories in the young season at Daytona International Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, starting fourth, followed by ThorSport Racing’s Jake Garcia filling out the top 5 starting positions.
Ben Rhodes, Stewart Friesen, Ty Majeski, defending Bristol winner Layne Riggs, and Andrés Pérez de Lara make up the rest of the top 10 starters.
Inclement weather put a damper on both practice and qualifying for Friday night’s Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. (Photo Credit: Holden Barnes | The Podium Finish)
Kyle Larson is back for his second attempt of the weekend sweep, beginning his tripleheader weekend journey in the No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports, firing off from 11th place.
Defending NASCAR Xfinity Series winner Brandon Jones makes his second part-time Truck Series start for TRICON Garage in 2025, starting 12th in the No. 1 TRICON Garage.
Hendrick Motorsports development driver Corey Day is back for his fourth consecutive race with Spire Motorsports, starting in 29th alongside the No. 02 Young’s Motorsports entry of Nathan Byrd.
Parker Kligerman is seeking redemption after facing disqualification for failing a post-race inspection, despite having initially scored victory in the season-opening race at Daytona, starts shotgun on the field, 35th on the grid, driving the No. 75 Chevrolet Silverado for Henderson Motorsports.
The Weather Guard Truck Race at Bristol Motor Speedway will air live on FS1 at 7:30 pm ET, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Weather Guard Truck Race Qualifying Results
| Rank | Truck No. | Driver |
| 1 | 19 | Daniel Hemric |
| 2 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum |
| 3 | 38 | Chandler Smith |
| 4 | 11 | Corey Heim |
| 5 | 13 | Jake Garcia |
| 6 | 99 | Ben Rhodes |
| 7 | 52 | Stewart Friesen |
| 8 | 98 | Ty Majeski |
| 9 | 34 | Layne Riggs |
| 10 | 77 | Andrés Pérez de Lara |
| 11 | 7 | Kyle Larson |
| 12 | 71 | Rajah Caruth |
| 13 | 1 | Brandon Jones |
| 14 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero |
| 15 | 42 | Matt Mills |
| 16 | 26 | Dawson Sutton |
| 17 | 15 | Tanner Gray |
| 18 | 76 | Spencer Boyd |
| 19 | 91 | Jack Wood |
| 20 | 44 | Bayley Currey |
| 21 | 66 | Luke Fenhaus |
| 22 | 45 | Kaden Honeycutt |
| 23 | 90 | Justin Carroll |
| 24 | 9 | Grant Enfinger |
| 25 | 81 | Connor Mosack |
| 26 | 84 | Patrick Staropoli |
| 27 | 88 | Matt Crafton |
| 28 | 5 | Toni Breidinger |
| 29 | 7 | Corey Day |
| 30 | 02 | Nathan Byrd |
| 31 | 22 | Tyler Tomassi |
| 32 | 2 | Stephen Mallozzi |
| 33 | 33 | Frankie Muniz |
| 34 | 6 | Norm Benning |
| 35 | 75 | Parker Kligerman |
