Austin Hill will lead the Xfinity Series field to the green flag for Friday evening’s race at Daytona International Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on USA).
Hill, a two-time winner at Daytona, won his third Xfinity pole of the season with a lap of 182.719 mph. This is his second pole at Daytona this season and his first since Talladega.
Sheldon Creed will start second with a lap of 181.62 mph as he and Hill form an all-Richard Childress Racing front row.
Creed is followed by is followed by Sammy Smith (181.51 mph), Chandler Smith (181.342 mph) and Parker Kligerman (181.221 mph).
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Trevor Bayne, making his first start of the season, will line up eighth with a lap of 180.963 mph.
Jeb Burton, who will run a throwback scheme honoring Ward Burton, qualified 10th with a lap of 180.542 mph. He will start at the rear of the field after pre-race inspection violations. He will join Ryan Sieg, Jordan Anderson, Justin Allgaier and Parker Retzlaff.
The green flag is scheduled to wave at 7:51 p.m. on USA Network. Countdown to Green begins at 7 p.m. on USA. Pre-race coverage begins at 7:30 p.m. on USA.
