Queen enters the weekend with a nine-point advantage. While he came up short of winning a fifth pole for the year, his four poles throughout the season led the series. That awards Queen two bonus points, adding to his cushion over Connor Hall going into Saturday’s race.
On the Pro Late Model side, Kaden Honeycutt was on the verge of scoring those two crucial bonus points, looking to close up a six-point deficit to points leader Spencer Davis. However, T.J. DeCaire moved to the top of the board with a time of 17.378 seconds as the penultimate car on track for his first career CARS Tour pole.
“Definitely over the year, I feel like I’ve gained a lot of confidence in myself. I wouldn’t be here without Walker Motorsports, Chris Walker has done a lot for me these past few races. Luke, my driver coach over there, he’s done a great job all day. Scott, as always, he’s phenomenal, Weeder doing tires. There’s a lot of people I’ve got to thank behind me. This is for them.”
Honeycutt will start second, with Davis starting third.
Racing begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday at North Wilkesboro Speedway with the zMAX CARS Tour Pro Late Model feature. The finale for the SMART Modified Tour will follow, with the Late Model Stock championship race closing out the evening.
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