Brayton Haws claimed the pole for the Championship Auto Racing Series (CARS) Late Model Stock Tour finale at Hickory Motor Speedway, with a time of 15.145 seconds.

The pole not only gives Haws a prime starting position for the 150-lap features, it earned Haws a bonus point in the heated three-way championship battle in the Late Model Stock Car division of the ten-race touring series. Entering this weekend’s event, Haws and Deac McCaskill trailed points leader Myatt Snider by three markers.

Josh Berry and Jake Crum, a pair of drivers attempting the Double Duty Dare for a $40,000 bonus if they can win both the Late Model Stock and Super Late Model races tonight at Hickory, qualified second and third. ValleyStar Credit Union 300 winner Tommy Lemons qualified fourth, while Deac McCaskill was fifth-fastest.

Snider will have to fight through the field to maintain his points lead, as he qualified 18th out of 26 cars who took time.

RESULTS

1. #41 Brayton Haws – 15.145
2. #88B Josh Berry – 15.150
3. #8 Jake Crum – 15.173
4. #27 Tommy Lemons – 15.180
5. #08 Deac McCaskill – 15.213
6. #54 Clay Rogers – 15.216
8. #58 Tyler Ankrum – 15.245
8. #50 Jamey Caudill – 15.247
9. #18 Bradley McCaskill – 15.248
10. #07 Spencer Davis – 15.303
11. #51 Christopher Bell – 15.307
12. #20 Justin Hobgood – 15.334
13. #12 Austin McDaniel – 15.348
14. #54 Michael Fose – 15.361
15. #00 Shane Lee – 15.375
16. #28 Chris Hudspeth – 15.383
17. #88 Robert Tyler – 15.398
18. #2 Myatt Snider – 15.404
19. #7 Justin Crider – 15.427
20. #74 Ronald Hill – 15.441
21. #07 Tyler Church – 15.451
22. #33 David Polenz – 15.463
23. #42 Craig Stallard – 15.482
24. #59 Roddey Sterling – 15.502
25. #88 Chris Davis – 15.739
26. #31 Thomas Beane – 15.778