NASCAR PR Report
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Rockingham, NC(November 2, 2012) -– It was a day of firsts at Rockingham Speedway as CJ Faison captured his first career NASCAR K&N Pro Series East pole for the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum.
From Seaford, Del., Faison piloted the No. 39 Little Caesar’s Pizza Chevrolet to a fast lap of 24.528 seconds (146.711 mph) to take home is 21 Means 21 Pole Award by Coors Brewing Company. Faison will be making just his 12th career K&N Pro Series East appearance in Saturday’s season finale.
Season points leader Kyle Larson, from Elk Grove, Calif., was 11th-fastest in qualifying at 24.780 (145.278). Brett Moffitt, from Grimes, Iowa, enters the weekend 10 points behind in the championship standings and he qualified fifth at 24.698 (145.761).
Winner of three of the previous four events, and five overall, Corey LaJoie qualified fourth at 24.649 (146.051). LaJoie, from Concord, N.C., enters the weekend 19 points behind Larson in the championship chase.
Faison will be joined on the front row Saturday by Darrell Wallace Jr., who posted a fast lap of 24.539 (146.705). The rest of the top-10 qualifiers for Saturday’s finale were Coleman Pressley, LaJoie, Moffitt, Tyler Reddick, Jesse Little, Ben Kennedy, Cale Conley and Bryan Ortiz.
The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum is slated to take the green flag on Saturday at approximately 2 p.m.
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | TEAM | TIME | SPEED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 39 | CJ Faison, Seaford, Del * | Little Caesar’s Pizza Chevrolet | 24.528 | 146.771 |
| 2 | 18 | Darrell Wallace, Jr., Concord, N.C. | Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 24.539 | 146.705 |
| 3 | 15 | Coleman Pressley, Asheville, N.C. | Acapulco/Jasper Engines Toyota | 24.597 | 146.359 |
| 4 | 07 | Corey LaJoie, Concord, N.C. | Sims Metal/LaJoie Scrap Metal Ford | 24.649 | 146.051 |
| 5 | 11 | Brett Moffitt, Grimes, Iowa | Chiba Toyopet Toyota | 24.698 | 145.761 |
| 6 | 98 | Tyler Reddick, Corning, Calif. * | Broken Bow Dodge | 24.706 | 145.714 |
| 7 | 97 | Jesse Little, Sherrils Ford, N.C. * | Charlotte Checkers Hockey Chevrolet | 24.747 | 145.472 |
| 8 | 96 | Ben Kennedy, Daytona Beach, Fla. | G-Oil Chevrolet | 24.753 | 145.437 |
| 9 | 47 | Cale Conley, Vienna, W.Va. | Tait Towers/Rock-It Cargo Toyota | 24.761 | 145.390 |
| 10 | 4 | Bryan Ortiz, Bayamon, Puerto Rico * | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 24.763 | 145.378 |
| 11 | 6 | Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, Calif. * | Toyota Racing Development Toyota | 24.780 | 145.278 |
| 12 | 31 | Jimmy Weller, Hubbard, Ohio * | Integrated Metal Products Toyota | 24.831 | 144.980 |
| 13 | 5 | Steven Legendre, Danville, Vt. * | Kendell Legendre Racing Chevrolet | 24.887 | 144.654 |
| 14 | 14 | Jack Clarke, Effingham, England * | Marussia/KSS Design/APO Toyota | 24.910 | 144.520 |
| 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott, Dawsonville, Ga. | Aaron’s/HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 24.940 | 144.346 |
| 16 | 86 | Larry Barford, Jr., Denton, Md. * | Trauma Doc Chevrolet | 24.974 | 144.150 |
| 17 | 26 | Dylan Presnell, Sevierville, Tenn. * | Amtrol Toyota | 24.977 | 144.133 |
| 18 | 49 | Harrison Rhodes, High Point, N.C. * | Hands & Feet Project Dodge | 25.125 | 143.284 |
| 19 | 46 | Brandon Gdovic, Yorktown, Va. | Windstax.com/Aquis Communications Toyota | 25.218 | 142.755 |
| 20 | 8 | Jorge Arteaga, Aguascalientes, Mexico * | DogHouse Systems Toyota | 25.242 | 142.619 |
| 21 | 2 | Ryan Gifford, Winchester, Tenn. | NASCAR Tech Institute 10th Anniv.\UTI Toyota | 25.245 | 142.602 |
| 22 | 71 | Eddie MacDonald, Rowley, Mass. | Grimm Construction Chevrolet | 25.296 | 142.315 |
| 23 | 37 | Tim George, Jr., New York, N.Y. | Applebee’s/Spraker Racing Chevrolet | 25.514 | 141.099 |
| 24 | 44 | Frank Deiny, Mechanicsville, Va. * | Kiker Tree Service Chevrolet | 25.637 | 140.422 |
| 25 | 22 | Sam Hunt, Midlothian, Va. * | Windstax.com/Oakley Tank Lines Toyota | 25.689 | 140.138 |
| 26 | 70 | Rafael Vallina, Chihuahua, Mexico * | Chihuahua Vive/Ah Chihuahua Mexico Toyota | 25.885 | 139.077 |
| 27 | 57 | Noel Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada * | Frontline Designs/Apollo Motorsports Chevrolet | 25.936 | 138.803 |
| 28 | 12 | Beto Monteiro, Recife, Brazil | MMKT Sports Marketing/TWR Pure Water Toyota | 26.214 | 137.331 |
| 29 | 19 | Chuck Buchanan, Hildebrand, N.C. | Spring Drug Chevrolet | 26.718 | 134.741 |
| 30 | 1 | Sergio Pena, Winchester, Va. | Chiba Toyopet Toyota | No Time |
