With many Solid Rock Carriers CARS Tour competitors having never raced at Franklin County Speedway prior to Saturday, experience proved to be crucial in qualifying for both divisions.

Bubba Pollard showcased his quick learning abilities in his first appearance at Franklin County by putting down a blistering lap of 13.369 to earn the pole for the SLM feature.

Local favorite Mike Looney found himself in a tie with CARS LMSC Tour points leader after both posted a 13.707 in qualifying, but Looney got the top starting position with a quicker first lap than Fryar.

The SLM feature will be the first race of the evening followed by the LMSC race. The green flag for the SLM feature will fly at 7:00.

SLM Starting Lineup:

Row 1: 26 Bubba Pollard/51 Sammy Smith

Row 2: 7 Justin Crider/45 Kodie Conner

Row 3: 22 Trevor Noles/54 Matt Craig

Row 4: 35k Carson Kvapil/56 Gus Dean

Row 5: 35 Jake Garcia/49 Jeff Batten

LMSC Starting Lineup:

Row 1: 87 Mike Looney/14 Jared Fryar

Row 2: 19 Deac McCaskill/81 Mini Tyrrell

Row 3: 4d Kyle Dudley/51 Matt Cox

Row 4: 22 Bobby McCarty/88 Connor Mosack

Row 5: 08 Justin Johnson/99 Layne Riggs

Row 6: 1 Nolan Pope/2 Brandon Pierce

Row 7: 78 Corey Heim/4 Jonathan Findley

Row 8: 16 Chad McCumbee/2s Jonathan Shafer

Row 9: 74 Ronald Hill/17p Stacy Puryear

Row 10: 18 Ricky Gillespie/63 Tyler Matthews

Row 11: 19c Jessica Cann/17 Chris Carroll