In the final race of the opening round in the NASCAR Xfinity Series playoffs, Connor Zilisch will lead the field to green at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
The JR Motorsports phenom laid down a speed of 96.503 mph that was almost half a second over teammate Justin Allgaier, who starts second.
JRM took home the whole the top five, as Connor Mosack, Sammy Smith and Carson Kvapil round out the remainder of the region.
Corey Day, the highest-qualifying non-JRM driver, starts sixth,
Garrett Smithley, Andrew Patterson, Austin J. Hill and Thomas Annunziata failed to qualify.
Xfinity Charlotte ROVAL Lineup
The Xfinity race from the Charlotte ROVAL airs later today, Oct. 4, on The CW at 5 p.m. ET.
Thomas is in his first year covering NASCAR at Frontstretch. A Bay Area NASCAR fan for over 15+ years, he found his love for the sport through Jeff Gordon.
Thomas has enjoyed several trips to Sonoma Raceway in his time and currently covers college football in the Bay Area, also writing about the California Golden Bears.