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Lesley Ann Miller, Lumen Digital Agency for Toyota GAZOO Racing

Gio Ruggiero, the leader of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rookie of the Year standings, took his first career pole in Friday's qualifying session at the 1.5-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway. Ruggiero will lead the field to green in Friday's North Carolina Education Lottery 200.

Ruggiero turned a lap time of 30.177 seconds (178.944 mph) in the session, which topped his TRICON Garage teammate Tanner Gray by 0.038 seconds for the pole. It was a clean sweep for TRICON Garage in the top three as Corey Heim qualified third-fastest ahead of Ross Chastain, and Kaden Honeycutt.

Here is the official starting lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Race 11 of 25.

# indicates Rookie of the Year contender
(i) indicates driver ineligible to score points

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This article first appeared on Racing America on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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