Qualifying Results : Talladega Superspeedway
Love's RV Stop 225
Talladega Superspeedway , Lincoln, AL
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- Talladega Superspeedway
- Love's RV Stop 225
- Kennametal Pole Award Pole Winner: Ty Majeski
- Age: 32
- Team : No 88 - Ideal Door/Menards Ford
- Owner: Rhonda Thorson
- Crew Chief: Joe Shear Jr
- Ty Majeski won the Pole Award for the Love's RV Stop 225 with a lap of 53983 seconds, 177389 mph
- This is his 14th pole in 137 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
- This is his third pole and 17th top-10 start in 2026
- This is his first pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway
- Sammy Smith (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2026 and his first in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
- Kaden Honeycutt (third) posted his second top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway It is his 20th in 23 races this season
- Cole Butcher (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie
- Drivers Entered: 38 (2 drivers will not make the race)
- Laps Scheduled: 85
- Laps Actual: 86 - NASCAR OVERTIME!
- Margin of Victory: 0.091 Seconds
- Time of Race: 1 Hours 54 Minutes 10 Seconds
- Average Speed: 120.224
- Cautions: 5 for 26 laps
- Lead Changes: 32
- Green Flag Passes: 3,517 (58.6 passes per green flag lap)
- Talladega Superspeedway
- Love's RV Stop 225
- Race Winner: Sammy Smith
- Age: 22
- Team : No 7 - Spectrum Chevrolet
- Owner: Jeff Dickerson
- Crew Chief: Brian Pattie
- Sammy Smith won the Love's RV Stop 225, his first victory in 11 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2026
- This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in one race at Talladega Superspeedway
- Tyler Ankrum (second) posted his fourth top-10 finish in eight races at Talladega Superspeedway It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2026
- Austin Green (third) posted his first top-10 finish in one races at Talladega Superspeedway
- Brenden Queen (seventh) was the highest finishing rookie
- Kaden Honeycutt leads the point standings by 43 points over Layne Riggs
Qualifying Round 2
In Round 2 of qualifying, the ten fastest drivers from the first round battle for the pole position, where the best time secures the top start. This final round is pivotal in setting the top positions for the race, with track conditions influencing the outcomes.