Matt Cox Scores South Carolina 400 Pole

Matt Cox was fastest in qualifying for Saturday’s South Carolina 400 by .006 seconds over Josh Berry.

Cox recorded a 17.759 second lap during the group qualifying session, overtaking Josh Berry’s 17.765 second time.  Sam Yarbrough, who dominated at the now-defunct Myrtle Beach Speedway, qualified third with veterans Lee Pulliam and Timothy Peters rounding out the top-five.

Brenden Queen, who scored the victory in the Hampton Heat 200 back in July, was sixth fastest in qualifying.  Florence CARS Tour winner Nolan Pope qualified in seventh, followed by former Dominion Raceway champion Doug Barnes, Austin Somero and Wes Burton.

Josh Berry is the South Carolina 400 Favorite, But …

NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Labonte won the pole for the SMART Modified feature over Brandon Ward, Brian Loftin, Gary Putnam, and Jeremy Gerstner, though the top-six qualifiers will redraw for their starting positions.  Nick Loden qualified on the pole for the Carolina Pro Late Model Series over William Cox, III, Tovia Grynewicz, Caden Kvapil, and Toni Breidinger.

South Carolina 400 Starting Lineup

1. Matt Cox
2. Josh Berry
3. Sam Yarbrough
4. Lee Pulliam
5. Timothy Peters
6. Brenden Queen
7. Nolan Pope
8. Doug Barnes, Jr.
9. Austin Somero
10. Wes Burton
11. Riley Gentry
12. Justin Johnson
13. Mark Wertz
14. Ty Majeski
15. Casey Kelley
16. Austin McDaniel
17. Matt Craig
18. Charlie Powell, III
19. Robert Powell
20. Joshua Yeoman
21. Sammy Smith
22. Braden Rogers
23. Blaise Brinkley
24. Jacob Heafner
25. Heath Causey
26. Mitch Walker
27. Lucas Averitt
28. Connor Jones
29. Dylan Ward
30. RA Brown
31. Kevin Parsons
32. Bobby June
33. Jamie Weatherford

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