Sheldon Creed, driver of the #20 Wiley X Chevrolet, poses for photos with a check after winning the pole award qualifying fir the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Circuit of The Americas on March 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

By Mike Haag

Raceday San Antonio

AUSTIN, Texas – Sheldon Creed won the Pole Award on Friday for the second annual NASCAR Camping World Truck Series XPEL 225 race at Circuit of The Americas.

Sheldon Creed, driver of the #20 Wiley X Chevrolet, drives during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Circuit of The Americas on March 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images)

Creed, driving the No. 20 Wiley X Chevrolet, recorded a lap time of 134.934 seconds, 90.985 mph during qualifying time trials. This is his first pole in 76 NCWTS races. He will be aiming for his ninth career win when 24-year old Alpine, Calif. native leads the field to green on Saturday at noon at COTA.

“I’m really happy with how it’s driving,” Creed said. “We really haven’t changed a whole lot. I feel like – with the repave – there’s a lot more grip in some areas. I don’t feel like the tire fall off is as bad, at least for me. I feel like I got better after the second or third lap.”

Zane Smith will start alongside Creed on the front row. Alex Bowman qualified third, Parker Kligerman fourth and Kyle Busch fifth.

Thirty six drivers will compete in the race including Texas drivers Austin Wayne Self of Austin (15th) and Logan Bearden of Leander (21st).

Sheldon Creed and Zane Smith Interview – 

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Alex Bowman, driver of the #7 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, drives during qualifying fir the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Circuit of The Americas on March 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

John Hunter Nemechek, driver of the #4 ROMCO Toyota, (R)and Ben Rhodes, driver of the #99 Tenda Toyota, talk on the grid during practice for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at Circuit of The Americas on March 25, 2022 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)