Nick Smith scored the pole for the race earlier in the day with a 16.346-second lap, merely 0.005 seconds ahead of the second-place car of C.E. Falk III. Smith, now driving for Dave Atkinson, was riding a wave of momentum as the defending race winner and from winning the Bailey's 200 late model race at South Boston Speedway the week before.
Nick Smith took the pole position in the race earlier today with a time of 16.346 seconds, edging out C.E. Falk III by just 0.005 seconds for second place. Smith, now driving for Dave Atkinson, was riding high on momentum after winning the Bailey's 200 late model race at South Boston Speedway last week.