Erik Jones scores pole for O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas

Credit: Debbie Ross/Skirts and Scuffs  

Erik Jones put the No. 20 GameStop/Mortal Kombat X Toyota on the NASCAR Xfinity Series 21 Means 21 pole with a blistering lap of 185.166 mph around the high banks of Texas Motor Speedway.

The 18-year-old just graduated to superspeedways at the Great American Speedway last June in the Camping World Truck Series, but seems to have a handle on qualifying at them with back-to-back first place starts.

Next to Jones on the front row is Brad Keselowski in the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford with his lap of 184.862 mph, followed by Austin Dillon in the No. 33 Ruud Chevy. Rookie Daniel Suarez, in the No. ARRIS Toyota, starts fourth, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. leads team JRM with his fifth-place starting spot.

Here's the full starting lineup:

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Speed
1	20	Erik Jones(i)	GameStop/Mortal Kombat X Toyota	185.166
2	22	Brad Keselowski(i)	Discount Tire Ford	184.862
3	33	Austin Dillon(i)	Ruud Chevrolet	184.47
4	18	Daniel Suarez #	ARRIS Toyota	184.464
5	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i)	Goody's Chevrolet	184.175
6	7	Regan Smith	TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet	184.005
7	2	Brian Scott	Albertsons/Reser's Chevrolet	183.786
8	6	Darrell Wallace Jr. #	AdvoCare Ford	183.555
9	9	Chase Elliott	NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet	183.43
10	60	Chris Buescher	Safety-Kleen Ford	183.368
11	54	Denny Hamlin(i)	Monster Energy Toyota	183.138
12	62	Brendan Gaughan	WIX Filters Chevrolet	182.556
13	1	Elliott Sadler	OneMain Financial Ford	181.867
14	16	Ryan Reed	Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford	181.537
15	25	John Wes Townley(i)	Zaxby's Chevrolet	181.525
16	3	Ty Dillon	Bulwark/Wayne Workwear Chevrolet	181.47
17	98	Sam Hornish Jr.(i)	Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford	181.397
18	43	Dakoda Armstrong	Purina Animal Nutrition Ford	180.656
19	39	Ryan Sieg	Flasr Chevrolet	180.524
20	28	JJ Yeley	Texas 28 Spirits Stage Toyota	180.258
21	4	Ross Chastain #	Flex Shot Chevrolet	180.108
22	42	Brennan Poole	DC Solar Chevrolet	179.004
23	19	Mike Bliss	Dealer Associates Toyota	178.743
24	8	Blake Koch	Toyota	180.723
25	51	Jeremy Clements	Crescent Consulting Chevrolet	180.126
26	0	Harrison Rhodes #	teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet	179.087
27	24	Eric McClure	Hefty Easy Grip Cups Toyota	178.95
28	14	Cale Conley #	IAVA Toyota	178.944
29	55	Brandon Gdovic	WindStax Chevrolet	178.926
30	1	Landon Cassill	G&K Services Chevrolet	178.808
31	44	David Starr	Zachry Toyota	177.491
32	13	Timmy Hill(i)	Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge	176.962
33	15	Stanton Barrett	Lilly Trucking/4caring.org Ford	176.586
34	90	Mario Gosselin	Crash Claims R Us Chevrolet
35	10	Jeff Green	TriStar Motorsports Toyota
36	70	Derrike Cope	Nature Nate's Honey/Zilla Wraps Chevrolet
37	52	Joey Gase	DB Sales Company Chevrolet
38	97	Peyton Sellers	Obaika Racing Chevrolet
39	40	Derek White	Braille Battery Grafoid Dodge
40	74	Mike Harmon	Absolute Machines Dodge