Dillon on pole for Kentucky truck race

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10/01/2011 - Sparta, KY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Austin Dillon will start on the pole for Saturday night's Kentucky 225 Camping World Truck Series race after topping the charts in qualifying at Kentucky Speedway.

Dillon, the current points leader, turned a lap at 179.868 mph, which set a new tracking qualifying record at this 1.5-mile track. Bill Lester held the previous record here at 178.141 mph, set in 2005.

It is Dillon's fifth pole of the season and the 12th of his truck career. He also won the pole for last year's race at Kentucky.

Ron Hornaday Jr. earned the outside pole with a lap at 178.601 mph.

Nelson Piquet Jr. qualified third, while Brian Ickler and Justin Lofton rounded out the top-five.

Ty Dillon, who is Austin's younger brother and the grandson of NASCAR team owner Richard Childress, qualified 15th in what will be his first start in a NASCAR national series race.

The 225-mile truck race at Kentucky is scheduled to start just after 8:00 p.m. (et).

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