Zane Smith scored his first career NASCAR Cup pole Saturday and will lead the field to the green flag in Sunday's race.

Front Row Motorsports’ Zane Smith, for the first time ever, led the NASCAR Cup Series field to the green flag on Sunday, April 27, at Talladega Superspeedway. Despite the dominance he showed in qualifying,

Smith's previous best start in the Cup Series is only seventh, coming at Atlanta earlier this year. His lap time at Talladega was simply stunning, beating the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Kyle Busch by over a tenth (0.132s).