Rookie Justin Allgaier will start on the pole for Saturday's Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 after topping the qualifying charts at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Allgaier lapped the 0.75-mile oval at 118.100 m.p.h. in his No.12 Penske Racing Dodge for his first career Nationwide pole. It came in his 36th start.

Scott Wimmer will start alongside Allgaier on the front row after posting a lap at 117.739 m.p.h.

Richard Boswell qualified third in the No.5 JR Motorsports Chevrolet, while Matt DiBenedetto took the fourth spot in the No.20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Boswell and DiBenedetto are making their Nationwide debuts this weekend.

Kenny Wallace completed the top-five.

Mike Bliss will start sixth, followed by Brad Keselowski, Willie Allen, Mark Day and Mike Wallace.

Casey Atwood qualified Kyle Busch's No.18 JGR Toyota in the 11th position, and Auggie Vidovich drove Carl Edwards' No.60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford to a 35th starting spot. Busch holds a 195-point lead over Edwards with four races remaining in the season. Both drivers were en route from Martinsville Speedway during qualifying.

Johnny Chapman, Todd Kluever, Kevin Lepage, Nick Joanides, Mark Green, Jarit Johnson and Brad Teague failed to qualify.

Today's 250-lap is scheduled to begin around 3:30 p.m. (et).

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