Gladeville, Tenn. ? Points leader Mike Bliss won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ Federated Auto Parts 200 today at Nashville Superspeedway.

Bliss, five points ahead of Terry Cook and 29 in front of Jason Leffler after 14 of 22 events, drove his Chevrolet to a track-record speed of 157.322 mph on the 1.333-mile concrete oval.

“You get wound up in the points race and you can really hurt yourself,” Bliss said. “Track position is big. I just hope we have another race like we had in Kentucky.”

Bliss, a three-time winner this year, won at Kentucky Speedway last month, leading 94 of 150 laps. The pole was the second for Bliss this season and 16th on the series.

David Starr, matching his best series start, grabbed the other front-row position, also in a Chevy. Starr, seeking his first series victory, qualified at 156.033.