Zane Smith is a pole-sitter in the NASCAR Cup Series for the first time at Talladega.

Front Row Motorsports maintained its strong position out front at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway with 24-year driver Zane Smith convincingly claiming the first pole position of his NASCAR Cup Series career -- the third consecutive at the track for his team.

Zane Smith snatched his first career NASCAR Cup Series pole position in Saturday's qualifying session at Talladega. The 25-year-old Front Row Motorsports driver now sets his sights on his first career win in Sunday's Jack Link's 500.