For the eighth time this season, Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green in this Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway. This is Harvick’s third pole in a row at this particular racetrack, posting a speed of 197.621 mph—a new track record.
Second-fastest Brian Vickers will line up alongside Harvick, while Aric Almirola—who failed to advance to the next round in the Chase last weekend in Dover—will start third.
Joey Logano and last week’s winner Jeff Gordon will round out the top five.
Reigning Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson spun during the first round of qualifying, and will start the Hollywood Casino 400 from the 32nd position. Though Johnson didn’t hit anything, teams are not allowed to change tires during a qualifying session, so the team opted not to return to the track.
Full lineup:
- Kevin Harvick
- Brian Vickers
- Aric Almirola
- Joey Logano
- Jeff Gordon
- Brad Keselowski
- Kyle Busch
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Tony Stewart
- Kasey Kahne
- Greg Biffle
- Carl Edwards
- Paul Menard
- Jamie McMurray
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Austin Dillon
- Ryan Newman
- Kyle Larson
- Clint Bowyer
- AJ Allmendinger
- Justin Allgaier
- Marcos Ambrose
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Kurt Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- Casey Mears
- Matt Kenseth
- Michael McDowell
- Danica Patrick
- Reed Sorenson
- David Gilliland
- Jimmie Johnson
- Alex Bowman
- Josh Wise
- Landon Cassill
- Michael Annett
- David Ragan
- JJ Yeley
- Cole Whitt
- Timmy Hill
- Mike Bliss
- Joey Gase
- Mike Wallace
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