Joey Logano will lead the field to the green flag Sunday afternoon in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Posting a lap at 191.646 mph, the driver of the No. 22 Ford edged Kevin Harvick to take his first pole of the season.
“We made zero changes from the time we unloaded to the time we qualified,” Logano said. “This is a fun place to qualify because it definitely rewards bigger guts. The more you go for it, the more you’re rewarded.”
Talladega winner Aric Almirola will start third, followed by Ryan Blaney. Brad Keselowski rounds out the top five starting positions. Erik Jones will start sixth, followed by his teammates Kyle Busch, Daniel Suárez and Denny Hamlin. Alex Bowman rounds out the top 10, while Kurt Busch and Martin Truex Jr. complete the top 12.
Playoff drivers Chase Elliott and Clint Bowyer didn’t advance to the Round of 12 and will start 13th and 14th, respectively. Elliott has nothing to lose this weekend as he locked himself into the Round of 8 with a victory at Dover International Speedway.
Kyle Larson was the only playoff driver that failed to advance to the second round when he posted the 27th-quickest lap. He’ll start at the rear of the field after being forced to a backup car following a crash in practice earlier in the day.
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES HOLLYWOOD CASINO 400 STARTING LINEUP
Cup drivers will have a pair of 50-minute practices Saturday (Oct. 20) at 9:30 a.m. CT and 12:05 p.m. CT.
The Hollywood Casino 400 will run Sunday afternoon at 1:30 p.m. CT, and the playoff field will be narrowed from 12 to eight drivers.
