Kevin Harvick won the pole for Saturday night’s Digital Ally 400, and he’ll have some familiar faces beside and behind him, with Stewart-Haas driver Aric Almirola on the outside of the front row and teammates Clint Bowyer and Daniel Suarez starting third and fourth, respectively.
It’s Harvick’s third pole this season and the 28th of his career.
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“The mile-and-a-half race tracks have been a handful for us this season … but this is the next step, and (our team) has done a great job,” Harvick told FS1 afterward.
“I was happy with the way my car drove, it’s got a ton of speed.”
On a strange note, brothers Kyle and Kurt Busch will start 13th and 14th, respectively, after posting the exact same qualifying speed (176.551 mph).
Starting lineup at Kansas Speedway
- Kevin Harvick 2. Aric Almirola 3. Clint Bowyer 4. Daniel Suarez 5. Chase Elliott 6. Martin Truex Jr. 7. William Byron 8. Kyle Larson 9. Brad Keselowski 10. Alex Bowman 11. Erik Jones 12. Bubba Wallace 13. Kyle Busch 14. Kurt Busch 15. Ty Dillon 16. Paul Menard 17. Denny Hamlin 18. Jimmie Johnson 19. Ryan Blaney 20. Joey Logano 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22. Austin Dillon 23. Michael McDowell 24. Corey LaJoie 25. Landon Cassill 26. Daniel Hemric 27. Chris Buescher 28. Ryan Newman 29. Matt DiBenedetto 30. Tyler Reddick 31. Ryan Preece 32. Hayley Curry 33. David Ragan 34. Quin Houff 35. Matt Tifft 36. Ross Chastain 37. Cody Ware 38. Joey Gase 39. Timmy Hill 40. Reed Sorenson