Harvick wins pole in Darlington
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| Kevin Harvick |
Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award at Darlington Raceway for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500.
Harvick won his seventh career pole and his first of the 2014 season by posting a fast lap of 183.479 mph in the final round of knockout-style qualifying.
Harvick also topped Friday's first session of practice for the Sprint Cup Series. In 17 Cup races at Darlington, he has yet to win.
Joining Harvick on the front row is Joey Logano (183.049). Logano remains the only driver to advance through every round of knockout qualifying.
Richard Petty Motorsports teammates Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose will start from Row 2. Almirola set a track record in the second round of qualifying with a fast lap of 184.145 mph.
Brad Keselowski and Jamie McMurray will start from Row 3. Seven-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon will start ninth.
Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and last week's pole winner at Texas, Tony Stewart, were among the notable drivers to not make it past the second round of qualifying.
Defending race winner Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick were among the notable drivers to not make it through the first round of knockout-style qualifying.
David Reutimann was the lone driver who failed to qualify for Saturday's 43-car field.
The Bojangles’ Southern 500 is set for Saturday at Darlington Raceway with a scheduled green flag time of 6:45 p.m. ET. The race will be televised on FOX with TV coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET.
Lineup
| Pos | Car # | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 183.479 | 26.802 | Leader |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 183.049 | 26.865 | –0.063 |
| 3 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Fresh From Florida | 182.946 | 26.880 | –0.078 |
| 4 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DeWalt | 182.485 | 26.948 | –0.146 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 182.059 | 27.011 | –0.209 |
| 6 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | CESSNA | 182.019 | 27.017 | –0.215 |
| 7 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 181.985 | 27.022 | –0.220 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 181.763 | 27.055 | –0.253 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 181.756 | 27.056 | –0.254 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Sport Clips | 181.548 | 27.087 | –0.285 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Certain Teed / Menards | 181.481 | 27.097 | –0.295 |
| 12 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row | 181.200 | 27.139 | –0.337 |
| 13 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 182.181 | 26.993 | –0.191 |
| 14 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 181.985 | 27.022 | –0.220 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | National Guard | 181.689 | 27.066 | –0.264 |
| 16 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 181.247 | 27.132 | –0.330 |
| 17 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 181.194 | 27.140 | –0.338 |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Clorox | 181.127 | 27.150 | –0.348 |
| 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M/Red Cross | 180.947 | 27.177 | –0.375 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow | 180.914 | 27.182 | –0.380 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 180.901 | 27.184 | –0.382 |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 180.787 | 27.201 | –0.399 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops | 180.185 | 27.292 | –0.490 |
| 24 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes | 178.958 | 27.479 | –0.677 |
| 25 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Home Depot Husky | 182.059 | 27.011 | –0.209 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's-Kobalt Tools | 181.911 | 27.033 | –0.231 |
| 27 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | A&W All American Food | 181.548 | 27.087 | –0.285 |
| 28 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Nationwide | 181.394 | 27.110 | –0.308 |
| 29 | 98 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Phil Parsons Racing | 180.549 | 27.237 | –0.435 |
| 30 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet | 180.330 | 27.270 | –0.468 |
| 31 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 180.310 | 27.273 | –0.471 |
| 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | CSX | 180.204 | 27.289 | –0.487 |
| 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 180.158 | 27.296 | –0.494 |
| 34 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota | Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry | 179.993 | 27.321 | –0.519 |
| 35 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Hillman Racing | 179.717 | 27.363 | –0.561 |
| 36 | 77 | Dave Blaney | Ford | TBA | 179.606 | 27.380 | –0.578 |
| 37 | 33 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | TBA | 179.024 | 27.469 | –0.667 |
| 38 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota | SMS Audio | 178.543 | 27.543 | –0.741 |
| 39 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry | 178.400 | 27.565 | –0.763 |
| 40 | 36 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | TBA | 177.961 | 27.633 | –0.831 |
| 41 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Keen Parts | 177.768 | 27.663 | –0.861 |
| 42 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | Swan Energy | 177.659 | 27.680 | –0.878 |
| 43 | 66 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Justin Johnson-Land Castle Title | 177.166 | 27.757 | –0.955 |