Harvick on pole for Richmond Nationwide race
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| Kevin Harvick |
Kevin Harvick edged fellow Sprint Cup Series competitor and Virginia-native Denny Hamlin in Friday's qualifying to take the pole for the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Nationwide Series race at Richmond International Raceway.
Harvick turned a lap at 124.625 mph, which was only 0.003 seconds faster than Hamlin's qualifying lap. He earned his 24th career Nationwide pole, including his second at this 0.75-mile racetrack.
Hamlin, who hails from nearby Chesterfield, is the defending race winner.
Rookies Austin Dillon and Cole Whitt qualified third and fourth, respectively, while Sprint Cup regular Kasey Kahne took the fifth spot.
Travis Pastrana will start 25th in what will be his long-awaited first Nationwide race. Pastrana, a worldwide action sports icon, is scheduled for at least seven races in NASCAR's second-tier series this season, driving the No. 99 Toyota for RAB Racing.
Lineup
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Fast Fixin' On the Go Sandwiches | 124.625 | 21.665 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | Z-Line Designs | 124.608 | 21.668 | -0.003 |
| 3 | 3 | Austin Dillon* | Chevrolet | AdvoCare | 124.229 | 21.734 | -0.069 |
| 4 | 88 | Cole Whitt* | Chevrolet | TaxSlayer.com | 123.870 | 21.797 | -0.132 |
| 5 | 38 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 123.774 | 21.814 | -0.149 |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Blackwell Angus Beef / Cargill | 123.434 | 21.874 | -0.209 |
| 7 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 123.237 | 21.909 | -0.244 |
| 8 | 136 | Ryan Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 123.012 | 21.949 | -0.284 |
| 9 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire / SKF | 123.007 | 21.950 | -0.285 |
| 10 | 54 | Kurt Busch | Toyota | Monster Energy | 122.817 | 21.984 | -0.319 |
| 11 | 4 | Steve Wallace | Ford | Loanmax Title Loans | 122.516 | 22.038 | -0.373 |
| 12 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Wurth | 122.499 | 22.041 | -0.376 |
| 13 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Brandt | 122.405 | 22.058 | -0.393 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 122.388 | 22.061 | -0.396 |
| 15 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Dollar General | 122.321 | 22.073 | -0.408 |
| 16 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 122.205 | 22.094 | -0.429 |
| 17 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 122.100 | 22.113 | -0.448 |
| 18 | 108 | Casey Roderick* | Ford | West Virginia Miners | 122.078 | 22.117 | -0.452 |
| 19 | 43 | Michael Annett | Ford | Pilot Flying J | 122.039 | 22.124 | -0.459 |
| 20 | 44 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 121.880 | 22.153 | -0.488 |
| 21 | 30 | James Buescher | Chevrolet | AccuDoc Solutions | 121.869 | 22.155 | -0.490 |
| 22 | 117 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | AmericashAdvance.com / New Gulf Resources LLC / Excel Therapy Specialists LLC | 121.534 | 22.216 | -0.551 |
| 23 | 42 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 121.529 | 22.217 | -0.552 |
| 24 | 70 | Johanna Long* | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 121.463 | 22.229 | -0.564 |
| 25 | 199 | Travis Pastrana | Toyota | Boost Mobile | 121.452 | 22.231 | -0.566 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | JD Motorsports | 120.924 | 22.328 | -0.663 |
| 27 | 19 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | G-Oil | 120.741 | 22.362 | -0.697 |
| 28 | 81 | Jason Bowles* | Toyota | American Majority | 120.730 | 22.364 | -0.699 |
| 29 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Automotive | 120.391 | 22.427 | -0.762 |
| 30 | 40 | Erik Darnell | Chevrolet | TheMotorsportsGroup.com | 120.155 | 22.471 | -0.806 |
| 31 | 124 | Tanner Berryhill | Chevrolet | New Gulf Resources / Dillon Manufacturing | 120.149 | 22.472 | -0.807 |
| 32 | 89 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Racing With Jesus | 119.729 | 22.551 | -0.886 |
| 33 | 41 | Timmy Hill | Ford | Poynt.com | 119.511 | 22.592 | -0.927 |
| 34 | 14 | Eric McClure | Toyota | Hefty / Reynolds Wrap | 119.353 | 22.622 | -0.957 |
| 35 | 46 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 118.577 | 22.770 | -1.105 |
| 36 | 47 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Curtis Key Plumbing | 118.224 | 22.838 | -1.173 |
| 37 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr. | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 117.986 | 22.884 | -1.219 |
| 38 | 39 | Matt Frahm | Ford | New Lifestyle Diet / Maui Jim Sunglasses | 117.688 | 22.942 | -1.277 |
| 39 | 174 | Mike Harmon | Chevrolet | Koma Unwind Relaxation Drink | 117.642 | 22.951 | -1.286 |
| 40 | 52 | Kevin Lepage | Chevrolet | Victory Precision Valves | 116.782 | 23.120 | -1.455 |
| 41 | 10 | Jeff Green | Toyota | TriStar Motorsports | 112.145 | 24.076 | -2.411 |
| 42 | 175 | Blake Koch | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 110.191 | 24.503 | -2.838 |
| 43 | 50 | T.J. Bell | Chevrolet | Gulf Coast Loss Prevention | – | – | – |