Harvick on pole for Richmond Nationwide race

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

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