Brad Keselowski wins Coors Light pole in Vegas
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| Brad Keselowski |
| Ralph Garcia/AR1.com |
Defending race winner Brad Keselowski earned the Coors Light Pole Award for the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday by recording a fastest third-round lap of 193.680 mph in his No. 2 Team Penske Ford.
It will be Keselowski's first pole at Las Vegas, though he has won there twice.
Martin Truex Jr. will start second in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota after his final-round lap of 193.458 mph.
Rounding out the top five were Ryan Blaney in the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford at 193.410 mph, Matt Kenseth in the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at 193.389 mph and Kyle Larson in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet at 193.161 mph.
Series points leader Kevin Harvick qualified 19th in his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford.
See post-qualifying press conference video below.
Lineup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 193.68 | 27.881 | LEADER |
| 2 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats | 193.458 | 27.913 | -0.032 |
| 3 | 21 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 193.41 | 27.92 | -0.039 |
| 4 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | BlueDEF | 193.389 | 27.923 | -0.042 |
| 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevy | Target | 193.161 | 27.956 | -0.075 |
| 6 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Pennzoil | 193.14 | 27.959 | -0.078 |
| 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevy | LiftMaster | 193.133 | 27.96 | -0.079 |
| 8 | 77 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength | 192.369 | 28.071 | -0.19 |
| 9 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 192.362 | 28.072 | -0.191 |
| 10 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevy | Credit One Bank / Cessna | 192.362 | 28.072 | -0.191 |
| 11 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | ARRIS | 191.966 | 28.13 | -0.249 |
| 12 | 24 | Chase Elliott | Chevy | NAPA Auto Parts | 191.042 | 28.266 | -0.385 |
| 13 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | Haas-Automation | 192.623 | 28.034 | -0.153 |
| 14 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevy | Valvoline / Menards | 192.431 | 28.062 | -0.181 |
| 15 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 192.356 | 28.073 | -0.192 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevy | Lowe's | 192.267 | 28.086 | -0.205 |
| 17 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | Haas Automation / Monster Energy | 192.089 | 28.112 | -0.231 |
| 18 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevy | Nationwide | 192.068 | 28.115 | -0.234 |
| 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | Mobil 1 Annual Protection | 191.7 | 28.169 | -0.288 |
| 20 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Performance Plus Motor Oil | 191.639 | 28.178 | -0.297 |
| 21 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevy | Caterpillar | 191.523 | 28.195 | -0.314 |
| 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevy | Lucas Oil | 191.029 | 28.268 | -0.387 |
| 23 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevy | TBD | 190.638 | 28.326 | -0.445 |
| 24 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevy | GEICO | 188.864 | 28.592 | -0.711 |
| 25 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevy | Natural Light | 190.57 | 28.336 | -0.455 |
| 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Chevy | KLove Radio / WRL Contractors | 190.402 | 28.361 | -0.48 |
| 27 | 34 | Landon Cassill | Ford | Love’s Travel Stops | 190.208 | 28.39 | -0.509 |
| 28 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Ford | Aspen Dental | 189.954 | 28.428 | -0.547 |
| 29 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fastenal | 189.553 | 28.488 | -0.607 |
| 30 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 189.401 | 28.511 | -0.63 |
| 31 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | Can-Am / Kappa | 187.813 | 28.752 | -0.871 |
| 32 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | Juice Batteries | 186.716 | 28.921 | -1.04 |
| 33 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Rinnai | 185.752 | 29.071 | -1.19 |
| 34 | 83 | Corey Lajoie | Toyota | JAS Expedited Trucking | 185.554 | 29.102 | -1.221 |
| 35 | 23 | Gray Gaulding | Toyota | Schulter | 185.008 | 29.188 | -1.307 |
| 36 | 33 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Chevy | Little Joes Autos / Curtis Key Plumbing | 182.624 | 29.569 | -1.688 |
| 37 | 15 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | TBD | 180.301 | 29.95 | -2.069 |
| 38 | 55 | Derrike Cope | Chevy | TBD | 177.468 | 30.428 | -2.547 |
| 39 | 51 | Timmy Hill | Chevy | Dashub | 174.876 | 30.879 | -2.998 |