Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) marcou nesta sexta-feira, a pole-position para a Hollywood Casino 400, no Kansas Speedway, 30ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e quarta do Chase. Foi a oitava pole de Harvick no ano. Na parte decisiva do treino, com os doze mais rápidos, Harvick fez o tempo de 27s325 (197,621 mph).
Brian Vickes (Toyota) completa a primeira fila. Aric Almirola (Ford) e Joey Logano (Ford) formam a segunda fila. Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) e Brad Keselowski (Ford) dividem a terceira fila.
Kyle Busch (Toyota) alinha em sétimo, seguido por Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet). Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) e Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet) formam a quinta fila. Greg Biffle (Ford) e Carl Edwards (Ford) fecham os doze primeiros. Harvick, Logano, Gordon, Keselowski, Busch, Earnhardt Jr., Kahne e Edwards continuam na disputa pelo tÁtulo da temporada.
Entre os demais postulantes ao tÁtulo, Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) alinha na 17ª posição, Denny Hamlin (Toyota) 25ª, Matt Kenseth (Toyota) 27ª, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet), que rodou e provocou uma bandeira vermelha, 32ª.
Grid:
1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.325s (Pole) 197.621mph
2. Brian Vickers Toyota 27.508s (+ 0.183s) 196.307mph
3. Aric Almirola Ford 27.530s (+ 0.205s) 196.150mph
4. Joey Logano Ford 27.544s (+ 0.219s) 196.050mph
5. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.544s (+ 0.219s) 196.050mph
6. Brad Keselowski Ford 27.548s (+ 0.223s) 196.021mph
7. Kyle Busch Toyota 27.555s (+ 0.230s) 195.972mph
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.593s (+ 0.268s) 195.702mph
9. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.619s (+ 0.294s) 195.518mph
10. Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 27.641s (+ 0.316s) 195.362mph
11. Greg Biffle Ford 27.696s (+ 0.371s) 194.974mph
12. Carl Edwards Ford 27.732s (+ 0.407s) 194.721mph
13. Paul Menard Chevrolet 27.654s (+ 0.350s) 195.270mph
14. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27.669s (+ 0.365s) 195.164mph
15. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 27.681s (+ 0.377s) 195.080mph
16. Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27.684s (+ 0.380s) 195.059mph
17. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27.690s (+ 0.386s) 195.016mph
18. Kyle Larson Chevrolet 27.704s (+ 0.400s) 194.918mph
19. Clint Bowyer Tyt 27.711s (+ 0.407s) 194.868mph
20. AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 27.716s (+ 0.412s) 194.833mph
21. Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 27.738s (+ 0.434s) 194.679mph
22. Marcos Ambrose Ford 27.748s (+ 0.444s) 194.609mph
23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 27.798s (+ 0.494s) 194.259mph
24. Kurt Busch Chevrolet 27.832s (+ 0.528s) 194.021mph
25. Denny Hamlin Toyota 27.873s (+ 0.315s) 193.736mph
26. Casey Mears Chevrolet 27.885s (+ 0.327s) 193.653mph
27. Matt Kenseth Toyota 27.891s (+ 0.333s) 193.611mph
28. Michael McDowell Ford 28.026s (+ 0.468s) 192.678mph
29. Danica Patrick Chevrolet 28.111s (+ 0.553s) 192.096mph
30. Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 28.126s (+ 0.568s) 191.993mph
31. David Gilliland Ford 28.243s (+ 0.685s) 191.198mph
32. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.254s (+ 0.696s) 191.123mph
33. Alex Bowman Toyota 28.274s (+ 0.716s) 190.988mph
34. Josh Wise Chevrolet 28.296s (+ 0.738s) 190.840mph
35. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 28.302s (+ 0.744s) 190.799mph
36. Michael Annett Chevrolet 28.313s (+ 0.755s) 190.725mph
37. David Ragan Ford 28.325s (+ 0.767s) 190.644mph
38. JJ Yeley Toyota 28.436s (+ 0.878s) 189.900mph
39. Cole Whitt Toyota 28.584s (+ 1.026s) 188.917mph
40. Timmy Hill Chevrolet 28.640s (+ 1.082s) 188.547mph
41. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 28.660s (+ 1.102s) 188.416mph
42. Joey Gase Ford 28.913s (+ 1.355s) 186.767mph
43. Mike Wallace Toyota 29.499s (+ 1.941s) 183.057mph