Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) marcou nesta sexta-feira (04/010), a pole-position para a Hollywood Casino 400, no Kansas Speedway, 30ª etapa da etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e 4ª do Chase. Foi a sexta pole de Harvick na categoria, e primeira desde New Hampshire em 2006. A Richard Childress Racing não obtinha uma pole desde 2007, também em New Hampshire (com Clint Bowyer). Harvick garantiu a primeira posição com o tempo de 28s796 (187.526mph).
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) completa a primeira fila. Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) divide a segunda fila com Brad Keselowski (Ford). Joey Logano (Ford) alinha em quinto, seguido por Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet).
LÁder do Chase, Matt Kenseth (Toyota) larga em sétimo, ao lado de Paul Menard (Chevrolet), Carl Edwards (Ford) e Brian Vickers (Toyota) fecham os dez primeiros. Destes disputam o Chase: Harvick, Johnson, Logano, Earnhardt Jr., Kenseth e Edwards.
Entre os demais participantes do Chase, Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) larga em 14º, seguido por Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet). Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) é o 17º, seguido pelos irmãos Busch: Kyle (Toytoa) e Kurt (Chevrolet). Bowyer (Toyota) é o 22º, e Greg Biffle (Ford) o 26º.
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Grid:
1. #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 28.796s (Pole) 187.526mph
2. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 28.803s (+ 0.007s) 187.480mph
3. #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.852s (+ 0.056s) 187.162mph
4. #2 Brad Keselowski Ford 28.996s (+ 0.200s) 186.233mph
5. #22 Joey Logano Ford 29.006s (+ 0.210s) 186.168mph
6. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.021s (+ 0.225s) 186.072mph
7. #20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 29.049s (+ 0.253s) 185.893mph
8. #27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 29.052s (+ 0.256s) 185.874mph
9. #99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.084s (+ 0.288s) 185.669mph
10. #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 29.121s (+ 0.325s) 185.433mph
11. #55 Brian Vickers Toyota 29.123s (+ 0.327s) 185.420mph
12. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 29.148s (+ 0.352s) 185.261mph
13. #56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 29.157s (+ 0.361s) 185.204mph
14. #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.167s (+ 0.371s) 185.141mph
15. #5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 29.192s (+ 0.396s) 184.982mph
16. #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.201s (+ 0.405s) 184.925mph
17. #39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 29.248s (+ 0.452s) 184.628mph
18. #18 Kyle Busch Toyota 29.252s (+ 0.456s) 184.603mph
19. #78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 29.272s (+ 0.476s) 184.477mph
20. #43 Aric Almirola Ford 29.287s (+ 0.491s) 184.382mph
21. #51 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 29.331s (+ 0.535s) 184.106mph
22. #15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 29.391s (+ 0.595s) 183.730mph
23. #14 Mark Martin Chevrolet 29.401s (+ 0.605s) 183.667mph
24. #1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 29.447s (+ 0.651s) 183.380mph
25. #9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 29.497s (+ 0.701s) 183.069mph
26. #16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.540s (+ 0.744s) 182.803mph
27. #83 David Reutimann Toyota 29.559s (+ 0.763s) 182.685mph
28. #47 AJ Allmendinger Toyota 29.584s (+ 0.788s) 182.531mph
29. #10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 29.664s (+ 0.868s) 182.039mph
30. #30 Cole Whitt Toyota 29.667s (+ 0.871s) 182.020mph
31. #98 Michael McDowell Ford 29.675s (+ 0.879s) 181.971mph
32. #34 David Ragan Ford 29.677s (+ 0.881s) 181.959mph
33. #36 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 29.678s (+ 0.882s) 181.953mph
34. #38 David Gilliland Ford 29.688s (+ 0.892s) 181.892mph
35. #32 Timmy Hill Ford 29.696s (+ 0.900s) 181.843mph
36. #93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 29.698s (+ 0.902s) 181.830mph
37. #13 Casey Mears Ford 29.729s (+ 0.933s) 181.641mph
38. #35 Josh Wise Ford 29.898s (+ 1.102s) 180.614mph
39. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 29.921s (+ 1.125s) 180.475mph
40. #95 Reed Sorenson Ford 30.001s (+ 1.205s) 179.994mph
41. #7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 30.026s (+ 1.230s) 179.844mph
42. #40 Tony Raines Chevrolet 30.082s (+ 1.286s) 179.509mph
43. #33 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 30.294s (+ 1.498s) 178.253mph