The Rain Man Gains Another Pole with Qualifying Cancelled

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Kevin Harvick has surely earned another nickname this season becoming the Rain Man with Qualifying. A pole at Richmond and Dover due to Qualifying Being Rained out, Harvick gained another pole at Kentucky the same way as the previous two poles. The field was set using the newish rule that if Qualifying was rained out, it would be set by Owners Points from 2016. This put Kevin Harvick on the pole and Brad Keselowski on the Outside Pole. Kurt Busch was slated to start 3rd but will move to a backup car after a practice crash and will move to the rear of the field allowing Joey Logano to start 3rd. Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch will round out the Top 5 starting spots.

Starting Lineup

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Brad Keselowski
  3. Kurt Busch *MOVES TO REAR WITH BACKUP CAR*
  4. Joey Logano
  5. Carl Edwards
  6. Kyle Busch
  7. Martin Truex Jr. 
  8. Chase Elliott  
  9. Jimmie Johnson
  10. Denny Hamlin
  11. Matt Kenseth
  12. Austin Dillon 
  13. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  14. Ryan Newman
  15. Ryan Blaney
  16. Jamie McMurray
  17. Trevor Bayne
  18. Kasey Kahne
  19. AJ Allmendinger
  20. Kyle Larson
  21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  22. Tony Stewart
  23. Greg Biffle
  24. Paul Menard
  25. Clint Bowyer
  26. Aric Almirola
  27. Danica Patrick
  28. Casey Mears
  29. Landon Cassill
  30. Ty Dillon
  31. David Ragan
  32. Brian Scott
  33. Regan Smith 
  34. Chris Buescher
  35. Matt DiBenedetto
  36. Cole Whitt
  37. Michael Annett
  38. Jeffery Earnhardt
  39. Reed Sorenson
  40. Josh Wise

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