Kyle Larson Wins Busch Pole Award for Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

Kyle Larson will lead the field to green on Saturday (August 18th) for the seventh time of his career. The Chip Ganassi Racing driver earns his first short-track pole in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.

Chase Elliott will start second in Saturday's race while Kyle Busch, Paul Menard, and William Byron rounded out the top five.

Kevin Harvick qualified sixth while Denny Hamlin, Aric Almirola, Kurt Busch, and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top 10. Brad Keselowski and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top-12 in the final round of knockout qualifying.

Starting Lineup for the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race

  1. Kyle Larson
  2. Chase Elliott
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Paul Menard
  5. William Byron
  6. Kevin Harvick
  7. Denny Hamlin
  8. Aric Almirola
  9. Kurt Busch
  10. Ryan Blaney
  11. Brad Keselowski
  12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  13. Jimmie Johnson
  14. Erik Jones
  15. David Ragan
  16. Clint Bowyer
  17. Martin Truex Jr.
  18. Austin Dillon
  19. Joey Logano
  20. Jamie McMurray
  21. Daniel Suarez
  22. Alex Bowman
  23. Trevor Bayne
  24. Ryan Newman
  25. AJ Allmendinger
  26. Kasey Kahne
  27. Darrell Wallace Jr.
  28. Chris Buescher
  29. Matt DiBenedetto
  30. Corey LaJoie
  31. Michael McDowell
  32. Ty Dillon
  33. Jesse Little
  34. JJ Yeley
  35. Ross Chastain
  36. Reed Sorenson
  37. Timmy Hill
  38. Gray Gaulding
  39. Landon Cassill
  40. Blake Jones
DNQ: No. 52 - BJ McLeod

Photo Credit: Sarah Crabill/Getty Images

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