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

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