In a furious ten minute final session as rain threatened and lightning crashed nearby Kevin Harvick scored his series high fifth pole Friday night and will lead the field to the green flag for Saturday nights NASCAR Sprint Cup series Food City 500.
Harvick put down a new track record lap of 14.607 or 131.362 miles per hour with a shower of sparks at the 5:30 mark. Jeff Gordon who led for the first of two sessions and part of the final session will start second, Carl Edwards starts third, Kyle Busch fourth and Joey Logano will start fifth.
“It feels great,” Harvick said.”Track position is definitely as important as it is anywhere here with the current groove and where you are running. I felt good about our car during practice and just have to stay in there all night and do the best we can.” MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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