Rain hands Larson pole in Kentucky
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| Kyle Larson on pole |
Sprint Cup Series cars were able to get back on the track at Kentucky Speedway in a revised second practice on Friday, but the results were largely the same as the first session, as Kyle Larson topped the charts and Brad Keselowski followed.
Larson paced the second session with a best speed of 178.412 mph, with defending race-winner Keselowski just off his pace at 178.124 mph. Keselowski's Team Penske teammate Joey Logano nearly matched the 2012 champ at 178.042 mph, good for third. Denny Hamlin (177.626 mph) and Kurt Busch (177.357 mph) rounded out the top five.
Austin Dillon doesn't appear to be suffering any ill effects from the hard wreck he endured at Daytona early Monday morning, as he placed sixth in the session at 177.352 mph.
Matt Kenseth landed his No. 20 Toyota in the grass after spinning with five minutes remaining in the session.
Qualifying was canceled, so Larson will start Saturday’s Quaker State 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, PRN, SiriusXM) on the pole position alongside Keselowski.
Lineup based on practice speeds
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Manufacturer | Sponsor | Speed | Time | Behind |
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | Target | 178.412 | 30.267 | Leader |
| 2 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | Miller Lite | 178.124 | 30.316 | 0.049 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | Shell Pennzoil / AutoTrader | 178.042 | 30.33 | 0.063 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 177.626 | 30.401 | 0.134 |
| 5 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 177.357 | 30.447 | 0.18 |
| 6 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | Dow – Styrofoam | 177.352 | 30.448 | 0.181 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Crispy | 177.183 | 30.477 | 0.21 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | Chevrolet | Nationwide | 177.02 | 30.505 | 0.238 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | LOWE'S PRO SERVICES | 176.898 | 30.526 | 0.259 |
| 10 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | Dollar General | 176.869 | 30.531 | 0.264 |
| 11 | 9 | Sam Hornish Jr | Ford | Advanced Auto Speed Perks | 176.84 | 30.536 | 0.269 |
| 12 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | AARP MEMBER ADVANTAGES | 176.835 | 30.537 | 0.27 |
| 13 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy | 176.806 | 30.542 | 0.275 |
| 14 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | Fifth Third Bank Ford Fusion | 176.754 | 30.551 | 0.284 |
| 15 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser / Jimmy John's | 176.678 | 30.564 | 0.297 |
| 16 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards | 176.505 | 30.594 | 0.327 |
| 17 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Visser Precision | 176.488 | 30.597 | 0.33 |
| 18 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | Kroger/Scott Products | 176.171 | 30.652 | 0.385 |
| 19 | 19 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | COMCAST MINIONS | 176.137 | 30.658 | 0.391 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Ortho Ford Fusion | 175.965 | 30.688 | 0.421 |
| 21 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | CESSNA | 175.816 | 30.714 | 0.447 |
| 22 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | LiftMaster | 175.798 | 30.717 | 0.45 |
| 23 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Advocare Ford Fusion | 175.735 | 30.728 | 0.461 |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS | 175.695 | 30.735 | 0.468 |
| 25 | 55 | David Ragan | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 175.667 | 30.74 | 0.473 |
| 26 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Fraternal Order of Eagles | 175.558 | 30.759 | 0.492 |
| 27 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 175.421 | 30.783 | 0.516 |
| 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Rush Truck Centers | 175.365 | 30.793 | 0.526 |
| 29 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Smithfield | 175.205 | 30.821 | 0.554 |
| 30 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | Hughes General Contractors/Casey's | 174.921 | 30.871 | 0.604 |
| 31 | 7 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | Advance Auto Parts / Quaker State Chevrolet | 174.746 | 30.902 | 0.635 |
| 32 | 40 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | CRC Brakleen | 174.537 | 30.939 | 0.672 |
| 33 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Love's Travel Stops | 174.188 | 31.001 | 0.734 |
| 34 | 26 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | Maxim Fantasy Sports | 173.93 | 31.047 | 0.78 |
| 35 | 46 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | Pilot Flying J | 173.511 | 31.122 | 0.855 |
| 36 | 35 | Cole Whitt | Ford | Kentucky Fried Chicken | 173.505 | 31.123 | 0.856 |
| 37 | 98 | Josh Wise | Ford | TBA | 173.438 | 31.135 | 0.868 |
| 38 | 34 | Brett Moffitt | Ford | Dockside Logistics | 172.629 | 31.281 | 1.014 |
| 39 | 23 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | TraqGear-Coolshirt | 172.309 | 31.339 | 1.072 |
| 40 | 83 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | Anest Iwata | 171.843 | 31.424 | 1.157 |
| 41 | 62 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | TBA | 171.086 | 31.563 | 1.296 |
| 42 | 32 | Will Kimmel III | Ford | CorvetteParts.net | 170.886 | 31.6 | 1.333 |
| 43 | 33 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | TBA | 169.359 | 31.885 | 1.618 |