Harvick wins pole in Darlington

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award at Darlington Raceway for Saturday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500.

Harvick won his seventh career pole and his first of the 2014 season by posting a fast lap of 183.479 mph in the final round of knockout-style qualifying.

Harvick also topped Friday's first session of practice for the Sprint Cup Series. In 17 Cup races at Darlington, he has yet to win.

Joining Harvick on the front row is Joey Logano (183.049). Logano remains the only driver to advance through every round of knockout qualifying.

Richard Petty Motorsports teammates Aric Almirola and Marcos Ambrose will start from Row 2. Almirola set a track record in the second round of qualifying with a fast lap of 184.145 mph.

Brad Keselowski and Jamie McMurray will start from Row 3. Seven-time Darlington winner Jeff Gordon will start ninth.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and last week's pole winner at Texas, Tony Stewart, were among the notable drivers to not make it past the second round of qualifying.

Defending race winner Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Danica Patrick were among the notable drivers to not make it through the first round of knockout-style qualifying.

David Reutimann was the lone driver who failed to qualify for Saturday's 43-car field.

The Bojangles’ Southern 500 is set for Saturday at Darlington Raceway with a scheduled green flag time of 6:45 p.m. ET. The race will be televised on FOX with TV coverage beginning at 6 p.m. ET.

Lineup

Pos Car # Driver Make Sponsor Speed Time Behind
1 4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 183.479 26.802 Leader
2 22 Joey Logano Ford Shell Pennzoil 183.049 26.865 –0.063
3 43 Aric Almirola Ford Fresh From Florida 182.946 26.880 –0.078
4 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford DeWalt 182.485 26.948 –0.146
5 2 Brad Keselowski Ford Miller Lite 182.059 27.011 –0.209
6 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet CESSNA 182.019 27.017 –0.215
7 31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet Caterpillar 181.985 27.022 –0.220
8 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's 181.763 27.055 –0.253
9 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 181.756 27.056 –0.254
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota Sport Clips 181.548 27.087 –0.285
11 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Certain Teed / Menards 181.481 27.097 –0.295
12 78 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet Furniture Row 181.200 27.139 –0.337
13 41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet Haas Automation 182.181 26.993 –0.191
14 55 Brian Vickers Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 181.985 27.022 –0.220
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet National Guard 181.689 27.066 –0.264
16 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 5-Hour Energy 181.247 27.132 –0.330
17 42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet Target 181.194 27.140 –0.338
18 47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet Clorox 181.127 27.150 –0.348
19 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3M/Red Cross 180.947 27.177 –0.375
20 3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet Dow 180.914 27.182 –0.380
21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Ford EcoBoost 180.901 27.184 –0.382
22 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet Great Clips 180.787 27.201 –0.399
23 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops 180.185 27.292 –0.490
24 51 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes 178.958 27.479 –0.677
25 20 Matt Kenseth Toyota Home Depot Husky 182.059 27.011 –0.209
26 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's-Kobalt Tools 181.911 27.033 –0.231
27 38 David Gilliland Ford A&W All American Food 181.548 27.087 –0.285
28 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Ford Nationwide 181.394 27.110 –0.308
29 98 Josh Wise Chevrolet Phil Parsons Racing 180.549 27.237 –0.435
30 7 Michael Annett Chevrolet Pilot / Flying J Chevrolet 180.330 27.270 –0.468
31 13 Casey Mears Chevrolet No. 13 GEICO Chevrolet SS 180.310 27.273 –0.471
32 34 David Ragan Ford CSX 180.204 27.289 –0.487
33 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet GoDaddy 180.158 27.296 –0.494
34 23 Alex Bowman Toyota Dr. Pepper Toyota Camry 179.993 27.321 –0.519
35 40 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Hillman Racing 179.717 27.363 –0.561
36 77 Dave Blaney Ford TBA 179.606 27.380 –0.578
37 33 David Stremme Chevrolet TBA 179.024 27.469 –0.667
38 30 Parker Kligerman Toyota SMS Audio 178.543 27.543 –0.741
39 83 Ryan Truex Toyota Borla Exhaust Toyota Camry 178.400 27.565 –0.763
40 36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet TBA 177.961 27.633 –0.831
41 32 Travis Kvapil Ford Keen Parts 177.768 27.663 –0.861
42 26 Cole Whitt Toyota Swan Energy 177.659 27.680 –0.878
43 66 Joe Nemechek Toyota Justin Johnson-Land Castle Title 177.166 27.757 –0.955