Keivn Harvick takes the pole for the Brickyard 400

Kevin Harvick

Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green flag for today's Big Machine Vodka 400 after taking the top spot in this morning's qualifying session at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Harvick cut a lap of 185.766 mph in his No. 4 Ford Mustang to beat out Paul Menard and Clint Bowyer for the pole. Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five qualifiers.

Today's race is do or die for the four drivers vying for the last remaining playoff spots – including Bowyer, Johnson, Daniel Suarez and Ryan Newman. Bowyer, Suarez and Newman can mathematically get in on points, while Johnson needs nothing less than a victory to ensure a spot in the playoff field.

RACE LINEUP

Pos # Driver Sponsor/Make Lap Speed
1 4 Kevin Harvick Mobil 1 Ford 48.448 185.766
2 21 Paul Menard Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 48.459 185.724
3 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/Cummins Ford 48.576 185.277
4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 48.598 185.193
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 48.601 185.181
6 2 Brad Keselowski Discount Tire Ford 48.628 185.079
7 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Toyota 48.707 184.778
8 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 48.723 184.718
9 12 Ryan Blaney Wabash National Ford 48.733 184.68
10 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield/Meijer Ford 48.75 184.615
11 8 Daniel Hemric # Liberty National Chevrolet 48.751 184.612
12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr Fastenal Ford 48.799 184.43
13 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 48.828 184.32
14 20 Erik Jones STANLEY Wish For Our Heros Toyota 48.88 184.124
15 43 Bubba Wallace World Wide Technology Chevrolet 48.905 184.03
16 37 Chris Buescher Kroger Fast Lane to Flavor Chevrolet 48.929 183.94
17 38 David Ragan Mannington Commercial Ford 48.932 183.929
18 3 Austin Dillon Symbicort Chevrolet 48.973 183.775
19 42 Kyle Larson McDonald's Chevrolet 48.974 183.771
20 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 49.008 183.643
21 34 Michael McDowell Long John Silver's Ford 49.044 183.509
22 6 Ryan Newman Acorns Ford 49.107 183.273
23 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 49.17 183.038
24 9 Chase Elliott NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet 49.198 182.934
25 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 49.217 182.864
26 95 Matt DiBenedetto Horizon Transport Toyota 49.229 182.819
27 19 Martin Truex Jr AOI Toyota 49.26 182.704
28 36 Matt Tifft # Southeastern Equipment & Supply/Meijer Ford 49.415 182.131
29 24 William Byron Liberty University Chevrolet 49.439 182.043
30 32 Corey LaJoie Ark.io Ford 49.565 181.58
31 0 Landon Cassill(i) SHERFICK COMPANIES Chevrolet 49.618 181.386
32 96 Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 49.697 181.097
33 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 49.826 180.629
34 15 Ross Chastain(i) Xchange of America Chevrolet 50.174 179.376
35 51 BJ McLeod(i) JACOB COMPANIES Ford 50.491 178.25
36 27 Ryan Sieg(i) SciAps Chevrolet 50.884 176.873
37 77 Reed Sorenson Go-Parts.com Chevrolet 50.954 176.63
38 52 Garrett Smithley(i) Honest Abe Roofing Ford 51.134 176.008
39 53 Josh Bilicki(i) AQRE.app Ford 51.429 174.999
40 54 JJ Yeley(i) MAXIMUM ELEVATION Chevrolet 51.55 174.588