June 13, 2014

Scott Held
NASCAR Wire Service

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – Three laps were all Kevin Harvick needed Friday afternoon.

He set a new Michigan International Speedway record on his first qualifying lap, then broke it during his last to claim his third Coors Light Pole Award of the season for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans 400. He ran just one lap in each of the three periods and his No. 4 Chevy was the fastest car on the track each time. Continue reading “Kevin Harvick wins the pole at Michigan with new track record”

There are three two-time winners in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series thus far this year – Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano. This is certainly what could be called “preferred status” as all three have almost certainly clinched spots in the 16-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, NASCAR’s ‘playoffs” that are contested over the final 10 races of the season. Continue reading “Three Two Time Cup Series Winners, Preferred Status”

1 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 27.799 194.252
2 22 Joey Logano AAA Insurance Ford 27.848 193.910
3 2 Brad Keselowski Wurth Ford 27.906 193.507
4 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford 27.952 193.188
5 42 Kyle Larson # Target Chevrolet 27.972 193.050
6 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 27.973 193.043
7 31 Ryan Newman Kwikset Chevrolet 28.006 192.816
8 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 28.045 192.548

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9 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 28.059 192.452
10 16 Greg Biffle 3M Novec Ford 28.128 191.980 Continue reading “2014 NASCAR CUP SERIES KANSAS STARTING LINEUP – KEVIN HARVICK ON POLE”