NASCAR At Kansas Sprint Cup Qualifying Results: Kasey Kahne takes pole position

The repaved surface at the Kansas Speedway saw Kasey Kahne pick up pole position on Friday, as he was at the top of the qualifiers with a time of 28.219 seconds and a top speed of 191.360 mph. Kahne is currently 5th in the Chase standings and 35 points behind leader Brad Keselowski. Keselowski qualified 25th, second to last of the Chase drivers. Only Tony Stewart was behind him, while Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin have top 10 positions.

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The complete starting lineup:

(Chase drivers in bold):

1. Kasey Kahne
2. Mark Martin
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Kyle Busch
5. Aric Almirola
6. Ryan Newman
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Joey Logano
9. Denny Hamlin
10. Kevin Harvick
11. Greg Biffle
12. Matt Kenseth
13. AJ Allmendinger
14. Paul Menard
15. Sam Hornish Jr.
16. Martin Truex Jr.
17. Carl Edwards
18. Marcos Ambrose
19. Jeff Gordon
20. Jeff Burton
21. Jamie McMurray
22. Bobby Labonte
23. Michael McDowell
24. Juan Pablo Montoya
25. Brad Keselowski
26. Landon Cassill
27. JJ Yeley
28. Casey Mears
29. Kurt Busch
30. Mike Bliss
31. Travis Kvapil
32. Trevor Bayne
33. Tony Stewart
34. Reed Sorenson
35. Scott Speed
36. Joe Nemechek
37. David Ragan
38. David Gilliland
39. Regan Smith
40. Danica Patrick
41. Dave Blaney
42. Timmy Hill
43. Kelly Bires

DNQ: Cole Whitt, David Stremme, Josh Wise.