Written by Adrian Beecher
Talladega, AL– Kevin Harvick captured his first pole of the season, dominating both rounds of GEICO 500 qualifying as he looks to capture his 4th win of the season. It’s his 2nd career pole at Dega, with the other coming back in the spring of 2009, finishing the race in 12th.
In round 1 of qualifying, Kevin Harvick was fastest running a 194.275 mph lap. This came after having to replace tires on his No. 4 Busch Beer Flannel Ford, after trouble struck the No. 10 of Aric Almirola as he cut down a tire. Harvick ended up running over debris and would have to redo his lap as the caution came out.
Just missing the top 12 spots for a place in the 2nd round was Paul Menard in the No. 21. He was beat out by David Regan in the No. 38.
In round two, Harvick was again the fastest, and got faster, running a 194.448 mph lap time. Qualifying second was his Stewart-Hass Racing teammate Kurt Busch. Then coming in third and 4th in qualifying were two Toyotas of Martin Trux Jr. (3) and Denny Hamlin (4).
You can catch all the action on Sunday, April 29th with the drop of the GEICO 500 green flag at Talladega Superspeedway at 2:00 pm EST on FOX.
GEICO 500 Starting Lineup
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, April 28, 2018 @ 03:01 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Beer Flannel Ford 49.247 194.448
2 41 Kurt Busch Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford 49.340 194.082
Row 2: 3 78 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops/5-hour ENERGY Toyota 49.482 193.525
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 49.633 192.936
Row 3: 5 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 49.680 192.754
6 20 Erik Jones XYO Network Toyota 49.686 192.730
Row 4: 7 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 49.900 191.904
8 14 Clint Bowyer Haas Automation Demo Day Ford 49.947 191.723
Row 5: 9 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford 49.968 191.643
10 2 Brad Keselowski Snap On Ford 50.046 191.344
Row 6: 11 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Chevrolet 50.071 191.248
12 38 David Ragan Bad Boy Mowers Ford 50.113 191.088
Row 7: 13 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 50.009 191.486
14 19 Daniel Suarez ARRIS Toyota 50.011 191.478
Row 8: 15 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. # Petty's Garage/Medallion Bank Chevrolet 50.054 191.313
16 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's for Pros Chevrolet 50.068 191.260
Row 9: 17 24 William Byron # Liberty University Chevrolet 50.087 191.187
18 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 50.107 191.111
Row 10: 19 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Flavor Vote Toyota 50.109 191.103
20 34 Michael McDowell Love's Travel Stops/Roller Bites Ford 50.138 190.993
Row 11: 21 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 50.140 190.985
22 42 Kyle Larson Credit One Bank Chevrolet 50.151 190.943
Row 12: 23 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Richmond Ford 50.269 190.495
24 3 Austin Dillon Dow Scooper Cat Chevrolet 50.363 190.140
Row 13: 25 37 Chris Buescher Degree Chevrolet 50.454 189.797
26 95 Kasey Kahne Procore Safety Qualified Chevrolet 50.462 189.767
Row 14: 27 1 Jamie McMurray DC Solar Chevrolet 50.474 189.721
28 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 50.476 189.714
Row 15: 29 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 50.762 188.645
30 62 Brendan Gaughan BeardOilDist/SthPntHtl&Csno Chev 50.766 188.630
Row 16: 31 96 DJ Kennington Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 51.145 187.232
32 92 Timothy Peters(i) Advance Auto Parts/BTS Tire & Wheel Ford 51.190 187.068
Row 17: 33 32 Matt DiBenedetto Can-Am/Wholey Ford 51.319 186.598
34 00 Joey Gase(i) Sparks Inc. Chevrolet 51.484 186.000
Row 18: 35 15 Ross Chastain(i) Chevrolet 51.564 185.711
36 72 Cole Whitt 1950 Clothing Company Chevrolet 51.710 185.187
Row 19: 37 23 Gray Gaulding Earthwater Toyota 52.102 183.793
38 55 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 52.372 182.846
Row 20: 39 51 Timmy Hill(i) Keen's Building/Race to Erase Opioids Ford 52.647 181.891
40 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 54.604 175.372
Did Not Qualify: None.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 18 0 Toyota 7 0
Ford 15 0
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
