Harvick showing that he wants to be the “King of the West Coast” by claiming the top spot after the second round concluded. No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota of Kyle Busch was extremely close to making the top spot, losing out by just tenths of a second. Coming in at the third spot was Kyle Larson, and No. 41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford of Kurt Busch claimed the fourth spot. Rounding out the top five spot was No. 12 PPG Ford of Ryan Blaney. Harvick went into the third round of qualifiers looking to sweep the top spot. It may be cloudy and dark due to clouds, but the sun is shining bright on Harvick today.
Martin Truex Jr. came out in the third round of qualifiers looking to place in pole position, and he was not disappointed. Truex Jr. took the top with Kyle Busch trailing in second. Larson took the third place position at the end of the qualifying rounds. Taking the fourth place spot was Jones who placed fifth in the first round of qualifiers. Austin Dillon rounded out the top five in the final of the qualifiers today. No sign of Harvick in the top five, as he placed tenth. Harvick was so close to sweeping the qualifying round, but that might be a good thing. This NASCAR season whenever someone swept the qualifying rounds they did not end up winning the race, which may be a good thing for Harvick going into the final race this Sunday.
After the three rounds of qualifying rounds, we have the top spots decided, but the most interesting thing is how many cars did not even get on the track to qualify in the first round. A staggering thirteen cars did not pass pre-qualifying inspections, which left only twenty-four cars to actually go out and place during the first time trials round. The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race starts at 12:30PM PST in Fontana, California.
