Kenseth had the fastest speed in Thursday’s final round of qualifying at the 1.5-mile track. His lap was 194.532 mph, well ahead of Kyle Busch, who clocked in at 193.154 mph.
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Starting lineup
Chase drivers in bold.
Kenseth Kyle Busch Logano Biffle Hamlin Kurt Busch Johnson Carl Edwards Aric Almirola Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick Dale Earnhardt Jr. Brad Keselowski Austin Dillon Martin Truex Jr. Ryan Blaney AJ Allmendinger Sam Hornish Jr. David Ragan Kasey Kahne Casey Mears Jeff Gordon Clint Bowyer Danica Patrick Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Paul Menard Alex Bowman Justin Allgaier David Gilliland Jamie McMurray Kyle Larson Michael McDowell Trevor Bayne Landon Cassill J. J. Yeley Tony Stewart Brett Moffitt Michael Annett Cole Whitt Matt DiBenedetto Jeb Burton Reed Sorenson Alex Kennedy
Timmy Hill and Josh Wise failed to qualify.
