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His Team Penske teammate had been faster Friday, but Brad Keselowski sped to the Coors Light Pole Award during group qualifying Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Keselowski’s speed of 166.384 mph puts him on the pole for the Ford EcoBoost 300. It’s Keselowski’s fifth series pole of the season and 19th of his career.
Ryan Blaney, in the No. 12 Ford, had previously paced both Friday practice sessions and was fastest in the second round of group qualifying. He will line up fifth.
Kyle Larson qualified second at 166.353 mph, with Matt Kenseth (166.006 mph) third and Elliott Sadler (165.827 mph) fourth.
Chase Elliott, who locked up the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship last week, will start 14th. He finished 24th in the opening round and was the last car to advance in group qualifying.
Elliott’s JR Motorsports teammate Regan Smith, who is second in the standings, will start 15th. Smith has a 13-point lead over Brian Scott in the battle to finish second in the final standings.
Derrike Cope, Ryan Ellis, Johnny Jackson, Kevin Lepage and Martin Roy did not qualify.
The Ford EcoBoost 300 is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET Saturday and will be televised on ESPN2.