Kyle Larson gets prime pick after qualifying is rained out
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying was rained out Friday at Kentucky Speedway, so practice speeds were used to set the starting order, putting Kyle Larson on the pole and giving him the pick of pit boxes.
The No. 42 Chip Ganassi with Felix Sabates Chevrolet will be serviced in the first pit stall leading into Turn 1. Second-place qualifier Brad Keselowski chose the second pit stall with a front exit for the No. 2 Team Penske Ford, the No. 14 pit stall midway between the start/finish line and Turn 1.
Starting in third place for Saturday's Quaker State 400 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN/Live Extra, PRN, Sirius XM), Jeff Gordon's No. 24 team will use the pit box with a front exit in the first section of pit stalls coming off of Turn 4. Hendrick Motosports teammate Jimmie Johnson chose the first pit box coming off of Turn 4, the last pit box.
Joining Gordon on the second row Saturday is Joey Logano, who will pit the No. 22 Team Penske Ford in the middle of the first set of pits heading into Turn 1. Martin Truex Jr. rounds out the top five starting positions forthe Quaker State 400, and he chose the pit box with an open rear entry in the first set of pit stalls, claiming pit stall No. 13.