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Kasey Kahne wins Michigan qualifying: Complete starting grid

By Charles Rahrig V

Aug 17, 2014; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne prior to the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 17, 2014; Brooklyn, MI, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne prior to the Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kasey Kahne will be out front this Sunday when the green flag drops on the NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

One of the big narratives about Michigan International Speedway is that it is a track commonly dominated by Hendrick Motorsports. Thus far the narrative continues to remain intact as Kasey Kahne edged out Kevin Harvick to win the pole for this Sunday’s Quicken Loans 400 in Brooklyn, Michigan.

Much like last week, Harvick dominated the first two rounds of qualifying but failed to hold onto the top spot in the final round. It appeared as if he was going to take the pole this week, but Kahne just edged him by a few tenths of a second.

The other big winner in qualifying on Friday was Brad Keselowski. Keselowski, a native of Michigan, has never won before on his home track at Michigan International Speedway. He will have a great chance of doing so this weekend as he starts third, just behind Kahne and Harvick.

After weeks of struggling, it looks like the Fords of Team Penske, are finally getting it together as Joey Logano had a great run at Pocono last week, and Keselowski had a great round of qualifying on Friday.

As for the rest of Hendrick Motorsports, Kahne will have two of his teammates in the top-8 with him, as Jeff Gordon sits in sixth position and Jimmie Johnson sits in eighth.

Here is the complete starting grid for Sunday’s race.

NASCAR Quicken Loans 400 Starting Grid:

1Kasey Kahne
2Kevin Harvick
3Brad Keselowski
4Carl Edwards
5Ryan Blaney
6Jeff Gordon
7Austin Dillon
8Jimmie Johnson
9Martin Truex Jr.
10Kyle Busch
11Joey Logano
12Matt Kenseth
13Denny Hamlin
14Dale Earnhardt Jr.
15Tony Stewart
16Kyle Larson
17Paul Menard
18David Ragan
19Danica Patrick
20Trevor Bayne
21Greg Biffle
22Ty Dillon
23Ryan Newman
24Kurt Busch
25Jamie McMurray
26Aric Almirola
27Casey Mears
28Alex Bowman
29Landon Cassill
30Sam Hornish Jr.
31AJ Allmendinger
32Clint Bowyer
33Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
34David Gilliland
35Michael Annett
36Justin Allgaier
37Brett Moffitt
38Jeb Burton
39Josh Wise
40Cole Whitt
41J.J. Yeley
42Mike Bliss
43Matt DiBenedetto

Kasey Kahne has been running really well as of late.Will this week be the race that he finally grabs a win and earns himself a spot to compete for the Sprint Cup Championship?

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