Kyle Busch starts on pole for the Quaker State 400. Here’s the complete starting grid for Saturday’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Kentucky.
Kyle Busch is the pole sitter for Saturday’s Quaker State 400. Busch will not only lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race to green, but he also captured the pole position for the postponed Xfinity Series race as well.
Second on the Quaker State 400 starting grid is perpetual bridesmaid Martin Truex Jr., followed by Matt Kenseth, who set the NASCAR world abuzz on Friday by admitting that he doesn’t have a job for 2018.
Another victim of bad news at Kentucky Speedway was current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series points leader Kyle Larson, who will once again have to fight from the rear of the field after he missed qualifying. At least his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Jamie McMurray qualified in fourth place, followed by Denny Hamlin in fifth.
Kevin Harvick, NASCAR’s race winner at Sonoma, will start the Quaker State 400 in eighth while most recent race winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr. will begin Saturday even further down in 18th. It’s going to be a bumpy ride for people not named Kyle Busch, who spoke to the media after the rain shortened qualifying session:
Below is the complete Quaker State 400 starting grid:
1 – Kyle Busch
2 – Martin Truex Jr.
3 – Matt Kenseth
4 – Jamie McMurray
5 – Denny Hamlin
6 – Ryan Blaey
7 – Kevin Harvick
8 – Jimmie Johnson
9 – Daniel Suarez
10 – Brad Keselowski
11 – Joey Logano
12 – Chase Elliott
13 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
14 – Erik Jones
15 – Kurt Busch
16 – Clint Bowyer
17 – Darrell Wallace Jr.
18 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19 – Trevor Bayne
20 – Danica Patrick
21 – Michael McDowell
22 – Chris Buescher
23 – Kasey Kahne
24 – Paul Menard
25 – Austin Dillon
26 – David Ragan
27 – Ty Dillon
28 – AJ Allmendinger
29 – Ryan Newman
30 – Matt DiBenedetto
31 – Ryan Sieg
32 – Cole Whitt
33 – Reed Sorenson
34 – Joey Gase
35 – Landon Cassill
36 – Jeffrey Earnhardt
37 – BJ McLeod
38 – Timmy Hill
39 – Gray Gaulding
40 – Kyle Larson
Next: Kentucky Xfinity Series race postponed by weather
The Quaker State 400 takes place Saturday, July 8 at 7:30 p.m. ET and will be broadcast nationally on NBCSN. For the latest NASCAR news, follow the NASCAR category at FanSided here.