Kyle Larson Wins Michigan Pole

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BROOKLYN, MI - RIS - Kyle continued his hot streak as the fastest Chevrolet in qualifying on the pole for Sunday's nASCAR Monstr Energy Cup race at Michigan International Speedway.  It was the second pole of 2017 for Larrson, but the fourth time he ill start first.  Two of his poles were because qualifying was rained out and Larson was leading the season standings.

"Yeah, we knew we had a fast car," Larson said.

Larson posted the fastest lap in the third round of qualifying Friday to take the top spot for the race ahead of Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer.

Starting Line Up: 49th Annual FireKeepers Casino 400 - Michigan International Speedway

Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Kyle Larson, No. 42 Cars 3/Target Chevrolet, 35.616, 202.156
2) Martin Truex Jr., No. 78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, 35.623, 202.117
3) Clint Bowyer, No. 14 Haas-Automation Ford, 35.703, 201.664
4) Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M's Red White & Blue Toyota, 35.728, 201.523
5) Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota, 35.761, 201.337
6) Ryan Blaney, No. 21 Omnicraft Auto Parts Ford, 35.847, 200.854
7) Joey Logano, No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, 35.862, 200.770
8) Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald's Chevrolet, 35.867, 200.742
9) Matt Kenseth, No. 20 Freightliner Toyota, 35.869, 200.730
10) Chase Elliott, No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet, 35.932, 200.378
11) Kevin Harvick, No. 4 Jimmy John's Ford, 35.963, 200.206
12) Brad Keselowski, No. 2 Miller Lite Ford, 35.991, 200.050
13) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet, 35.945, 200.306
14) Erik Jones #, No. 77 5-hour ENERGY Extra Strength Toyota, 35.968, 200.178
15) Kurt Busch, No. 41 Monster Energy/Haas Automation Ford, 36.052, 199.712
16) Kasey Kahne, No. 5 Farmers Insurance Chevrolet, 36.114, 199.369
17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 88 Mountain Dew Chevrolet, 36.140, 199.225
18) Austin Dillon, No. 3 Dow Chevrolet, 36.188, 198.961
19) Ryan Newman, No. 31 Velveeta Chevrolet, 36.234, 198.708
20) Daniel Suarez #, No. 19 Stanley Toyota, 36.266, 198.533
21) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 17 Fifth Third Bank Ford, 36.268, 198.522
22) Michael McDowell, No. 95 WRL General Contractors Chevrolet, 36.325, 198.211
23) Danica Patrick, No. 10 TaxAct Ford, 36.405, 197.775
24) Chris Buescher, No. 37 Kingsford Chevrolet, 36.451, 197.525
25) AJ Allmendinger, No. 47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, 36.459, 197.482
26) Darrell Wallace Jr.(i), No. 43 Smithfield Ford, 36.474, 197.401
27) Trevor Bayne, No. 6 AdvoCare Ford, 36.519, 197.158
28) Matt DiBenedetto, No. 32 Keen Parts Ford, 36.693, 196.223
29) David Ragan, No. 38 Shriners Hospitals for Children Ford, 36.776, 195.780
30) Paul Menard, No. 27 NIBCO/Menards Chevrolet, 36.807, 195.615
31) Ryan Sieg(i), No. 23 Dr Pepper Toyota, 37.177, 193.668
32) Corey LaJoie #, No. 83 JAS Expedited Trucking Toyota, 37.408, 192.472
33) Cole Whitt, No. 72 RTIC Coolers Chevrolet, 37.594, 191.520
34) Reed Sorenson, No. 15 Corrigan Oil Chevrolet, 37.834, 190.305
35) Jeffrey Earnhardt, No. 33 Hulu Chevrolet, 37.895, 189.999
36) Landon Cassill, No. 34 MDS Ford, 0.000, 0.000
37) Ty Dillon #, No. 13 Twisted Tea Chevrolet, 0.000, 0.000
(i) ineligible for driver points in this series, (#) Rookie

Ron Fleshman with John Davison

RIS NASCAR Editor.  Has been with RIS since the middle 90's. Writes on each of the three main series of NASCAR.

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