Kyle Busch Keeps Riding The Wave With Pocono Pole

Kyle Busch poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying for the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway. Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images

He did it again.

Riding a wave of success unprecedented in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, Kyle Busch streaked to the pole position on Friday at Pocono Raceway, edging Kevin Harvick for the top starting spot in Sunday’s Windows 10 400.

Touring the 2.5-mile triangular track in 50.444 seconds (178.416 mph), Busch won his first Coors Light Pole Award of the season, his second at Pocono (the first coming in 2010) and the 17th of his career.

Busch is gunning for his fourth straight victory in the series after returning from an 11-race injury absence, and he’s savoring every minute of his extraordinary run of good fortune.

“I’ve had plenty of times in my career when things have all gone in the wrong direction, so this is a sweet change from that,” Busch said. “Sometimes it happens for you, and you’re not exactly sure why, but if you look back at the past couple of years, especially in the summer months, we couldn’t hit anything right.

“This year we’ve got four out of five wins. You just take it when you can get it… We’re just trying to ride that wave as long as it’ll carry us—just hope it’ll last another 16 weeks (through the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup).”

Joey Logano (177.837 mph) was third fastest in the final round of knockout qualifying, followed by Austin Dillon (177.658 mph) and Tony Stewart (177.630 mph), who earned a top-five starting position for the second straight week.

Before time trials, Busch wasn’t sure he even had a shot at the pole.

“I knew I had a fast car, but I wasn’t sure we could get the balance of it right,” Busch said. “But that last run was the best it’s been all day. (Crew chief) Adam Stevens and these guys, they did it again. Like I said, I knew we had some speed. We just had to put it in the right perspective for the three corners of this race track.”

Harvick posted his best lap of the afternoon moments before Busch knocked him off the provisional pole.

“You never know, with the way the qualifying session is, how much faster everybody’s going to go,” Harvick said. “I knew our fastest lap needed to be the last time on the race track, so I knew that we had done a good job.

“I probably gave up just a little bit of time, just the slightest bit of chatter through turn 1, but (turns) 2 and 3 were pretty good, and that’s what we needed to do.”

Notes: Jeff Gordon qualified 10th for his final start at the Tricky Triangle, a track that has accounted for six of his 92 career victories… June Pocono winner Martin Truex, Jr. just missed advancing to the final round and will start 13th… Dale Earnhardt, Jr., who swept both Pocono Cup races last year, lines up 15th, five spots in front of Danica Patrick.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Pocono Raceway – Long Pond, PA
Windows 10 400 – July 31, 2015

Friday Qualifying Results

1. 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Crispy Toyota 50.444 178.416
2. 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet 50.514 178.168
3. 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 50.608 177.837
4. 3 Austin Dillon American Ethanol Chevrolet 50.659 177.658
5. 14 Tony Stewart Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 50.667 177.630
6. 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 50.672 177.613
7. 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 50.691 177.546
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9. 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford 50.764 177.291
10. 24 Jeff Gordon AARP Member Advantages Chevrolet 50.787 177.211
11. 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 50.833 177.050
12. 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 50.948 176.651
13. 78 Martin Truex, Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 51.007 176.446
14. 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 51.030 176.367
15. 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Microsoft Chevrolet 51.038 176.339
16. 5 Kasey Kahne Aquafina Chevrolet 51.060 176.263
17. 1 Jamie McMurray Lexar Chevrolet 51.061 176.260
18. 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 51.153 175.943
19. 15 Clint Bowyer Maxwell House Toyota 51.202 175.774
20. 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 51.262 175.569
21. 43 Aric Almirola United States Air Force Ford 51.390 175.131
22. 47 A.J. Allmendinger Bush’s Grillin Beans Chevrolet 51.409 175.067
23. 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 51.504 174.744
24. 55 David Ragan Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 51.524 174.676
25. 16 Greg Biffle Roush Performance Ford 51.510 174.723
26. 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 51.614 174.371
27. 42 Kyle Larson Suave Men Chevrolet 51.621 174.348
28. 7 Alex Bowman FW1 Wash and Wax Chevrolet 51.723 174.004
29. 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevrolet 51.771 173.842
30. 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford 51.803 173.735
31. 51 Justin Allgaier FraternalOrderofEagles/SwitchHitch Chev 51.895 173.427
32. 34 Brett Moffitt # A&W All American Food Ford 51.924 173.330
33. 35 Cole Whitt MDS Transportation Ford 51.949 173.247
34. 17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 51.971 173.174
35. 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 52.125 172.662
36. 83 Matt DiBenedetto # Burger King Toyota 52.137 172.622
37. 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford Owner Points
38. 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Toyota Owner Points
39. 46 Michael Annett Pilot Flying J Chevrolet Owner Points
40. 32 Travis Kvapil(i) Skuttle Tight Ford Owner Points
41. 98 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet Owner Points
42. 33 Alex Kennedy # MediaCAST Chevrolet Owner Points
43. 62 Timmy Hill(i) Ford Owner Points