KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Kevin Harvick finally got some lottery luck to swing in his direction on Wednesday afternoon.
In the 14th race utilizing NASCAR’s random draw procedures to set the starting lineups for its three national series, as well as the 19th NASCAR Cup Series race overall for 2020, Harvick’s No. 4 Ford team received the No. 1 pill for the first time – awarding him the pole for the Super Start Batteries 400 Thursday night at Kansas Speedway.
It’s the first time Harvick will lead the field to green since he won the Busch Pole Award in qualifying for the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway back in November of 2019.
Appropriately, Harvick went on to win that race and lock into the Championship 4.
This time, Harvick will start first with eight races remaining in the regular season, hoping to add to his series-leading four wins on the year at a track he’s won at three times (2013, ’16, ’18).
Harvick will be joined on the front row by Joey Logano, with Aric Almirola and Ryan Blaney making up row two to give Ford a sweep of the top four grid spots at Kansas.
Martin Truex Jr.’s Toyota and Alex Bowman’s Chevrolet will roll off fifth and sixth, respectively, with Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin filling out the top 10.
Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson rolls off 20th.
Starting lineup for the Super Start Batteries 400 at Kansas Speedway:
- Kevin Harvick
- Joey Logano
- Aric Almirola
- Ryan Blaney
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Alex Bowman
- Brad Keselowski
- Kyle Busch
- Kurt Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- Chase Elliott
- Matt DiBenedetto
- Chris Buescher
- Matt Kenseth
- William Byron
- Austin Dillon
- Bubba Wallace
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Jimmie Johnson
- Erik Jones
- Christopher Bell
- Tyler Reddick
- Cole Custer
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Garrett Smithley
- Michael McDowell
- JJ Yeley
- Brennan Poole
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Corey LaJoie
- Quin Houff
- Josh Bilicki
- Joey Gase
- Ryan Preece
- Ty Dillon
- Daniel Suarez
- Timmy Hill
- Reed Sorenson
- BJ McLeod