Kyle Busch Captures Nationwide Series Pole Award at Darlington Raceway

Kyle Busch won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 31st annual VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 Friday afternoon with a speed of 172.584 mph.

This marks Busch’s 29th pole in 262 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his second pole in nine races at Darlington Raceway. It is his third pole and sixth top-10 start this season. Busch has a total of 52 poles between all three of the NASCAR touring series.

Elliott Sadler will start in second place making this his sixth top-10 start of 2013. It is his eighth top-10 start in 10 races at Darlington Raceway.

Matt Kenseth will begin the race in the third position. This is Kenseth’s tenth top-10 start at the track. Brian Vickers and Justin Allgaier will start the race in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Kyle Larson was the fastest qualifying rookie and will begin the race in the seventh position.

Please visit nascar.com for the complete starting line-up.

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series/standings/results/2013/vfw-sport-clips-help-a-hero-200.html

Tune in to ESPN2 for coverage of tonight’s race, beginning at 7 p.m. The green flag is set to drop at approximately 7:45 p.m. for 200.8 miles (147 laps) under the lights at historic Darlington Raceway.

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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