After posting fast speeds in all three rounds, Kyle Busch went to the top of the leaderboard in Round 3 of Knockout Qualifying to score his 37th pole in 277 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. He posted a lap speed of 173.681 mph. It is his third pole in ten races at Darlington Raceway.
Chase Elliott will start on the outside pole position in his debut at “The Track Too Tough To Tame” and scores his fourth top-10 start this season. He also has the distinction of being the fastest qualifying rookie.
Matt Kenseth will begin third, marking his seventh top-10 in seven races this season. Kevin Harvick will start fourth followed by Ty Dillon in fifth. Chris Buescher, Brian Scott, Regan Smith, Elliott Sadler and Trevor Bayne qualified in positions six through 10, respectively.
Of special note, all three JR Motorsports cars qualified in the top-10. Kyle Larson spun out during qualifying, hitting the wall and will most likely have to go to a backup car for the race.
Busch will lead the field to green in the 32nd annual VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 Friday evening. The race coverage will be broadcast on ESPN2 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Complete NASCAR Nationwide Series Starting Lineup – Darlington Raceway
1. Kyle Busch
2. Chase Elliott
3. Matt Kenseth
4. Kevin Harvick
5. Ty Dillon
6. Chris Buescher
7. Brian Scott
8. Regan Smith
9. Elliott Sadler
10. Trevor Bayne
11. Cale Conley
12. Kyle Larson
13. Bendan Gaughan
14. Ryan Sieg
15. Joey Logano
16. Landon Cassill
17. Dylan Kwasniewski
18. Ryan Reed
19. Josh Wise
20. Mike Bliss
21. Jeremy Clements
22. James Buescher
23. JJ Yeley
24. David Starr
25. Dakoda Armstrong
26. Jeffrey Earnhardt
27. Mike Wallace
28. Tanner Berryhill
29. Todd Bodine
30. Eric McClure
31. Kevin LePage
32. Joey Gase
33. Matt Dibenedetto
34. Tommy Joe Martins
35. Derrike Cope
36. Carlos Contreras
37. Matt Carter
38. Jeff Green
39. Mike Harmon
40. Blake Koch
