Kevin Harvick will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday after posting the fastest time in the final round of qualifying in South Florida.
The driver of the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet scored the pole for the Ford EcoBoost 400 after posting a time of 30.399 and a speed of 177.637 mph.
It’s his 17th career pole in 574 Sprint Cup Series starts, second of 2016 and first at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Brad Keselowski will start second in his No. 2 Team Penske Ford after posting a time of 30.416 and a speed of 177.538 mph. Ryan Newman will start third in his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet after posting a time of 30.442 and a speed of 177.387 mph. Denny Hamlin will start fourth in his No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota after posting a time of 30.475 and a speed of 177.194 mph. Chase Elliott will round out the top-five starters in his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet after posting a time of 30.492 and a speec of 177.096 mph.
Martin Truex Jr. will start sixth in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota. Matt Kenseth will start seventh in his No. 20 JGR Toyota. Ryan Blaney will start eighth in his No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford. Kyle Busch will start ninth in his No. 18 JGR Toyota. Carl Edwards will round out the top-10 in his No. 19 JGR Toyota.
Tony Stewart will start 11th and AJ Allmendinger will round out the drivers that made the final round of qualifying in 12th.
Joey Logano will start 13th and Jimmie Johnson will round out the Chase drivers in 14th.
Gray Gaulding failed to make the race.
The 40-car field will be comprised of 20 Chevrolet’s, 11 Ford’s and nine Toyota’s.
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