NASCAR Cup Series qualifying results from September 21, 2018 at Richmond Raceway
Tonight, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series took to the track for three rounds of knockout qualifying at Richmond Raceway in Virginia.
View the full Richmond starting lineup below.
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Kevin Harvick unofficially won Busch Pole Award in Friday evening’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying session at Richmond Raceway. In the first two rounds, he was absent from the top 5.
In round three, Harvick turned the fastest lap of 121.880 mph to take the top spot for Saturday night’s Federated Auto Parts 400 at the 0.75-mile short track. The race doubles as the second race in the NASCAR Playoffs Round of 16. Harvick took his 24th career pole position.
The lineup isn’t official yet. It will become official Saturday after inspection before the race.
View the full NASCAR Cup Series starting lineup below.
Round 1 Qualifying – Richmond Raceway: 1. Daniel Suarez; 2. Kurt Busch; 3. Brad Keselowski; 4. Denny Hamlin; 5. Matt Kenseth; 6. Erik Jones; 7. Chase Elliott; 8. Kyle Busch; 9. Jamie McMurray; 10. Aric Almirola; 11. Ryan Blaney; 12. Alex Bowman;
Round 2 Qualifying – Richmond Raceway: 1. Daniel Suarez; 2. Ryan Blaney; 3. Cole Custer; 4. Martin Truex Jr; 5. Brad Keselowski; 6. Kurt Busch; 7. Kyle Larson; 8. Denny Hamlin; 9. Erik Jones; 10. Aric Almirola; 11. Kevin Harvick; 12. Kyle Busch;
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Starting Lineup
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver | Time
1. Kevin Harvick
22.153
2. Denny Hamlin
22.159
3. Martin Truex Jr
22.217
4. Ryan Blaney
22.241
5. Daniel Suarez
22.244
6. Kurt Busch
22.267
7. Aric Almirola
22.320
8. Brad Keselowski
22.342
9. Erik Jones
22.342
10. Kyle Larson
22.347
11. Cole Custer
22.360
12. Kyle Busch
22.390
13. Joey Logano
22.232
14. Alex Bowman
22.236
15. Jamie McMurray
22.241
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
22.286
17. Ryan Newman
22.297
18. Matt Kenseth
22.318
19. Chase Elliott
22.332
20. William Byron
22.354
21. Paul Menard
22.374
22. Jimmie Johnson
22.438
23. Chris Buescher
22.439
24. Michael McDowell
22.678
25. Clint Bowyer
22.305
26. Bubba Wallace
22.324
27. David Ragan
22.326
28. Austin Dillon
22.348
29. Matt DiBenedetto
22.355
30. AJ Allmendinger
22.373
31. Ty Dillon
22.407
32. Ross Chastain
22.416
33. Regan Smith
22.448
34. Corey LaJoie
22.578
35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
22.601
36. Gray Gaulding
22.932
37. Alon Day
22.954
38. Joey Gase
22.960
39. Landon Cassill
23.066
40. Timmy Hill
23.079
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