Pole Report: Kasey Kahne Claims the Pole for Showtime Southern 500 at Darlington

Kasey Kahne set a new track record of 27.13 seconds which was 181.254 mph during qualifying at Darlington Raceway. (Previous record was 180.370 mph set by Jamie McMurray in 2010.) 

Rain earlier in the day canceled final practice but qualifying went on as scheduled.

Starting lineup:

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1. Kasey Kahne

2. Ryan Newman

3. Denny Hamlin

4. Carl Edwards

5. Jeff Gordon

6. Marcos Ambrose

7. A.J. Allmendinger 

8. Brian Vickers

9. Tony Stewart 

10. Brad Keselowski

11. David Ragan

12. Jamie McMurray

13. Kevin Harvick

14. Kyle Busch

15. Bobby Labonte

16. Juan Pablo Montoya

17. Joey Logano

18. Paul Menard

19. Jimmie Johnson

20. Matt Kenseth

21. Travis Kvapil

22. Greg Biffle

23. Regan Smith

24. Jeff Burton

25. Kurt Busch

26. Clint Bowyer

27. Landon Cassill

28. Mark Martin

29. Martin Truex Jr.

30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

31. J.J. Yeley

32. Casey Mears

33. T.J. Bell

34. Mike Skinner

35. Tony Raines

36. David Reutimann

37. David Gilliland

38. David Stremme

39. Michael McDowell

40. Ken Schrader

41. Dave Blaney

42. Robby Gordon

43. Joe Nemechek 

Failed to qualify: Scott Riggs, Andy Lally, Brian Keselowski


Tune in to the race on your local FOX station Saturday, May 7, at 7 p.m. EST.