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.
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