NSCS Pole Report: Kenseth on pole at Daytona

Backing up his Daytona 500 win, Matt Kenseth claimed the pole award for Saturday's Coke Zero 400. With a lap of 46.781 seconds, 192.386 mph, Kenseth is joined on the front row by Tony Stewart. Rounding out the top 5, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and Greg Biffle.

The green flag drops tomorrow night at 7:49 pm EST. (approx)


The starting lineup:

1. Matt Kenseth
2. Tony Stewart
3. Ryan Newman
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Greg Biffle
6. Jeff Gordon
7. Bill Elliott
8. Casey Mears
9. AJ Allmendinger
10. Brad Keselowski
11. Marcos Ambrose
12. Kevin Harvick
13. Carl Edwards
14. Paul Menard
15. Juan Pablo Montoya 
16. Trevor Bayne
17. Jimmie Johnson
18. Aric Almirola
19. Martin Truex Jr.
20. Joey Logano
21. Jeff Burton
22. Mike Bliss
23. Kyle Busch
24. Denny Hamlin
25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
26. Regan Smith
27. David Stremme
28. David Ragan
29. Michael Waltrip
30. Clint Bowyer
31. Jamie McMurray
32. Josh Wise
33. David Gilliland
34. Dave Blaney
35. Terry Labonte
36. Kurt Busch
37. Joe Nemechek
38. Stephen Leicht
39. Landon Cassill
40. David Reutimann
41. Travis Kvapil
42. J.J. Yeley
43. Bobby Labonte

Failing to qualify: Robert Richardson Jr.

Tune into the Coke Zero 400 on Saturday night, for wide open coverage on TNT at 6:30 (countdown) and the race starts just after 7:30 pm EST.

BREAKING NEWS: Tony Stewart has failed post-qualifying tech inspection and will start at the rear of the field. Like Austin Dillon in the Nationwide Series, Stewart had an open cooling hose in the cockpit. The cooling hose is capable of providing an aerodynamic advantage.