Harvick to lead field to green in 2500th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race

Credit: Charlotte Bray for Skirts and Scuffs

by Katy Lindamood

This weekend's Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway marks the 2500th event for NASCAR's top-tier series. During that time only 186 drivers have had the privilege of visiting victory lane. Among those is Kevin Harvick, who has 35 wins to his credit, including one at Atlanta.

Sunday afternoon, Harvick will lead the field to green. His time of  29.118 seconds (190.398 MPH) beat out Ryan Newman for the top spot.

The action begins Sunday at 2:30 p,m. and will air on FOX.

The starting lineup:

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Ryan Newman
3. Kyle Busch
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. Brad Keselowski
6. Joey Logano
7. Jamie McMurray
8. Kyle Larson
9. Martin Truex Jr.
10. Denny Hamlin
11. Chase Elliott
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13. Kurt Busch
14. Ryan Blaney
15. Trevor Bayne
16. Matt Kenseth
17. Paul Menard
18. Jimmie Johnson
19. Austin Dillon
20. AJ Allmendinger
21. Daniel Suarez
22. Matt DiBenedetto
23. Erik Jones
24. Danica Patrick
25. Clint Bowyer
26. Ty Dillon
27. Landon Cassill
28. Chris Buescher
29. Kasey Kahne
30. Aric Almirola
31. Gray Gaulding
32. Corey LaJoie
33. Reed Sorenson
34. David Ragan
35. Jeffrey Earnhardt
36. Michael McDowell
37. Cole Whitt
38. Derrike Cope
39. Cody Ware