Harvick Starting from the Pole Position at Texas

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Qualifying for the O'Reilly Auto Parts 500

Date: April 7, 2017

Event: Qualifying for the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

Series: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series

Location: Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth (1.5-mile oval)

Pole Winner: Kevin Harvick of Stewart-Haas Racing (27.217 seconds at 198.405 mph)

SHR Results:

• Kevin Harvick (1st, 27.217 seconds at 198.405 mph)
• Clint Bowyer (3rd, 27.270 seconds at 198.020 mph)
• Kurt Busch (10th, 27.692 seconds at 195.002 mph)
• Danica Patrick (19th, 27.876 seconds at 193.715 mph)

Format involved three rounds of knockout qualifying

• Round 1: 20 minutes, top-24 advance to Round 2. (Sets positions 25-40.)
• Round 2: 10 minutes, top-12 advance to Round 3. (Sets positions 13-24.)
• Round 3: 5 minutes, top-12 battle for the pole. (Sets positions 1-12.)

Notes:

• This is the 32nd Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole for SHR since its inception in 2009 and the organization’s second of the season.
• This was Harvick’s 19th career NASCAR Cup Series pole, his first at Texas and his second of the season.
• Nine cars did not pass technical inspection and did not participate in the first round of knockout qualifying.
• The O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 gets underway at 1:30 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by FOX.