SPARTA, Ky. -- Kevin Harvick will start first Saturday night in the Sprint Cup race at Kentucky Speedway after rain led to qualifying being canceled.
The starting lineup was set by the owners points standings in NASCAR’s premier series.
Brad Keselowski will start second. Kurt Busch was to have started third but will go to the rear after damaging his primary car in the final practice session Friday night. He moves to a backup car.
The lineup for the 18th race of the 2016 season, marking the halfway point of the schedule: