Matt Kenseth earned the pole for the final race of the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, the Ford EcoBoost 400, by posting a speed of 177.667 mph during qualifying on Friday.
NASCAR Homestead 2013: Lineup, starting grid for Ford EcoBoost 400
Matt Kenseth, who sits 28 points behind Jimmie Johnson in the NSCS standings, earned the pole position for the final race of the season.
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Kenseth, who enters the race 28 points behind points leader Jimmie Johnson, will be joined at the front of the starting grid by Kurt Busch. Johnson will start on Row 4 alongside Martin Truex Jr. after finishing seventh in qualifying.
The pole was Kenseth’s third of the season. He was the No. 1 qualifier in back-to-back races earlier this season and took the checkered flag in one of those, winning the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on April 21. Kenseth’s seven victories this season is tops among all drivers. He’ll need to secure an eighth win, plus lead the most laps and have Johnson finish 23rd or worse without leading a lap, to take home the Cup championship.
Here is the full starting lineup for the race, which begins at 3:16 p.m. ET on Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway:
1. Matt Kenseth
2. Kurt Busch
3. Joey Logano
4. Brad Keselowski
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Kevin Harvick
7. Jimmie Johnson
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
10. Elliott Sadler
11. Kyle Busch
12. Paul Menard
13. Kasey Kahne
14. Jeff Burton
15. Ryan Newman
16. Greg Biffle
17. Trevor Bayne
18. Carl Edwards
19. Aric Almirola
20. Kyle Larson
21. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
22. Mark Martin
23. Marcos Ambrose
24. Danica Patrick
25. Clint Bowyer
26. Jeff Gordon
27. Juan Pablo Montoya
28. Jamie McMurray
29. David Ragan
30. Parker Kligerman
31. David Gilliland
32. David Reutimann
33. Travis Kvapil
34. Michael McDowell
35. Josh Wise
36. A.J. Allmendinger
37. J.J. Yeley
38. Dave Blaney
39. Landon Cassill
40. Casey Mears
41. Ken Schrader
42. Joe Nemechek
43. Tony Raines
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