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NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway lineup: Austin Dillon takes pole position

Austin Dillon heads the starting lineup for the History 300, with frequent Nationwide Series circuit winner Kyle Busch accompanying him on the front row.

Michael Hickey-US PRESSWIRE

Austin Dillon earned the pole position for the 2013 History 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a top speed of 183.949 mph. Dillon continued a run of strong qualifying sessions during the 2013 Nationwide Series campaign. He’s earned an average starting position of 4.8 and hasn’t finished lower than 11th in qualifying, according to NASCAR.com.

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Kyle Busch, who has already won five times on the Nationwide circuit this season, will start second, followed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brian Vickers.

Regan Smith, who is the NNS points leader, finished 10th in qualifying.

Here is the full starting lineup:

1. Austin Dillon
2. Kyle Busch
3. Brian Vickers
4. Brian Scott
5. Parker Kligerman
6. Joey Logano
7. Sam Hornish Jr.
8. Alex Bowman
9. Matt Kenseth
10. Regan Smith
11. Kasey Kahne
12. Chris Buescher
13. Nelson Piquet Jr.
14. Justin Allgaier
15. Mike Bliss
16. Kevin Harvick
17. Kevin Swindell
18. Kyle Larson
19. Dakoda Armstrong
20. Elliott Sadler
21. Trevor Bayne
22. Jeremy Clements
23. Jamie Dick
24. Landon Cassill
25. Travis Pastrana
26. John Wes Townley
27. Kenny Wallace
28. Johanna Long
29. Dexter Stacey
30. Kyle Fowler
31. Joe Nemechek
32. Eric McClure
33. Michael Annett
34. Mike Wallace
35. Juan Carlos Blum
36. Hal Martin
37. Jason White
38. Reed Sorenson
39. Robert Richardson Jr.
40. Steve Wallace

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