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NASCAR Nationwide Series at Indianapolis Motor Speedway lineup: Kyle Busch takes the pole

The field for the Indiana 250 is set and Kyle Busch will once again be on the pole.

Chris Graythen

Kyle Busch will be on the pole for a record 31st time in his Nationwide career this weekend. Busch set a track record, too, on his way to earning the pole for the Indiana 250 on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Busch finished with an average speed of 179.644 mph, breaking Kasey Kahne’s track record of 176.284. Busch also set the NASCAR Nationwide Series record for most pole positions. He will be joined on the front row by Sam Hornish Jr. who qualified second with an average speed of 178.969 mph.

Trevor Bayne and Elliot Sadler will start on the second row while Parker Kligerman and Brian Vickers will start in the fifth and sixth positions, respectively. Fourteen total drivers qualified with an average speed faster than 177 mph.

The Indiana 250 is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET.

The complete lineup, via the Associated Press, is listed below.

1. (54) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 179.644 mph.

2. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 178.969.

3. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 178.37.

4. (11) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 177.999.

5. (77) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 177.943.

6. (20) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 177.788.

7. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 177.75.

8. (30) Nelson Piquet Jr., Chevrolet, 177.701.

9. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 177.637.

10. (33) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 177.56.

11. (2) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 177.518.

12. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 177.452.

13. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 177.427.

14. (31) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 177.012.

15. (21) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 176.678.

16. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 176.439.

17. (32) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 176.353.

18. (98) Kevin Swindell, Ford, 176.108.

19. (43) Michael Annett, Ford, 175.967.

20. (55) David Starr, Chevrolet, 174.645.

21. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 174.622.

22. (44) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 174.523.

23. (79) Kyle Fowler, Ford, 173.789.

24. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 173.584.

25. (39) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 173.374.

26. (70) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 172.361.

27. (17) Tanner Berryhill, Toyota, 172.354.

28. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 172.206.

29. (4) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 172.025.

30. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 171.926.

31. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 171.311.

32. (42) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 170.522.

33. (10) Jeff Green, Toyota, 170.074.

34. (46) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 170.074.

35. (24) Ken Butler, Toyota, 169.539.

36. (14) Eric McClure, Toyota, 169.437.

37. (23) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 166.88.

38. (99) Alex Bowman, Toyota, owner points.

39. (60) Travis Pastrana, Ford, owner points.

40. (00) David Green, Toyota, past champion.

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