A pair of Team Penske drivers occupy the front row on Sunday for The Profit on CNBC 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Brad Keselowski took the pole -- the fourth pole of his career -- with teammate Joey Logano by his side.
NASCAR Phoenix 2014: Lineup, starting grid for The Profit on CNBC 500
Brad Keselowski has pole position at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
Jerry Markland
NASCAR power rankings
The NASCAR power rankings makes its 2014 debut and despite his win at the Daytona 500, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not ranked No. 1. Pre-race coverage begins on FOX at 2:30 p.m. ET with Mike Joy, Darrell Waltrip and Larry McReynolds in the booth. The green flag is expected to drop at 3:15 p.m. ET.
Keselowski set a track record during qualifying on Friday with a lap of 139.384, breaking Jimmie Johnson’s old record of 139.222 mph set all the way back in November 2013. Logan’s lap also surpassed Johnson’s record at 139.265 mph. Johnson himself had the fourth-fastest qualifying lap and will be in Row 2 alongside Jamie McMurray.
Daytona 500 winner Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is sitting fifth in Phoenix. Here is the full starting grid for Sunday’s race:
| The Profit on CNBC 500 starting grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Car | Driver | Car |
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford |
| 2 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
| 8 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet |
| 9 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford |
| 10 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet |
| 11 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet |
| 12 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota |
| 13 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 14 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota |
| 15 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet |
| 16 | 55 | Brian Vickers | Toyota |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet |
| 18 | 13 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet |
| 19 | 20 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota |
| 20 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet |
| 21 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford |
| 22 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet |
| 23 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford |
| 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet |
| 25 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet |
| 26 | 95 | Michael McDowell | Ford |
| 27 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 28 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford |
| 29 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford |
| 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford |
| 31 | 26 | Cole Whitt | Toyota |
| 32 | 32 | Brian Scott | Chevrolet |
| 33 | 10 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet |
| 34 | 83 | Ryan Truex | Toyota |
| 35 | 23 | Alex Bowman | Toyota |
| 36 | 30 | Parker Kligerman | Toyota |
| 37 | 35 | Blake Koch | Ford |
| 38 | 66 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota |
| 39 | 36 | Reed Sorensen | Chevrolet |
| 40 | 32 | Travis Kvapil | Ford |
| 41 | 7 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet |
| 42 | 87 | Morgan Shepherd | Toyota |
| 43 | 51 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet |
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