NASCAR Kansas 2014 qualifying results: Kevin Harvick speeds to Kansas pole

There was no doubt Kevin Harvick had the fastest car, the only uncertainty was whether he had enough time to claim the pole-position in Sprint Cup qualifying Friday at Kansas Speedway.

Fastest in the initial two rounds, Harvick was the quickest qualifier in Round 3 before Team Penske teammates Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski unseated him with just a couple of minutes remaining. But with less than 60-seconds on the clock, Harvick laid down a lap (194.252) to reestablish himself atop the scoring sheet and win the pole for Saturday’s 5-Hour Energy 500.

Kansas was Harvick’s eighth pole in 477 races, and just the second time he’s won multiple poles in a season. He won from the No. 1 starting position last month at Darlington Raceway.

Kyle Larson and Carl Edwards completed the top five qualifiers.

“My qualifying record hasn’t been great,” Harvick said. “But the team has really done a good job at getting our qualifying stuff situated after the first four or five weeks to the season to come here and sit on the pole.

“I thought I had screwed it up. I never got through (Turns) 3 and 4 like (Turns) 1 and 2 ... but all in all it worked out okay.”

Harvick’s second pole of 2014 capped an impressive afternoon for Stewart-Haas Racing, which saw all four drivers advance to the final round. Kurt Busch qualified sixth, Tony Stewart eighth and Danica Patrick ninth.

Qualifying was not equally as kind to Joe Gibbs Racing, as Kyle Busch (qualified 24th), Matt Kenseth (28th) and Denny Hamlin (30th) all struggled to find speed around the 1.5-mile oval.

Driving a third Penske entry, Ryan Blaney successfully qualified for his first Sprint Cup race. Meanwhile, father Dave Blaney was the only driver who failed to qualify.

“It feels good to make it,” Ryan Blaney said. “It is a shame my dad couldn’t make it. It sucks. I really did want to race out there with him. It would have been really cool but hopefully we will get another chance.”