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NASCAR Michigan 2015: Lineup, starting grid for Pure Michigan 400

Matt Kenseth has the pole position for the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday from Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., looking for his third win of the season.

Kenseth captured the pole with a qualifying speed of 197.488 mph on Friday, looking for his second career Pure Michigan 400 victory, having won in 2006. Kenseth has won two races this season, at Bristol and at Pocono, and currently ranks seventh in points.

2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick starts in seventh position on Sunday. He has won two races in 2015, and finished second an astonishing eight times. He has also finished in third place in three of the last four weeks. Harvick won the Pure Michigan 400 in 2010.

This is the second race of the season at Michigan International Speedway. Back on June 14, Kurt Busch won the Quicken Loans 400. He starts in 16th position on Sunday, looking for his second Pure Michigan 400 victory, having won in 2007.

Brother Kyle Busch won the event in 2011, and starts in sixth position on Sunday. Kyle Busch has four wins and a second-place finish (last week, at Watkins Glen) in his last seven races.

Joey Logano won last week at Watkins Glen and is second in points this season. He starts in 10th position on Sunday. Logano won the Pure Michigan 400 in 2013.

NBCSN will provide pre-race coverage at 2 p.m. ET and race coverage at 2:30 p.m., with the green flag at 2:46 p.m. Rick Allen will call the race alongside analysts Steve Letarte and Jeff Burton, with pit reporters Kelli Stavast, Marty Snider, Rutledge Wood and Mike Massaro.

Pure Michigan 400 starting lineup

Position Driver Make Speed
1 Matt Kenseth Toyota 197.488
2 Denny Hamlin Toyota 196.990
3 Carl Edwards Toyota 196.276
4 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 195.918
5 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 195.477
6 Kyle Busch Toyota 195.450
7 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 195.249
8 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 195.228
9 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 194.884
10 Joey Logano Ford 194.405
11 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 194.133
12 Clint Bowyer Toyota 193.606
13 David Ragan Toyota 193.632
14 Brad Keselowski Ford 193.554
15 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 193.476
16 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 193.309
17 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 193.309
18 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 193.149
19 Ryan Blaney Ford 193.128
20 Greg Biffle Ford 193.029
21 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 193.009
22 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 192.921
23 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 192.771
24 Paul Menard Chevrolet 192.622
25 Trevor Bayne Ford 192.005
26 A.J. Allmendinger Chevrolet 191.826
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 191.586
28 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 191.367
29 Jeb Burton Toyota 190.713
30 Aric Almirola Ford 190.527
31 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 190.049
32 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota 190.049
33 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 189.384
34 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 189.230
35 Cole Whitt Ford 189.091
36 David Gilliland Ford 188.927
37 J.J. Yeley Toyota 188.753
38 Brett Moffitt Ford 188.516
39 Michael Annett Chevrolet 187.980
40 Casey Mears Chevrolet 186.533
41 Josh Wise Ford 186.022
42 Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 183.673
43 Timmy Hill Chevrolet 183.043
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