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Harvick Qualifies 5th at Texas

Pre-Race Reports | NASCAR Cup Series | 10/31/14

AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway

Qualifying Results

Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team will start Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 from the fifth position after Friday night’s qualifying session at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS).
Qualifying at TMS was split into three segments. Harvick posted the second-fastest time in the first round to advance to the next. In round two he posted the fifth-fastest lap time to move to the final session. In the final round of qualifying, Harvick posted a lap time of 27.158 second and a speed of 198.836 mph to put him fifth on the starting grid for the race.
Matt Kenseth scored the pole award for Sunday’s race with a fast lap time of 27.095 seconds and a speed of 199.299 mph. Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch and Harvick complete the top-five starting positions.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams had a 90-minute practice session on Friday afternoon. The No. 4 Budweiser team started out in race trim and then made three mock-qualifying runs to end the session. Harvick’s fastest lap of the session clocked in at 27.137 seconds and a speed of 198.990 mph, and put him second on the leaderboard.
Teams have two additional practices on Saturday to prepare for Sunday’s race. FOX Sports 1 will have live coverage of the first session at 11 a.m. ET and FOX Sports 2 will air final practice at 2 p.m. ET.

Harvick on qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway:

"(The car) was just too tight. It was a little too tight getting into the corner. I think we'll be good in race trim."

The following is the starting position of the other SHR teams in Sunday's race:

Kurt Busch and the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet team will start fourth.
Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet team will start sixth.
Danica Patrick and the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team will start 27th.

Race Coverage Information:

ESPN will provide live coverage of Sunday’s race at 3 p.m. ET. PRN affiliates and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio will provide the live radio broadcast.