NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at POCONO Watch FREE Live Stream Online & Listen: Live Coverage: DOVER International Speedway

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Today at 1:00 p.m. ET on Fox at Pocono Raceway, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will resume at the Dover grid where Brad Keselowski unsurprisingly will lead the way after winning his second pole of the season with a track-record lap of 164.444 mph. NASCAR fans can live stream the race online for free by clicking this link.

"It's been a good year for qualifying," Keselowski said. "And I would say most years, that has not been the case." He’s being a bit modest, as this pole marks the eighth time he has been in the first or second position.

While Keselowski and teammate Joey Logano have clearly taken to NASCAR’s new qualifying system from Day 1, he credited Ford for great cars that allowed him to capitalize on his already improving efforts. "I don't think we were far off before, we just needed those little pieces that were outside of our control to be evened up," he said. "I feel like that is the case now and we are where we should be."

Taking down Kyle Busch, who will start in second position, will be a tall task as he goes for a full weekend sweep at Dover. Busch came in first in the Truck Series on Friday, then won the Nationwide Series race yesterday.

"I do it for the pure love of the sport and just wanting to be out there," Busch said. "I'll keep doing it as long as we can do it." History isn’t smiling down on his attempt—he’s just 1-for-8 in races where a sweep is possible. "It seems like the last one is always the hardest one," he said. "That's due to just the competition."

STARTING GRID

POS DRIVER MANUFACTURER CAR SPEED
1 Brad Keselowski Ford 164.444 mph
2 Kyle Busch Toyota 163.785 mph
3 Joey Logano Ford 163.688 mph
4 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 163.362 mph
5 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 163.080 mph
6 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 163.066 mph
7 Denny Hamlin Toyota 163.066 mph
8 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 162.499 mph
9 Brian Vickers Toyota 162.411 mph
10 Clint Bowyer Toyota 162.243 mph
11 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 162.155 mph
12 Greg Biffle Ford 160.995 mph
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 162.933 mph
14 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 162.903 mph
15 Paul Menard Chevrolet 162.889 mph
16 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 162.844 mph
17 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 162.690 mph
18 Brett Moffitt Toyota 162.602 mph
19 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 162.580 mph
20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 162.550 mph
21 Matt Kenseth Toyota 162.536 mph
22 Casey Mears Chevrolet 162.250 mph
23 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 162.155 mph
24 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 162.009 mph
25 Aric Almirola Ford 161.754 mph
26 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 161.747 mph
27 Marcos Ambrose Ford 161.725 mph
28 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 161.623 mph
29 Carl Edwards Ford 161.573 mph
30 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 160.887 mph
31 Cole Whitt Toyota 160.592 mph
32 David Gilliland Ford 160.435 mph
33 Josh Wise Chevrolet 160.206 mph
34 David Ragan Ford 159.419 mph
35 Alex Bowman Toyota 159.391 mph
36 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 159.200 mph
37 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 44 159.081 mph
38 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 159.046 mph
39 Michael Annett Chevrolet 159.032 mph
40 David Stremme Chevrolet 158.569 mph
41 Ryan Truex Toyota 158.124 mph
42 Dave Blaney Ford 77 157.618 mph
43 Blake Koch Ford 156.359 mph

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