NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 Watch FREE Live Stream Online & Listen: Live Coverage STARTING GRID

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Today at 3:00 p.m. ET on ESPN the NASCAR Sprint Cup Quicken Loans Race For Heroes 500 will kick off from Phoenix International Raceway with Denny Hamlin sitting the pole. Live stream the race free by clicking this link.

With several racers vying for a shot to win the Sprint Cup next week in Miami, Hamlin took the pole and expects to race aggressively all day long.

"I think the competition level is just too close and tight to be able to think you are going to coast to an 11th-place finish," Hamlin said. "You've got to go all-out on every single lap. We have to go out there and perform on a high level or else we aren't going to make it. There are too many other cars for us to think that we are just going to ride around and take a spot."

Behind him, rivals Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick will start in second and third position, respectively. Two weeks ago Harvick jumped Keselowski after the race, and just last week Jeff Gordon attacked Keselowski for some of his tactics on the track.

Neither was in the mood to discuss the off-track issues, choosing instead to focus on the task at hand. "This is a good track for us to come to, confidence wise," said Harvick. "We'll see how the weekend plays out. You are either going to hit a walk-off, or just race next week."

Keselowski also kept his comments based on racing. "I know I probably need to win the race," Keselowski said. "Technically, I don't have to win this race, but the probabilities are that I do. You know if you win, you're in, and that's the great thing about this system and we have a great shot at it, for sure."

Starting Grid

POS DRIVER MANUFACTURER CAR SPEED
1 Denny Hamlin Toyota 142.113 mph
2 Brad Keselowski Ford 142.079 mph
3 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 141.995 mph
4 Joey Logano Ford 141.794 mph
5 Matt Kenseth Toyota 141.794 mph
6 Kyle Busch Toyota 141.771 mph
7 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 141.665 mph
8 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 141.321 mph
9 Brian Vickers Toyota 141.287 mph
10 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 141.188 mph
11 Paul Menard Chevrolet 140.889 mph
12 Casey Mears Chevrolet 139.746 mph
13 Carl Edwards Ford 140.488 mph
14 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 140.411 mph
15 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 140.356 mph
16 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 140.285 mph
17 Clint Bowyer Toyota 140.192 mph
18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 140.187 mph
19 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 140.160 mph
20 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 140.127 mph
21 Marcos Ambrose Ford 140.045 mph
22 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 139.969 mph
23 Aric Almirola Ford 139.958 mph
24 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 139.746 mph
25 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 139.697 mph
26 Ty Dillon Chevrolet 139.432 mph
27 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 139.394 mph
28 Greg Biffle Ford 139.340 mph
29 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 139.195 mph
30 Michael Annett Chevrolet 139.104 mph
31 Michael McDowell Ford 138.873 mph
32 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 138.851 mph
33 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 138.691 mph
34 David Gilliland Ford 138.307 mph
35 David Ragan Ford 138.281 mph
36 Josh Wise Chevrolet 137.942 mph
37 Alex Bowman Toyota N/A
38 Landon Cassill Chevrolet N/A
39 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 37 N/A
40 Cole Whitt Toyota N/A
41 J.J. Yeley Toyota N/A
42 Joey Gase Ford N/A
43 Mike Wallace Toyota N/A

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