NASCAR Sprint Cup Series BRICKYARD 400 Watch FREE Live Stream Online & Listen: Live Coverage STARTING GRID

Today at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN, the NASCAR Brickyard 400 will get underway with Kevin Harvick leading the pack. Harvick took the pole with a blazing qualifying lap of 188.470 miles per hour. NASCAR fans can watch the Brickyard 400 online as well for free by clicking this link.

Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports took second place in qualifying, and discussed the rivalry with Penske racing that has developed this year.

"I think that we certainly look at all the Hendrick cars and the Stewart-Haas cars ... and Penske, to me, is the team to beat outside of what we have," Gordon said. "I'm pretty sure all those groups have their best stuff here."

Brad Keselowski of Stewart-Haas came will start in third position, and he’s been a force when it comes to qualifying this season. "When you think you really understand what's going on, you never know what somebody else has in their hand -- much like if you were playing a game of poker," Keselowski said. "We think that we have the two strongest hands with Penske and Hendrick, and certainly that's been the case to this date in the season, but you just don't know what's out there."

Prior to 2014 Harvick had topped out at two poles in any single season of his career, but this year the Brickyard 400 pole marks his fourth. "It's time to get into Chase form, and this is where it all starts," said Harvick.

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