Tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET on Fox NASCAR returns with the Sprint Cup Series at Texas Motor Speedway, where Kurt Busch will sit the pole for a race that can be live streamed free by clicking this link.
Busch missed the first three races of the year while battling domestic violence allegations, but since returning as been on a tear. This is Busch's second pole of the season, and although he hasn't registered a victory yet, he has three straight Top 5 finishes.
"[Harvick] has a couple of wins," Busch said. "So we still have our work cut out for us to keep up with his pace. But in short runs, qualifying sessions, things like that, it's great to push each other and to have the information go back-and-forth cleanly. It's an exciting time."
Busch has credited his crew chief Tony Gibson with keeping him even-keeled while facing the pressure of making up lost ground from missing those early races.
"His veteran status in this garage is what helps put me at ease," Busch said. "I love his experience level. You put trust in guys and go for it. I'm happy we've got two poles."
While Busch is pushing past distractions, veteran driver Ryan Newman is facing fres ones. He was issued a 75-point penalty last week, and his crew chief was suspended for six weeks after a NASCAR investigation revealed they were doctoring their tires to decrease the amount of air that bleeds out.
"We're good," Newman said. "We're just here to race." He will begin in seventh position.
STARTING GRID
1 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 193.847 mph 2 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 193.722 mph 3 Brad Keselowski Ford 193.195 mph 4 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 192.933 mph 5 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 192.424 mph 6 Joey Logano Ford 192.369 mph 7 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 192.253 mph 8 Paul Menard Chevrolet 192.109 mph 9 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 192.048 mph 10 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 191.721 mph 11 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 191.489 mph 12 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 189.547 mph 13 Ryan Blaney Ford 192.273 mph 14 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 192.267 mph 15 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 192.232 mph 16 Carl Edwards Toyota 191.973 mph 17 Matt Kenseth Toyota 191.918 mph 18 Denny Hamlin Toyota 191.884 mph 19 Greg Biffle Ford 191.768 mph 20 Casey Mears Chevrolet 191.421 mph 21 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 191.096 mph 22 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 190.880 mph 23 Trevor Bayne Ford 6 190.523 mph 24 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 190.483 mph 25 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 192.068 mph 26 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 191.966 mph 27 Clint Bowyer Toyota 191.639 mph 28 Michael Annett Chevrolet 46 191.530 mph 29 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 191.483 mph 30 David Ragan Toyota 191.455 mph 31 Cole Whitt Ford 191.367 mph 32 Aric Almirola Ford 191.340 mph 33 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 191.340 mph 34 Alex Bowman Chevrolet 191.245 mph 35 Josh Wise Ford 190.988 mph 36 Brett Moffitt Toyota 190.894 mph 37 Mike Bliss Ford N/A 38 David Gilliland Ford N/A 39 Michael McDowell Ford N/A 40 Chris Buescher Ford N/A 41 J.J. Yeley Toyota N/A 42 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota N/A 43 Alex Kennedy Chevrolet N/A
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