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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