RICHMOND, Va. — Qualifying for the Toyota Owners 400 was rained out Friday at Richmond International Raceway.
Stewart-Haas Racing's Kevin Harvick will start on the pole based on leading the first practice session with a speed of 129.069 mph. Team Penske's Joey Logano will be second and Jimmie Johnson of Hendrick Motorsports third. Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin round out the top five.
Tony Stewart will start 18th in his first race this season after coming back from an L1 burst fracture. Stewart, who announced that 2016 will be his final season as a Sprint Cup driver, reached a top speed of 124.700 mph Friday — the first time he was behind the wheel of a Sprint Cup car this year.
Richmond scheduled its annual spring Sprint Cup race for a Sunday daytime start for the first time since 1997.
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Toyota Owners 400 Lineup
Based on Friday's practice speeds at the .75-mile oval at Richmond International Raceway (car number in parentheses):
1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 129.069 mph.
2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, Charter Team, 128.694.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 128.187.
4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, Charter Team, 128.181.
5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Charter Team, 128.156.
6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, Charter Team, 128.011.
7. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 127.799.
8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 127.334.
9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Charter Team, 127.298.
10. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 127.220.
11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 127.208.
12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, Charter Team, 125.517.
13. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Charter Team, 125.307.
14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.913.
15. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.861.
16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.775.
17. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, Charter Team, 124.775.
18. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.700.
19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Charter Team, 124.527.
20. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, Charter Team, 124.516.
21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.487.
22. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Charter Team, 124.481.
23. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 124.464.
24. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, Charter Team, 124.064.
25. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 123.734.
26. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 123.598.
27. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 123.553.
28. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, Charter Team, 123.125.
29. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, Open Team, 122.566.
30. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, Charter Team, 122.266.
31. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Open Team, 121.995.
32. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 121.990.
33. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, Charter Team, 121.891.
34. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 121.496.
35. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Open Team, 121.250.
36. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Charter Team, 121.131.
37. (93) Ryan Ellis(i), Toyota, Open Team, 120.182.
38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, Charter Team, 119.458.
39. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 117.842.
40. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, Charter Team, 0.000.
