Southern 500 qualifying canceled; Kevin Harvick will start first

Kevin Harvick is once again the beneficiary of a rained-out qualifying session.

Since NASCAR decided to axe everything at Darlington Raceway on Friday because of Hurricane Hermine, Saturday’s qualifying session for Sunday night’s Southern 500 was canceled to give teams practice time to prepare for the race.

It’s Harvick’s fourth rainout pole of the season. He “won” it earlier in the year at Richmond and also started first at Dover and Kentucky because of rain. Cup practice is now scheduled from 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. local time Saturday.

Here’s how the entire field will line up on Sunday.

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Carl Edwards
4. Kurt Busch
5. Joey Logano
6. Kyle Busch
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Matt Kenneth
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Matt Kenneth
11. Chase Elliott
12. Austin Dillon
13. Jamie McMurray
14. Ryan Newman
15. Jeff Gordon
16. Kyle Larson
17. Tony Stewart
18. Kasey Kahne
19. Trevor Bayne
20. Ryan Blaney
21. AJ Allmendinger
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
23. Greg Biffle
24. Paul Menard
25. Danica Patrick
26. Aric Almirola
27. Clint Bowyer
28. Casey Mears
29. Landon Cassill
30. Michael McDowell
31. Chris Buescher
32. David Ragan
33. Regan Smith
34. Brian Scott
35. Matt DiBenedetto
36. Cole Whitt
37. Michael Annett
38. Jeffrey Earnhardt
39. Reed Sorenson
40. Josh Wise

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