Camping World RV Sales 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Qualifying Results
• Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet SS team will start 12th in Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 after posting a lap time of 28.024 seconds and a speed of 135.912 mph in Friday’s qualifying session at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS).
• NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying consisted of two sessions at NHMS. Harvick posted the ninth-fastest speed in the first 30-minute session to advance to the final round. He then posted the 12th-fastest lap time in the second 10-minute session.
• Kyle Busch scored the pole award for Sunday’s race with a lap time of 27.574 seconds and a speed of 138.130 mph. Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, Tony Stewart and Jamie McMurray complete the top-five starting positions.
• Teams had one 90-minute practice session prior to Friday’s qualifying session. The No. 4 Budweiser Chevrolet team focused on the car’s handling in race trim for the first half of the session before changing over to qualifying trim. Harvick completed two mock-qualifying runs, the second of which put him fifth on the speed chart.
• On Saturday, teams will have two practice sessions to prepare for Sunday’s race. FOX Sports 1 will provide live coverage at 9 a.m. ET and 11:30 a.m. ET.
Harvick on preparing for Sunday's race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway:
You qualified 12th and have two practice sessions tomorrow. What does the team need to focus on to prepare for Sunday’s race? "We have to turn the center of the corner better. We haven’t been able to make anything better through the center of the corner without hurting the exit. We need to make some good improvements to get where we need to be."
The following is the starting position of the other SHR teams in Sunday's race:
• Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Mobile 1 Chevrolet team will start fourth.
• Kurt Busch and the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet team will start 18th.
• Danica Patrick and the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team will start 29th.
Race Coverage Information:
TNT will provide live television coverage of Sunday’s Camping World RV Sales 301 race at 1 p.m. ET. PRN radio affiliates and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio will provide the live radio broadcast.