Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
Qualifying Results
• Kevin Harvick and the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet SS team will start eighth in Sunday’s Aaron’s 499 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race after posting a lap time of 49.261 seconds and a speed of 194.393 mph in the final round of qualifying on Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
• Harvick was seventh fastest in the first round of qualifying and advanced with the top-24 cars to round two. He finished eighth the second round and moved on to round three, during which he posted the eighth fastest lap time among the top-12 drivers.
• Teams had two practice sessions on Friday and the No. 4 Chevrolet team used both sessions to adjust the car’s setup. Harvick was 30th fastest in first practice and finished 11th during the final session.
Harvick on qualifying at Talladega Superspeedway:
“It was way more fun than our normal qualifying session for sure. For us it just didn’t time out exactly right there at the end. I thought we were in the right spot, just a little bigger group ahead of us.”
The following is the starting position of the other SHR teams in Saturday's race:
• Danica Patrick and the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet team will start seventh.
• Kurt Busch and the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet team will start ninth.
• Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet team will start 12th.
Race Coverage Information:
FOX will provide live coverage of Sunday’s Aaron's 499 race starting at 1 p.m. ET. MRN Radio affiliates and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio will provide the live radio broadcast.