Matt Kenseth wins Bojangle’s Southern 500 at Darlington, CLICK for full race results
Kurt Busch will start the Bojangles Southern 500 from the pole on Saturday night as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series runs its 11th event of the season.
Busch made a lap around Darlington’s 1.366-mile “egg-shaped” oval at 181.918 mph, which set a new track record. Busch was the only driver to top the record set by Kasey Kahne in 2011.
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Race coverage for the Bojangles Southern 500 will begin at 6:00 pm ET on FOx with the green flag set to drop at 7:00 pm ET.
Mike Joy, Darrel Waltrip and Larry McReynolds will call the race from the booth while Steve Byrnes, Matt Yocum, Krista Voda will call it from the pits. Jeff Hammond will continue his duties int he virtual garage.
Startling Lineup for the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway
| Pos | Driver | Car # | Make | Qual. Speed |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | 181.918 |
| 2 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | 180.974 |
| 3 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | 180.920 |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | 180.741 |
| 5 | Martin Truex Jr. | 56 | Toyota | 180.284 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | 180.158 |
| 7 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | 180.112 |
| 8 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | 180.105 |
| 9 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 180.000 |
| 10 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | 179.770 |
| 11 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | 179.684 |
| 12 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | 179.632 |
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 179.599 |
| 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | 179.514 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | 179.468 |
| 16 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 88 | Chevrolet | 179.409 |
| 17 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | 179.004 |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | 178.822 |
| 19 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | 178.815 |
| 20 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | 178.750 |
| 21 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | 178.497 |
| 22 | Mark Martin | 55 | Toyota | 178.316 |
| 23 | Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | 178.219 |
| 24 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | 177.980 |
| 25 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | 177.974 |
| 26 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | 177.961 |
| 27 | Regan Smith | 51 | Chevrolet | 177.948 |
| 28 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | 177.730 |
| 29 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | 177.685 |
| 30 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | 177.653 |
| 31 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | 177.646 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill | 33 | Chevrolet | 177.300 |
| 33 | David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | 177.051 |
| 34 | Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | 176.670 |
| 35 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | 176.657 |
| 36 | Scott Speed | 95 | Ford | 176.359 |
| 37 | Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | 175.918 |
| 38 | Mike Bliss | 19 | Toyota | 175.874 |
| 39 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | 175.748 |
| 40 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | 175.541 |
| 41 | Timmy Hill | 32 | Ford | 175.128 |
| 42 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | 175.109 |
| 43 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | 173.675 |
