Kevin Harvick, a two timer series title holder won on Friday NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World 300 lapped the famed 2.5 mile Daytona tri-oval in 49.78 seconds at 180.799 miles per hour in his chevrolet to claim the pole for the opening season of Camping World 300.
Harvick on the front row is Matt Kenseth, who put down a lap of 49.88 seconds, clocking 180.448 mph in a Ford.
Harvick also won the Busch Series title in both 2001 and 2006. Then, He won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World 300 in 2007.
Harvick said “I want to thank all the guys that worked on the car. We worked on handling all off-season.”
After winning the race two years ago, he followed on this following by winning the Daytona 500.
Harvick also won last Saturday’s Bud Shootout. Harvick said “Absolutely momentum is a good thing in this sport.”
Carl Edwards will roll off at the 10th in a Ford.
Tony Stewart, who won this race last season from the pole with his chevrolet starts at the fifth. He is joined in the third row by the Ford of 2002 in Busch Series champion Greg Biffle.
