Kyle Larson will lead the field to the green flag on Sunday afternoon at Kansas Speedway.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver, who entered the weekend as the heavy favorite to win, captured the pole with a lap of 29.391 seconds. This is his 22nd career pole and his first of the season.
Chris Buescher qualified second with a lap of 29.448 seconds. He was one of three Ford Performance drivers to qualify inside the top 10. Buescher qualifying second behind Larson continues their "battle" from last season's spring race when Larson won in the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
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"Pretty ironic, I guess, having both of us on the front row here after our close finish a year ago," Larson said after Saturday's session. "It's cool to finally get a pole here, too, at Kansas. I feel like I've been just short a number of times.
"I hope they still give out that pedal car because that's what I've always wanted, especially having some kids."
The rest of the top 10 included Christopher Bell (29.465), Tyler Reddick (29.484), Joey Logano (29.529), Ty Gibbs (29.551), William Byron (29.569), Daniel Suarez (29.593), Chase Elliott (29.595), and Ryan Blaney (29.596).
Qualifying at Kansas was a hectic session as multiple drivers dealt with handling issues. Two hit the wall before posting slower times than they had hoped.
Josh Berry was on pace to post a fast time early in qualifying. However, his car drove straight into the outside wall during his lap, which made him slow down. He ultimately posted the slowest time of the day.
Minutes later, Kyle Busch made harder contact with the wall. He remained against the outside wall for several moments before pulling down onto the apron. He was the fourth-slowest driver in the session with a lap of 30.384 seconds.
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Qualifying is not the only area where drivers struggled on Saturday afternoon. Multiple drivers also experienced issues during the practice session.
Ty Gibbs, Brad Keselowski, and Zane Smith all blew tires after completing several laps around the 1.5-mile track. Larson tagged the wall while trying out different lines. This contact did not keep him from scoring another pole win on an intermediate track.