Kurt Busch has scored his second pole of the season and first at Texas Motor Speedway ahead of the Duck Commander 500.
Despite missing the opening races of the season through suspension, Busch has joined his Stewart-Haas teammate Kevin Harvick in being one of the form drivers in the NASCARSprint Cup. Further underlining the performance from the duo is that Harvick will share the front row with Kurt Busch for night race.
“I wanted to try and run the same time each time out but with the track continuing to change with the sun and the shade and then the rubber build up, air pressures were changing, tyres were dropping off.
“Everybody chipped in. The guys here at the track, the guys back at the shop, the tire guy, the engine guy, everybody chipped in. That's what this is all about, getting that something extra and we did that with our Haas Automation Chevy.”
Chevrolet cars dominated the top-12 in the final knockout segment of qualifying with three Hendrick Motorsports entries, three Stewart-Haas Racing cars and both Chip Ganassi Racing drivers all in the run-off for pole.
Brad Keselowski held-up Ford honors in third. Hendrick-powered cars driven by Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson completed the top five.
Joey Logano, Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, Kyle Larson and Jamie McMurray rounded out the top 10. With Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart starting from 11th and 12th respectively.
Jeb Burton and Brendan Gaughan failed to qualify for the race.
VIDEO: Kurt Busch on pole
QUALIFYING: Duck Commander 500 – Texas Motor Speedway