Kevin Harvick picked up a whopping eighth Sprint Cup pole this season at Kansas on Friday, by far the most of any driver in the series this season. Harvick, in his first season driving for Tony Stewart and Gene Haas after moving from Richard Childress Racing, has won two races this year, at Phoenix in March and Darlington in April. His Darlington win came from the pole. Harvick is also one of 12 drivers who advanced to the second round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup after the race last Sunday, during which he led the most laps.
Harvick had a combined total of just six poles in the Cup series from 2001 to 2013, during his tenure at RCR. So his new team probably has the equipment that has made it easier for him to qualify up front. The new qualifying format for this year also may have helped. Now Harvick needs to get back to victory lane in NASCAR's top series to put his qualifying success to good work.
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