Busch earned the pole with a lap of 138.387 mph in his Toyota, while JGR teammates Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin earned the second and third positions, respectively, for Sunday’s race. It starts about 3:45 p.m. ET.
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It’s the 18th career Sprint Cup pole for the driver of the No. 18 JGR car.
This is the second straight week a Busch has started on the pole. Kyle’s brother, Kurt, paced the field last week at Las Vegas and qualified fourth for the Good Sam 500.
Jimmie Johnson qualified fifth despite a scary incident that saw him smack into the Turn 2 wall in final-round qualifying. A six-time Sprint Cup champion, Johnson will use a backup car and start Sunday’s race at the rear of the field.
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Starting lineup for Good Sam 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
- Kyle Busch 2. Carl Edwards 3. Denny Hamlin 4. Kurt Busch 5. Jimmie Johnson (will go to backup car, start from the rear) 6. Matt Kenseth 7. Kyle Larson 8. Martin Truex Jr. 9. Joey Logano 10. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 11. Jamie McMurray 12. Ryan Blaney 13. Greg Biffle 14. Aric Almirola 15. Austin Dillon 16. Paul Menard 17. Chase Elliott 18. Kevin Harvick 19. Brad Keselowski 20. Ryan Newman 21. Trevor Bayne 22. AJ Allmendinger 23. Matt DiBenedetto 24. Kasey Kahne (will go to backup car, start from the rear) 25. Casey Mears 26. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 27. Landon Cassill 28. Ty Dillon 29. David Ragan 30. Brian Scott 31. Regan Smith 32. Chris Buescher 33. Michael McDowell 34. Cole Whitt 35. Clint Bowyer 36. Danica Patrick 37. Josh Wise 38. Michael Annett 39. Joey Gase
