#20-Matt Kenseth won the pole for the STP 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with track record speed of 191.864mph for his 1st pole of 2013 and 9th of his career. #99-Edwards (was fastest in practice) is on the outside pole, followed by #17-Stenhouse Jr., #12-Hornish Jr., #18-Busch, #43-Almirola, #56-Truex Jr., #55-Martin, #39-Newman and #15-Bowyer. #24-Gordon slid on his first lap and backed into the trun two wall and will have to go to a backup car and will start 43rd, using a provisional. Two drivers will make their first Sprint Cup Series start of 2013: #12-Sam Hornish Jr. ran 191.401mph and will start 4th. #81-Elliott Sader ran 187.996mph and will start 24th, his first Cup start since the 2012 Daytona 500. Missing the race was: #87-Nemechek. See the starting lineup, qualifying results, pole progression, qualifying order and more on the Kansas Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page .
