Kenseth wins pole for NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) _ Matt Kenseth won the pole Thursday night for the Coca-Cola 600.
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Β  Β Kenseth turned a lap at 194.252 mph at Charlotte Motor Speedway in the third round of NASCAR’s knockout qualifying format for his second pole of the Sprint Cup season.
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Β  Β Joey Logano will start alongside Kenseth on the front row Sunday night in the longest Sprint Cup race of the year. It is Logano’s best qualifying effort ever at Charlotte.Β 
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Β  Β Carl Edwards was third, followed by Greg Biffle and Denny Hamlin.Β 
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Β  Β Defending champion Jimmie Johnson, a four-time winner of the Coca-Cola 600, qualified 13th as none of Hendrick Motorsports’ five drivers reached the final round of qualifying.
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Β  Β Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick will start eighth.
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Β  Β Kasey Kahne’s suffered an early punctured tire and will start 33rd.

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