(Getty)
Kyle Larson’s red-hot start to the 2017 season continued on Friday night in Fontana, as he captured the pole for Sunday’s Auto Club 400.
After three consecutive second-place finishes to rise to the top of standings, Larson had the fastest time in practice Friday morning and then again when it mattered most during qualifying. It’s the second pole of his career, with his first coming at Pocono in 2014.
He’ll start next to Denny Hamlin, while Kevin Harvick, who actually had the fastest time of the day with his Round 1 lap, will start seventh.
Here’s a complete look at the qualifying results and the full starting lineup:
2017 Auto Club 400 Starting Lineup
1. Kyle Larson
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Martin Truex Jr.
5. Ryan Newman
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Jamie McMurray
9. Kyle Busch
10. Daniel Suarez
11. Austin Dillon
12. Kasey Kahne
13.Chase Elliott
14. Erik Jones
15. Kurt Busch
16. Clint Bowyer
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
19. Ryan Blaney
20. Chris Buescher
21. Ty Dillon
22. Danica Patrick
23. Paul Menard
24. AJ Allmendinger
25. Michael McDowell
26. Landon Cassill
27. David Ragan
28. Cole Whitt
29. Reed Sorenson
30. Corey Lajoie
31. Aric Almirola
32. Jeffrey Earnhardt
33. Derrike Cope
34. Timmy Hill
35. Joey Logano
36. Trevor Bayne
37. Jimmie Johnson
38. Matt DiBenedetto
39. Gray Gaulding
2017 Auto Club 400 Qualification Results
Round 3
Kyle Larson: 38.493
Denny Hamlin: 38.507
Brad Keselowski: 38.606
Martin Truex Jr.: 38.630
Ryan Newman: 38.684
Matt Kenseth: 38.702
Kevin Harvick: 38.710
Jamie McMurray: 38.768
Kyle Busch: 38.835
Daniel Suarez: 38.958
Austin Dillon: 38.980
Kasey Kahne: 39.139
Round 2
Top 12 Advance to Round 3
Denny Hamlin: 38.519
Kevin Harvick: 38.549
Matt Kenseth: 38.570
Jamie McMurray: 38.628
Kyle Busch: 38.668
Kyle Larson: 38.679
Daniel Suarez: 38.799
Martin Truex Jr.: 38.818
Brad Keselowski: 38.847
Austin Dillon: 38.860
Kasey Kahne: 38.910
Ryan Newman: 38.948
Chase Elliott: 38.954
Erik Jones: 38.973
Kurt Busch: 39.005
Clint Bowyer: 39.152
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 39.050
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 39.180
Ryan Blaney: 39.207
Chris Buescher: 39.286
Ty Dillon: 39.322
Danica Patrick: 39.341
Paul Menard: Didn’t Run
AJ Allmendinger: Didn’t Run
Round 1
Top 24 Advance to Round 2
Kevin Harvick: 38.245
Brad Keselowski: 38.454
Kyle Busch: 38.487
Kyle Larson: 38.551
Denny Hamlin: 38.552
Matt Kenseth: 38.646
Ryan Newman: 38.735
Martin Truex Jr.: 38.775
Kasey Kahne: 38.805
Jamie McMurray: 38.818
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 38.829
Clint Bowyer: 38.855
Kurt Busch: 38.878
Daniel Suarez: 38.890
Danica Patrick: 38.901
Chase Elliott: 39.923
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 38.923
Ty Dillon: 38.935
Austin Dillon: 38.937
Chris Buescher: 39.130
Ryan Blaney: 39.141
Paul Menard: 39.3217
AJ Allmendinger: 39.240
Erik Jones: 39.311
Michael McDowell: 39.408
Landon Cassill: 39.409
David Ragan: 39.460
Cole Whitt: 39.708
Reed Sorenson: 40.028
Corey Lajoie: 40.039
Aric Almirola: 40.948
Jeffrey Earnhardt: 41.128
Derrike Cope: 41.455
Timmy Hill: 41.783
Trevor Bayne: Didn’t Run
Joey Logano: Didn’t Run
Gray Gaulding: Didn’t Run
Matt DiBenedetto: Didn’t Run
Jimmie Johnson: Didn’t Run