Chicagoland NASCAR: Rain gives Stewart-Haas' Kevin Harvick pole
Kevin Harvick will start Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway from pole after qualifying was cancelled
Severe rainstorms prevented the session from being started and as a result the grid for the first Chase event of 2015 will be based on Friday's earlier practice times.
That means Stewart-Haas Racing driver Harvick, who clocked a best time of 28.675 seconds on the 1.5-mile oval during practice, starts from pole ahead of Penske's Joey Logano.
Fellow Chase drivers Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr make up the second row, ahead of Austin Dillon.
Early Chase leaders Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth will start from 11th, seventh and 12th respectively.
STARTING GRID:
| Pos | Driver | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford |
| 4 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 8 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Jeff Gordon | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 11 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Matt Kenseth | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 13 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Carl Edwards | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 15 | A.J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Paul Menard | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Greg Biffle | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 18 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 20 | Aric Almirola | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 21 | Brian Scott | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Richard Petty Motorsports | Ford |
| 23 | Tony Stewart | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Casey Mears | Germain Racing | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Danica Patrick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Clint Bowyer | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 27 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Chevrolet |
| 28 | David Ragan | Michael Waltrip Racing | Toyota |
| 29 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 30 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford |
| 31 | Justin Allgaier | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Alex Bowman | Tommy Baldwin Racing | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Cole Whitt | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 34 | J.J. Yeley | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 35 | David Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 36 | Landon Cassill | Hillman Smith Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 37 | Michael Annett | HScott Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 38 | Brett Moffitt | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 39 | Matt DiBenedetto | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 40 | Josh Wise | Go FAS Racing | Ford |
| 41 | Jeb Burton | BK Racing | Toyota |
| 42 | Reed Sorenson | Phil Parsons Racing | Ford |
| 43 | Timmy Hill | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet |
PRE-RACE CHASE STANDINGS:
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 2012 |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | 2012 |
| 3 | Matt Kenseth | 2012 |
| 4 | Joey Logano | 2009 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | 2006 |
| 6 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 2006 |
| 7 | Kurt Busch | 2006 |
| 8 | Carl Edwards | 2006 |
| 9 | Brad Keselowski | 2003 |
| 10 | Martin Truex Jr. | 2003 |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | 2003 |
| 12 | Jamie McMurray | 2000 |
| 13 | Jeff Gordon | 2000 |
| 14 | Ryan Newman | 2000 |
| 15 | Paul Menard | 2000 |
| 16 | Clint Bowyer | 2000 |
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