Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) conquistou no sábado (02/11) a pole-position para a AAA Texas 500, no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, oitava dos Playoffs, e segunda do Round of 8. Foi a sexta pole de Harvick no ano, e 31ª na categoria. O piloto da SHR fez o tempo de 28s465 (189.707 mph).
Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) complete a primeira fila. Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) e Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) dividem a segunda fila.
Alex Bowman (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) e Aric Almirola (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) formam a terceira fila.
Grid:
1 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.465
2 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.588
3 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.615
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.657
5 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.669
6 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.675
7 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.723
8 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 28.727
9 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.734
10 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 28.740
11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 28.755
12 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.764
13 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.782
14 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.817
15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 28.841
16 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.846
17 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 28.863
18 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.901
19 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.901
20 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.914
21 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.915
22 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 28.931
23 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 28.936
24 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 28.938
25 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 28.951
26 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.983
27 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.004
28 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.018
29 36 John Hunter Nemechek (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.097
30 96 Parker Kligerman (i) Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 29.123
31 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.135
32 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 29.194
33 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 29.311
34 53 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.534
35 27 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 29.633
36 52 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.830
37 77 Quin Houff Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 29.831
38 15 Joe Nemechek (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.025
39 51 Josh Bilicki (i) Petty Ware Racing Chevrolet 30.278
40 66 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 30.647