WHAT TO WATCH

PAGING JOEY

Despite his precarious playoff situation, Joey Logano qualified

29th and will have a lot of ground to make up Sunday. He was last among the playoff drivers that made a qualifying lap.

HARVICK PARKS

Kevin Harvick never made it on the track for qualifying after some inspection issues. The team failed once, then made it through the second time, only to inspect the car itself and find a piece that made it uncomfortable. The team rolled through inspection a third time and passed, but there was not enough time for Harvick to get in line for a qualifying run. “I have to pass a lot of cars. It is what it is at this point,” he said. “You just go out and strategize and plan what you can and try to pass as many cars you can at the beginning.”

BOWYER BUMMED

After agreeing to a contract extension with Stewart-Haas Racing this week, Clint Bowyer arrived at his home track feeling pretty good. But the Emporia, Kansas, native struggled from the moment his team unloaded, and he qualified

21st for Sunday’s race.

HENDRICK’S HOPES

Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman had decent qualifying runs as they try to give team owner Rick Hendrick at least one car in the round of eight. Both are on the outside of the points cutoff heading into Kansas, along with William Byron, who will roll off 25th.

REST OF THE BEST

Michael McDowell was near the top of the speed chart until he was finally bumped to the sixth starting spot. He was followed by Ryan Newman, Daniel Suarez, Austin Dillon and Bubba Wallace.