NASCAR at Michigan 2015 Qualifying Results: Race Order, Final Times and Reaction

Kasey Kahne overtook a dominant Kevin Harvick showing in qualifying at Michigan International Speedway to take the pole for the Quicken Loans 400.

It's the third pole triumph at Michigan International Speedway of Kahne's career and his first pole win of the season. He had to be on point to grab the pole, according to Yahoo Sports' Nick Bromberg, posting a 35.645-second lap:

Harvick was the fastest in practice and picked up right where he left off in qualifying, doing so in a hurry, according to NASCAR Stats:

Starting up front bodes well for Kahne. The pole winner has gone on to win the race at Michigan 18 times.

Harvick finished the first round with a top time of 35.748. He went on to run a 10th of a second faster in Round 2, his quickest of the day. His pursuit of extending his record as the only driver in Sprint Cup history to lead all three rounds of qualifying fell short, and he will start second.

The track was loose, and there were a few cars that were battling MIS. Sam Hornish Jr. did well to prevent his rear from hitting the wall in Round 1. Jimmie Johnson and Aric Almirola's cars were seen dancing down the track as well.

Petty Motorsports tweeted this picture of Almirola, who qualified 26th and was having plenty of trouble, speaking with Jamie Little:

Last week's winner at the Axalta 400 at Pocono, Martin Truex Jr., qualified for the third round by four one-hundredths of a second. He'll be starting ninth.

Below are the top 12 qualifiers for Sunday's festivities. For a complete list, visit NASCAR.com.

Place	Driver	Time
1	Kasey Kahne	35.645
2	Kevin Harvick	35.712
3	Brad Keselowski	35.741
4	Carl Edwards	35.809
5	Ryan Blaney	35.809
6	Jeff Gordon	35.823
7	Austin Dillon	35.836
8	Jimmie Johnson	35.882
9	Martin Truex Jr.	35.896
10	Kyle Busch	35.916
11	Joey Logano	35.925
12	Matt Kenseth	36.076

Denny Hamlin was knocked out of the top 12 by one one-hundredth of a second. The two-time Michigan winner will start 13th Sunday. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be starting behind Hamlin in 14th.

Johnson, who won last year's Quicken Loans 400, will start eighth. 

Kurt Busch, last week's pole-sitter at Pocono, was using a backup car at MIS and made it through the first round of qualifying, but he could not do much better, qualifying 24th for Sunday's race.

Notable drivers who will be sitting outside the top 24 are Jamie McMurray (25th), Casey Mears (27th) and Clint Bowyer (32nd).