AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carl Edwards has won the pole for Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Phoenix International Raceway with a track-record lap of 136.389 miles per hour to earn the top starting spot for Roush-Fenway Racing.
Denny Hamlin was the top qualifier of the three championship contenders. He qualified 17th Four-time Phoenix winner Jimmie Johnson qualified 21st and Kevin Harvick qualified 29th.
Hamlin has a 33-point lead over Johnson and a 59-point edge over Harvick entering this next-to-last race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
