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Brad grabbed his fourth Coors Light Pole Award in the Sprint Cup Series this year at Richmond Internationl Raceway. BK put down a lightning fast qualifying time of 21.324 seconds at a speed of 126.618 mph.

Kes was the first to run in the final round of qualifying and benefitted from cloud cover that improved grip on the track. Running partially in the sun, the rest of his competitors stood little chance of matching his time. However, Kes ultimately attributed the time trial triumph to his team putting together a phenomenal machine.

“We had a little luck with some cloud cover,” Brad said on air after the pole victory. “The car was really fast that’s what makes the difference—having a great team and a great car.”

On the front row next to Brad will be Jeff Gordon, followed by Jimmie Johnson in third, Kevin Harvick in fourth and Team Penske’s Joey Logano in fifth. As he looks forward to Saturday night’s main event in Richmond, Brad forsees a unique opportunity to claim win No. 400 for Roger Penske.

“I have an opportunity this weekend to get the 400th win for The Captain,” he said. “That’d mean a lot.”

Brad will lead the field to green in his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion at 7:30 p.m. ET. The race will be broadcast on ABC.