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Kevin Harvick didn't simply have his hands full with the rest of the Sprint Cup field Sunday. He also was trying to tame a squirrely surface at Kansas Speedway. He handled both better than anybody else.

It was easy for Kevin Harvick to remember what transpired the last time he sat on the pole. For one thing, he won the race. For another, he doesn't sit on them very often.

Championship contender Kasey Kahne shattered the track record at repaved Kansas Speedway on Friday, turning a lap of 191.360 mph to take the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race.