A year ago at Kansas Speedway, Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher in the closest finish in a Cup race, nipping him by .001 seconds.
Saturday, Larson beat Buescher for the pole for Sunday’s Cup race at Kansas by .057 seconds.
“Pretty ironic,” Larson told Prime of beating Buescher by a narrow margin again at Kansas, although this time it was for the pole.
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Larson earned his first pole of the season and 22nd of his career with a lap of 183.730 mph.
Buescher qualified second for his best start of the season with a lap of 183.