re able to return to the track for practice.In any event, Harvicks No. 4 Chevy will lead the field to green alongside Brad Keselo

SPARTA, Ky. -- Storms washed out qualifying at Kentucky Speedway on Friday, putting Kevin Harvick on the pole for Saturday nights Sprint Cup Series race based on owner points.Severe weather moved over the track near midday and shortened practice to around 30 minutes. A brief sprinkle followed but cars were able to return to the track for practice.In any event, Harvicks No. 4 Chevy will lead the field to green alongside Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 Ford.It is the first Kentucky pole for Harvick, who has two top-5 starts in five trips here. But he and other drivers likely will have to reboot their strategy after rain washed the 1.5 mile tri-oval clean of the rubber they put down in hopes of widening grooves on the resurfaced and reconfigured track.Hopefully, being able to get some more practice will be beneficial, Harvick said. We still dont really have a good idea of exactly where we need to be as far as balance and what is going to happen the longer you run the car.Given the 2014 champions consistency this season, Harvick seems likely to figure it out.Harvick hasnt won since the fourth race at Phoenix, but he has posted 13 top-10 finishes in 17 starts. He has led the points after the past eight races but has generated less buzz compared to counterparts such as Keselowski or defending champion Kyle Busch, who are tied with a series-best three wins.Harvick thinks his steady results will translate into victories.We are cleaning a lot of things up as we go from week to week, he said, and hopefully we are ready as we get into the Chase and have everything hitting on all cylinders. I feel good about the performance and good about the progress that we have made with adjusting and adapting, and the things that we have been able to achieve have been OK. Hopefully we can keep making them better.The rest of the top 10: Kurt Busch (Chevy); Joey Logano (Ford); Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch in Toyotas; Martin Truex Jr.?(Toyota); rookie Chase Elliott (Chevy); Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) and Denny Hamlin (Toyota).Johnson and Kurt Busch will race in backup Chevys after wrecking their primary cars. Johnsons No. 48 got loose in Turn 4 in the morning session and smacked the outside wall, sustaining heavy damage after posting the second-fastest speed of 188.121 mph. Busch hit the wall in the final evening practice and went to his backup No. 41 Chevy. Both drivers will move to the back of the field per NASCAR rules.Toyota and Chevy both have four spots in the top 10 with seven drivers coming from three teams. Harvick is joined by Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch, while Johnson has company in Hendrick Motorsports stablemate Elliott. Hamlin, Edwards and Kyle Busch will represent Joe Gibbs Racing.Though Keselowski is tied with Kyle Busch for the most Kentucky wins with two each, dont be shocked if Penske Racing teammate Logano breaks through. He was second last July and has three consecutive top-10s with 60 laps led combined the past two years.Cup cars will feature a different Goodyear tire package from last months test after the manufacturer noticed blistering afterward. The new package is harder with the right-side tire using the same construction as the one used at Michigan. Harvick crew chief Rodney Childers voiced his displeasure with the change Thursday with a tweet that said, We will never ever go test for 2 days on an off week again, on the wrong tires.Keselowski seemed to like the change, saying Friday that the tire change seems to have not only been warranted, but very successful. We havent seen any issues as of now, but of course that can always change throughout the weekend. Bobby Hebert Jersey . 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United returns to RFK Stadium on Sunday to open the second half of the MLS season against the surging Montreal Impact.Sundays match will be the first at home for United since a 2-0 win over New England on June 25. The Red-and-Black went 0-2-2 during their four-game road trip and have only one win in their last seven games, but now return home hoping to climb back above the red line in the Eastern Conference standings. United is 4-4-1 on their home pitch this season.Its been a month on the road. That can take its toll, United coach Ben Olsen said. So coming back is exciting and we are looking forward to playing here at RFK.Montreal (7-5-8) arrives in fourth place on the Eastern Conference table and in good form. The Impact, led by a hat trick from Didier Drogba, are coming off a 5-1 rout of the Philadelphia Union.Drogba has eight goals on the season, and playmaking forward Ignacio Piatti has 12 goals, the second most in MLS.Drogba comes to town, Piatti, two of the best players iin the league, so well have our hands full again.dddddddddddd. We have to be hyper-alert but competitive and play with a little edge, Olsen told the teams website.The Impact have lost only once in their last eight MLS matches, but have never had much success at RFK Stadium. Montreal is 0-3-2 at RFK all-time, including a 1-0 loss last season.This will be the first meeting between the teams this season, and United (5-8-7) will have a new look with the addition of potential offensive upgrades in Patrick Mullins and Lloyd Sam. Uniteds midfield also got a recent boost with the return of Patrick Nyarko, who missed the last two months with a concussion.The past couple weeks Ive been all in with training and pushing myself and obviously the game fitness and the little time Im getting here and there helps to build that fitness and helps build that confidence, Nyarko told the teams website. ' ' '