Kasey Kahne, driving the No. 9 McDonald's/Dodge Dealers Dodge, topped the field of 48 entries in today's qualifying for the Sharpie 500, and will start NASCAR fans' most popular race from the pole position on Saturday night.

Kahne circled the new Bristol concrete in 16.016 seconds at 119.805 mph.  Joining Kahne on the Sharpie 500 front row is Juan Montoya.  Jamie McMurray, David Ragan and Dave Blaney round out the top-five qualifiers.

See the Sharpie 500 starting lineup.