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Kurt Busch wins pole in abbreviated Pocono Raceway qualifying session

Associated Press
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    Kevin Harvick drives through the garage area at Pocono Raceway during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race in Long Pond, Pa., Friday, June 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (The Associated Press)

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    Driver Ryan Newman (31) walks in the garage area at Pocono Raceway during practice for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race in Long Pond, Pa., Friday, June 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) (The Associated Press)

LONG POND, Pa. – Kurt Busch turned a lap at 177.599 mph Friday and won the pole at Pocono Raceway in a bizarre qualifying session that saw five cars fail to complete a lap in the final round.

Denny Hamlin bobbled and lost control of the No. 11 as the qualifying clock ticked down to bring out the red flag. NASCAR scrubbed the rest of qualifying. Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kasey Kahne all failed to record a lap time.

Kurt Busch won his third pole of the season in the No. 41 Chevrolet and 19th of his career.

Carl Edwards joins Kurt Busch on the front row. Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick complete the top five.

Kurt Busch has one win this season with five top 10s, a nice rebound from a three-race suspension that opened the season because of his offseason legal woes.