Concord, N.C. ? Kasey Kahne made the most of his late spot in the qualifying order Friday. Nearly an hour after defending Busch Series champ Martin Truex Jr. sped to the top, Kahne drove his Dodge to a record lap of 186.735 mph to win the pole for the Carquest 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Greg Biffle and Carl Edwards went out after Kahne and pushed Truex to fourth, with Paul Menard rounding out the top five.

In all, 13 of the 50 drivers beat the previous mark for the developmental series, set two years ago by Kevin Harvick at 184.445. Each of the other NASCAR divisions racing at the track during the past week set speed records, as well, thanks to grinding work done in all four turns to make the surface smoother.