Harrison Burton and the No. 21 DEX Imaging Mustang Dark Horse are set to start 34th in Sunday’s Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway.
Burton took that spot with a lap at 165.375 miles per hour during qualifying on Saturday morning.
In practice earlier on Saturday, he was 25th on the speed chart with a best lap at 165.077 mph, which he turned on his first lap on the track. He was 13thfastest among drivers who ran 10 consecutive green flag laps, averaging 161.744 mph over his first 10 laps. He wound up running a total of 30 laps.
Sunday’s 400.5-mile, 267-lap race is scheduled to get the green flag just after 2:30 p.m.with TV coverage on NBC.
Stage breaks are planned for Laps 80 and 165.