RICHMOND, Va. — Rain washed out qualifying Friday at Richmond International Raceway, giving Kevin Harvick the pole position Sunday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race based on being the fastest in an abbreviated morning practice.

Harvick won the pole with a speed of 129.069 mph, edging Joey Logano for the top spot. Logano’s speed was 128.694. The top five also includes Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin.

The race, which traditionally has been run on Saturday night, was moved to Sunday afternoon this year and will be the second straight in the spring at Richmond run on a Sunday. Last year’s race was rained out on Saturday night, and Harvick and Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch competed for the victory with Busch prevailing.

TONY STEWART’S peers will pay the $35,000 fine NASCAR levied against him for criticizing the series about a potential safety hazard during races.

The nine-member driver council said in a statement released by Denny Hamlin that it agreed to equally pay the fine. Stewart is a member of the council, which was formed last year and its members are elected by all the drivers in the Sprint Cup Series.