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BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Kyle Larson and Martin Truex Jr. are neck and neck at the top of the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Now, they're set to start at the front for this weekend's race at Michigan International Speedway. Larson won the pole Friday and Truex qualified second, another impressive showing for the duo that's been so consistently strong this season. Truex is first in the standings, one point ahead of Larson. Everyone else is over 100 points behind.

Larson also had the fastest car in practice Friday, and he won at this track last August after finishing third in June.

"Hopefully, we can keep it going," he said. "So far it's been a really good weekend leading in practice and then getting the quick time here." Larson won his second pole of the season and third of his career. This will be his fourth chance to start from the pole this year, but two of them came when qualifying was called off because of the weather.

Larson posted a lap of 202.156 mph in his No. 42 Chevrolet. Truex is first in the points standings despite being without a pole this year. He started second in the past two races at Pocono and Dover, and earlier in the season at Las Vegas.

"We've got to figure out how to go from second to first," Truex said. "Really all year long, I think we've had a really good qualifying average. Guys have done a really good job on Fridays."

Clint Bowyer was third in qualifying, followed by Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney, last week's winner. The victory by Larson at Michigan last year was his first on NASCAR's top circuit. He added another this season at Fontana and has six top-five finishes in 2017.

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Kyle Larson will start in the No. 1 spot on Sunday. USATSI

"I think I've probably grown a little bit as a driver. I feel like our race team has gotten even better. Our race cars have been a lot faster," Larson said. "They were pretty fast leading up to Michigan last year, but I feel like since Michigan when we got that win we have just continued to make them better and had a great offseason -- and started the year off really good. I think we have just kind of continued to gel and continued to build on what we currently have and it has been showing on Sundays a lot."

Drivers routinely exceed 200 mph at MIS, and Larson didn't come close to Jeff Gordon's track qualifying record of 206.558, set in 2014. Larson said the ride at those high speeds is reasonably comfortable at MIS.

"Here, you know you're going fast, but I get more of a sensation at, say, Dover or Bristol on going fast, just because it's bumpy, the straightaways are narrow," he said. "Here, the straightaways are smooth, wide, and you're not bouncing around a lot."

Here's the complete list of qualifying results:

FireKeepers Casino 400 starting lineup

  1. Kyle Larson
  2. Martin Truex Jr.
  3. Clint Bowyer
  4. Kyle Busch
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Ryan Blaney
  7. Joey Logano
  8. Jamie McMurray
  9. Matt Kenseth
  10. Chase Elliott
  11. Kevin Harvick
  12. Brad Keselowki
  13. Jimmie Johnson (will start from rear after crashing in Saturday's practice)
  14. Erik Jones
  15. Kurt Busch
  16. Kasey Kahne
  17. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  18. Austin Dillon
  19. Ryan Newman
  20. Daniel Suarez
  21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  22. Michael McDowell
  23. Danica Patrick
  24. Ty Dillon
  25. Chris Buescher
  26. AJ Allmendinger (will start from rear after crashing in Saturday's practice)
  27. Darrell Wallace Jr.
  28. Trevor Bayne
  29. Matt Dibenedetto
  30. David Ragan
  31. Paul Menard
  32. Ryan Sieg
  33. Corey Lajoi
  34. Cole Whitt
  35. Reed Sorenson
  36. Jeffrey Earnhardt
  37. Landon Cassill

Bold - Denotes previous winners at MIS

Here's everything else you need to know for Sunday's race:

Track info

Track: Michigan International Speedway
Location: Brooklyn, Michigan
Track Length: 2 miles

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup standings

POS DRIVER CAR # POINTS BEHIND STARTS WINS
1 Martin Truex Jr 78 584 Leader 14 2
2 Kyle Larson 42 583 -1 14 1
3 Kevin Harvick 4 480 -104 14 0
4 Kyle Busch 18 463 -121 14 0
5 Brad Keselowski 2 454 -130 14 2
6 Chase Elliott 24 438 -146 14 0
7 Jimmie Johnson 48 421 -163 14 3
8 Jamie McMurray 1 418 -166 14 0
9 Denny Hamlin 11 386 -198 14 0
10 Clint Bowyer 14 369 -215 14 0
11 Joey Logano 22 362 -222 14 1
12 Ryan Blaney 21 360 -224 14 1
13 Matt Kenseth 20 359 -225 14 0
14 Kurt Busch 41 331 -253 14 1
15 Ricky Stenhouse Jr 17 325 -259 14 1
16 Ryan Newman 31 322 -262 14 1

Previous winners at Michigan

2016: Joey Logano
2015: Kurt Busch
2014: Jimmie Johnson
2013: Greg Biffle
2012: Denny Hamlin

How to watch the FireKeepers Casino 400

Location: Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Date: Sunday, June 18
Time: 3 p.m. ET
Length: 250 laps/400 miles
Stage 1: Ends on Lap 60
Stage 2: Ends on Lap 120
Final Stage: Scheduled for Lap 200
TV: FS1/MRN
Stream: Fox Sports GO

How to watch the NASCAR Truck Series Drivin' for Linemen 200

Location: Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Date: Saturday, June 17
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
Length: 200 miles
Stage 1: Ends on Lap 35
Stage 2: Ends on Lap 70
Final Stage: Scheduled for Lap 135
TV: FS1/MRN
Stream: Fox Sports GO

How to watch the XFINITY Series Irish Hills 250

Location: Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan
Date: Saturday, June 17
Time: 1:30 p.m. ET
Length: 125 laps/250 miles
Stage 1: Ends on Lap 30
Stage 2: Ends on Lap 60
Final Stage: Scheduled for Lap 125
TV: FS1/MRN
Stream: Fox Sports GO