Allmendinger captured his second career Sprint Cup pole Saturday, turning a lap of 175.993 mph in his Penske Racing Dodge to knock Kevin Harvick off the top spot.
Joey Logano had the third fastest time but will start at the rear after changing engines during practice Friday.
It was the first pole for Allmendinger since 2010 at Phoenix.
He nearly had the pole last month at Bristol but was edged out by Greg Biffle by a thousandth of a second.
Logano went off first in qualifying and posted a lap of 175.724 mph, then watched as car after car failed to touch his time. It wasn't until Harvick turned a lap of 175.747 that Logano was finally bumped.
Denny Hamlin posted the fourth-fastest lap, followed by Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified seventh for Hendrick Motorsports, which is trying to end a 13-race drought and reach milestone win No. 200. The team hasn't reached Victory Lane since Jimmie Johnson's win at Kansas last October, the longest winless stretch since the 2002 and '03 seasons.Local favorite Clint Bowyer -- who is from Emporia, Kan., and raced on the dirt track at nearby Lakeside Speedway -- qualified eighth. Kasey Kahne was ninth and Sam Hornish Jr. was 10th.
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