Paul Menard, de Chevrolet, marcou nesta sexta-feira (04/07), a pole-position para a Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola, no Daytona International Speedway, 18º etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Menards na categoria. Ele marcou o tempo de 48s409, com a média de 185,916 mp/h.
Parceiro de Menard na Dale Earnhardt Inc., Mark Martin, completa a primeira fila. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemacheck e Johnny Sauter, todos de Chevrolet, completam os seis primeiros. David Ragan, de Ford, sai em 6º.
O lÁder da temporada, Kyle Busch, de Toyota, alinha em 9º, a frente do melhor Dodge, de Patrick Carpentier. O atual bi-campeão, Jimmie Jonsson, de Chevrolet, é o 30º, seguido pelo Dodge do colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya.
Depois de ser terceiro colocado em New Hampshire, J.J.Yeley, não classificou o seu Toyota.
Grid:
1 Paul Menard Menards Chevrolet
2 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet
3 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Amp/National Guard Chevrolet
4 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet
5 Johnny Sauter Haas Automation Chevrolet
6 David Ragan AAA Ford
7 Boris Said No Fear Ford
8 Regan Smith Principal Financial Group Chevrolet
9 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota
10 Patrick Carpentier Auto Value Dodge
11 Travis Kvapil Ford Drive One Ford
12 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota
13 AJ Allmendinger Red Bull Toyota
14 Kevin Harvick Reese’s Chevrolet
15 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota
16 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet
17 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota
18 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resort Chevrolet
19 Matt Kenseth R & L Ford
20 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Dodge
21 Michael McDowell Champion Mortgage Toyota
22 Jon Wood U.S. Air Force Ford
23 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet
24 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
25 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet
26 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
27 David Gilliland FreeCreditReport.com Ford
28 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
29 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota
30 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
31 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit Dodge
32 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge
33 Greg Biffle 3M Ford
34 David Reutimann UPS Toyota
35 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
36 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
37 Robby Gordon Dodge
38 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge
39 Reed Sorenson Polaroid Dodge
40 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Weldtec Ford
41 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge
42 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental Dodge
43 Terry Labonte Richard Petty Driving Experience Dodge
Não classificados:
J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota
Scott Riggs Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet