O colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet) marcou neste sábado (24/07), a pole-position para a Brickyard 400, no Indianápolis Motor Speedway, 20ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a 4ª pole de Montoya, da Earnhardt Ganassi, na categoria. Após liderar os dois treinos de sexta-feira, o ex-piloto de F-1 garantiu a pole com o tempo de 49s375 (182.178 mph).
O tetracampeão Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Mark Martin (Chevrolet) alinha em 3º, seguido por Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet). Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) e Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) fecham os seis primeiros.
A Chevrolet dominou o treino, colocando nove carros entre os de primeiros. Greg Biffle (Ford), em 7º, é o intruso entre os dez.
O lÁder do campeonato, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) sai em 9º. O melhor Dodge é o de Brad Keselowski, em 11º.
O canadense Jacques Villeneuve (Toyota), Campeão Mundial de F-1 em 1997, em sua 3ª prova na categoria, a primeira desde 2007, alinha na última posição.
Grid:
1. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 49.375 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 49.412 Â Â Â
3. Mark Martin Chevrolet 49.504 Â Â Â
4. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 49.519
5. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 49.521 Â Â Â
6. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 49.582 Â Â Â
7. Greg Biffle Ford 49.627 Â Â Â
8. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 49.655 Â Â Â
9. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 49.666 Â Â Â
10. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 49.681 Â Â Â
11. Brad Keselowski Dodge 49.756 Â Â Â
12. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 49.798 Â Â Â
13. Matt Kenseth Ford 49.842 Â Â Â
14. Kurt Busch Dodge 49.882 Â Â Â
15. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 49.894
16. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 49.901 Â Â Â
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 49.928 Â Â Â
18. Denny Hamlin Toyota 49.931 Â Â Â
19. Carl Edwards Ford 49.939 Â Â Â
20. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 49.941
21. Robby Gordon Toyota 49.957
22. Regan Smith Chevrolet 49.987 Â Â Â
23. Kyle Busch Toyota 50.043 Â Â Â
24. Kasey Kahne Ford 50.058
25. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 50.114 Â Â Â
26. Paul Menard Ford 50.140 Â Â Â
27. Elliott Sadler Ford 50.290 Â Â Â
28. David Ragan Ford 50.303 Â Â Â
29. David Reutimann Toyota    50.310   Â
30. Scott Speed Toyota 50.312
31. Bill Elliott Ford 50.323 Â Â Â
32. Reed Sorenson Toyota 50.325 Â Â Â
34. Joey Logano Toyota 50.341 Â Â Â
35. Max Papis Toyota 50.386
36. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 50.455
37. Michael McDowell Toyota 50.465
38. Travis Kvapil Ford 50.558 Â Â Â
39. Todd Bodine Toyota 50.593 Â Â Â
40. Dave Blaney Toyota 50.682 Â Â Â
41. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 51.264 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Kevin Conway Ford 51.376 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Jacques Villeneuve Toyota 50.714 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Não Classificados:
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David Gilliland Ford 50.910 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Casey Mears Chevrolet 50.955 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
David Stremme Ford 51.068 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
J.J. Yeley Dodge sem tempo   Â