Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet) marcou neste sábado (06/10), a pole-position para a Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500, no Talladega Superspeedway, 30ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e 4ª do Chase. Foi a 3ª pole do piloto da Hendrick Motorsports no ano, e 25ª na categoria. Kahne fez o tempo de 50s017 ((191.455 mph).
Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Clint Bowyer (Toyota) alinha em 3º, seguido pelo atual campeão, Tony Stewart (Chevrolet). Greg Biffle (Ford) e Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) dividem a segunda fila.
Carl Edwards (Ford), Trevor Bayne (Ford), Martin Truex Jr (Toyota) e Sam Hornish Jr. (Dodge) fecham os dez primeiros. Destes disputam o Chase: Kahne, Bowyer, Stewart, Biffle, Gordon e Truex Jr.
Entre os demais seis postulantes ao tÁtulo; Dale Earnhardt Jr. larga em 11º, Matt Kenseth (Ford) 15º, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) 17º, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) 21º, o lÁder do Cahse Brad Keselowski (Dodge) 22º, e Denny Hamlin (Toyota) 23º.
Grid:
1. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 50s017
2. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 50s098
3. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 50s105
4. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 50s138
5. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 50s148
6. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 50s176
7. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 50s193
8. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford 50s208
9. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 50s225
10. Sam Hornish Jr Penske Dodge 50s234
11. Michael Waltrip Waltrip Toyota 50s277
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 50s287
13. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 50s289
14. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 50s296
15. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 50s302
16. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 50s312
17. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 50s321
18. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 50s321
19. Casey Mears Germain Ford 50s353
20. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 50s355
21. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 50s370
22. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 50s459
23. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 50s467
24. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 50s469
25. David Ragan Front Row Ford 50s502
26. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 50s519
27. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 50s565
28. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 50s582
29. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 50s660
30. David Stremme Inception Toyota 50s681
31. Terry Labonte FAS Lane Ford 50s722
32. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 50s740
33. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 50s761
34. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 50s764
35. Timmy Hill NEMCO Toyota 50s848
36. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 50s856
37. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 50s936
38. Landon Cassill BK Toyota 50s940
39. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 51s083
40. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 51s211
41. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 51s268
42. Cole Whitt Circle Sport Chevrolet 51s404
43. Robert Richardson Jr R3 Chevrolet 51s500