Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) conquistou nesta sexta-feira (03/11) a pole-position para a AAA Texas 500, no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series. O piloto da Stewart-Haas Racing fez o tempo de 26s877 (200,915 mph).
Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) completa a primeira fila. Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) abre a segunda fila, seguido por Erik Jones (Furniture Row Racing Toyota).
Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) forma a terceira fila com Daniel Suarez (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota). Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing Toyota) alinha em sétimo, seguido por Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing Ford). Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) e Brad Keselowski (Team Penske Ford) fecham os dez primeiros.
Grid:
1 41 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.047 26.877
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.010 26.917
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.015 26.949
4 77 Erik Jones (R) Furniture Row Racing Toyota 26.997 26.956
5 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.090 26.966
6 19 Daniel Suárez (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.133 27.055
7 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Toyota 27.064 27.077
8 21 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.138 27.084
9 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.158 27.173
10 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.159 27.207
11 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.228 27.253
12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.301 27.262
13 1 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.315 —
14 10 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.322 —
15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.337 —
16 47 A. J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.346 —
17 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.350 —
18 43 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.374 —
19 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.397 —
20 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.477 —
21 27 Daniel Hemric (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.520 —
22 34 Landon Cassill Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.601 —
23 95 Michael McDowell Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 27.807 —
24 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.810 —
25 31 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.671 — —
26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 27.725 — —
27 13 Ty Dillon (R) Germain Racing Chevrolet 27.846 — —
28 32 Matt DiBenedetto Go Fas Racing Ford 27.849 — —
29 72 Cole Whitt TriStar Motorsports Chevrolet 28.143 — —
30 7 Joey Gase (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 28.717 — —
31 51 Ray Black Jr. (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 28.861 — —
32 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt Circle Sport – The Motorsports Group Chevrolet 28.876 — —
33 66 David Starr (i) MBM Motorsports Chevrolet 29.704 — —
34 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 0.000 — —
35 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 0.000 — —
36 24 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —
37 20 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 0.000 — —
38 15 Reed Sorenson Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000 — —
39 23 Corey LaJoie (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —
40 83 Gray Gaulding (R) BK Racing Toyota 0.000 — —