Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) marcou na sexta-feira (14/11), a pole-position para a Ford Ecoboost 400, no Homestead-Miami Speedway, última etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a terceira pole de Gordon no ano, e 77ª na categoria. Na terceira fase do treino, Gordon marcou o tempo de 29s876 (180.747mph).
Kurt Busch (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila Matt Kenseth (Toyota) e Brad Keselowski (Ford) dividem a segunda fila. Primeiro do grid, dos quatro que disputam o tÁtulo, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) alinha em quinto, seguido por Clint Bowyer (Toyota).
Denny Hamlin (Toyota), Joey Logano (Ford) e Ryan Newman (Chevrolet), que disputam o tÁtulo com Harvick, alinham, respectivamente, na 8ª, 9ª e 21ª posições.
Na decisão do tÁtulo da NSCS, os quatro candidatos não precisam vencer a prova. O que chegar a frente dos demais; leva o tÁtulo.
Grid:
1. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 29.876s (Top) 180.747mph
2. Kurt Busch Chevrolet 29.895s (+ 0.019s) 180.632mph
3. Matt Kenseth Toyota 29.951s (+ 0.075s) 180.294mph
4. Brad Keselowski Ford 30.001s (+ 0.125s) 179.994mph
5. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 30.009s (+ 0.133s) 179.946mph
6. Clint Bowyer Toyota 30.068s (+ 0.192s) 179.593mph
7. Kyle Busch Toyota 30.087s (+ 0.211s) 179.480mph
8. Denny Hamlin Toyota 30.109s (+ 0.233s) 179.348mph
9. Joey Logano Ford 30.124s (+ 0.248s) 179.259mph
10. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 30.156s (+ 0.280s) 179.069mph
11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.280s (+ 0.404s) 178.336mph
12. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 30.563s (+ 0.687s) 176.684mph
13. Brian Vickers Toyota 30.167s (+ 0.365s) 179.004mph
14. Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 30.178s (+ 0.376s) 178.938mph
15. Carl Edwards Ford 30.201s (+ 0.399s) 178.802mph
16. Paul Menard Chevrolet 30.202s (+ 0.400s) 178.796mph
17. Marcos Ambrose Ford 30.205s (+ 0.403s) 178.778mph
18. Aric Almirola Ford 30.235s (+ 0.433s) 178.601mph
19. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 30.235s (+ 0.433s) 178.601mph
20. Greg Biffle Ford 30.256s (+ 0.454s) 178.477mph
21. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 30.296s (+ 0.494s) 178.241mph
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 30.344s (+ 0.542s) 177.959mph
23. Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 30.375s (+ 0.573s) 177.778mph
24. Austin Dillon Chevrolet 30.392s (+ 0.590s) 177.678mph
25. AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 30.298s (+ 0.503s) 178.230mph
26. Trevor Bayne Ford 30.314s (+ 0.519s) 178.136mph
27. Kyle Larson Chevrolet 30.315s (+ 0.520s) 178.130mph
28. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.333s (+ 0.538s) 178.024mph
29. Casey Mears Chevrolet 30.390s (+ 0.595s) 177.690mph
30. Brian Scott Chevrolet 30.476s (+ 0.681s) 177.189mph
31. David Ragan Ford 30.489s (+ 0.694s) 177.113mph
32. Danica Patrick Chevrolet 30.496s (+ 0.701s) 177.072mph
33. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 30.622s (+ 0.827s) 176.344mph
34. JJ Yeley Toyota 30.629s (+ 0.834s) 176.304mph
35. David Gilliland Ford 30.672s (+ 0.877s) 176.056mph
36. Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 30.745s (+ 0.950s) 175.638mph
37. Josh Wise Chevrolet 30.760s (+ 0.965s) 175.553mph
38. Michael McDowell Ford 30.773s (+ 0.978s) 175.479mph
39. Michael Annett Chevrolet 30.877s (+ 1.082s) 174.887mph
40. Blake Koch Ford 30.882s (+ 1.087s) 174.859mph
41. Alex Bowman Toyota 30.934s (+ 1.139s) 174.565mph
42. Cole Whitt Toyota 31.009s (+ 1.214s) 174.143mph
43. Brett Moffitt Toyota 31.069s (+ 1.274s) 173.807mph