A.J.Allmendinger (Dodge) marcou no sábado (21/04), a pole-position para a STP 400, no Kansas Speedway, 8ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Allmendinger no ano a 2ª na categoria. O piloto da Penske fez o tempo de 30s683 (175.993 mph).
Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Joey Logano (Toyota) e Denny Hamlin (Toyota), parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing, dividem a segunda fila. Mark Martin (Toyota) e Martin Truex Jr, ambos da Michael Waltrip Racing, fecham os seis primeiros.
LÁder do campeonato, Greg Biffle (Ford) alinha em 17º.
Grid:
1. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge 30s683
2. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 30s726
3. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 30ss730
4. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 30s740
5. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 30s772
6. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 30s779
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr  Hendrick Chevrolet 30s802
8. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 30s804
9. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet  30s841
10. Sam Hornish Jr Penske Dodge 30s842
11. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 30s846
12. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 30s870
13. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 30s877
14. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 30s879
15. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet  30s892
16. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 30s892
17. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 30s909
18. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 30s948
19. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 30s977
20. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 30s988
21. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 30s991
22. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 31s004
23. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 31s009
24. David Stremme Inception Toyota 31s029
25. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 31s031
26. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 31s034
27. David Ragan Front Row Ford 31s044
28. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford  31s059
29. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 31s078
30. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 31s080
31. JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota 31s121
32. Landon Cassill BK Toyota  31s144
33. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet  31s145
34. Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet  31s169
35. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota  31s174
36. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet 31s181
37. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 31s186
38. Josh Wise  Front Row Ford  31s258
39. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt-Ganassi Chevrolet 31s303
40. Casey Mears  Germain Ford  31s398
41. Joe Nemechek  NEMCO Toyota 31s464
42. Reed Sorenson  FAS Lane Ford  31s754
43. Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Toyota 31s506
Não classificados:
Tim Andrews Go Green Ford 31s581
Jeff Green  Falk Chevrolet 31s808
Tony Raines Turn One Chevrolet 31s869