A.J. Allmendinger (Ford), conquistou neste sábado (10/04), a pole-position para a Subway Fresh Fit 600, no Phoenix International Raceway, 7ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Allmendinger na categoria. Allmendinger, da Richard Petty Motorsports, fez o tempo de 26s731 (134.675 mph), colocando pela primeira vez em onze anos o carro nº 43 na posição de honra do grid (desde John Andretti, também em Phoenix em 1999).
Scott Speed (Toyota) completa a primeira fila pela quarta vez na carreira. Sam Hornish Jr (Dodge) sai em 3º, seu melhor resultado na categoria. Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevrolet) é o 4º. Joey Logano (Toyota) e Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet) completam os seis primeiros.
LÁder do campeonato, o tetra-campeão Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) larga em 16º.
Grid:
1. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 26.731 Â Â Â
2. Scott Speed Toyota 26.791
3. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 26.826 Â Â Â
4. Marcos Ambrose Toyota    26.903   Â
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 26.938
6. Joey Logano Toyota 26.981 Â Â Â
7. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 26.999 Â Â Â
8. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 27.008 Â Â Â
9. Carl Edwards Ford 27.016 Â Â Â
10. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.017
11. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.024
12. Michael McDowell Toyota 27.040
13. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27.042
14. Ryan Newman    Chevrolet 27.065   Â
15. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 27.073 Â Â Â
16. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.087
17. Kyle Busch Toyota 27.090 Â Â Â
18. Joe Nemechek Toyota 27.094 Â Â Â
19. Kurt Busch Dodge 27.105 Â Â Â
20. Kasey Kahne Ford 27.110 Â Â Â
21. Brian Vickers Toyota 27.111 Â Â Â
22. Brad Keselowski Dodge 27.119 Â Â Â
23. Mark Martin Chevrolet 27.122 Â Â Â
24. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.125
25. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 27.148 Â Â Â
26. Denny Hamlin Toyota 27.155 Â Â Â
27. Matt Kenseth Ford 27.169 Â Â Â
28. Regan Smith Chevrolet 27.182
29. David Ragan Ford 27.206 Â Â Â
30. Greg Biffle Ford 27.211
31. Dave Blaney Toyota 27.227 Â Â Â
32. Paul Menard Ford 27.239
33. Robby Gordon Toyota 27.261 Â Â Â
34. Max Papis Toyota 27.276 Â Â Â
35. Scott Riggs Chevrolet 27.300 Â Â Â
36. David Gilliland Ford 27.308 Â Â Â
37. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 27.357
38. Elliott Sadler Ford 27.410 Â Â Â
39. David Reutimann Toyota 27.540   Â
40. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 27.669 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
41. Travis Kvapil Ford 27.712 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Kevin Conway Ford 28.226 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Terry Cook Dodge27.362
Não-classificados:Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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David Stremme Ford 27.392 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Aric Almirola Chevrolet 27.470 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mike Bliss Chevrolet 27.549 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Brandon Ash Dodge 27.948 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â