Brad Keselowski (Team Penske) marcou nesta sexta-feira (27/06), a pole-position para a The Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts, no Kentucky Speedway, 17ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Na parte decisiva do treino, com os 12 mais rápidos, Keselowski quebrou o recorde da pista, com o tempo de 28s603 (188.791).
Joey Logano completa a dobradinha da Penske na primeira fila. LÁder do campeonato, Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) alinha em terceiro, seguido por Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing). Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) e Kyle Larson (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) dividem a terceira fila.
Ryan Newman (Richard Childress Racing) abre a quarta fila, seguido por Jamie McMurray (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates). Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates) e Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing) formam a quinta fila.
Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) e Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing) fecham os doze que disputaram a terceira parte do treino.
Grid:
1. #2 Brad Keselowski Ford 28.603s (Top) 188.791mph
2. #22 Joey Logano Ford 28.850s (+ 0.247s) 187.175mph
3. #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.903s (+ 0.300s) 186.832mph
4. #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 28.974s (+ 0.371s) 186.374mph
5. #4 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 29.016s (+ 0.413s) 186.104mph
6. #42 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 29.027s (+ 0.424s) 186.034mph
7. #31 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 29.030s (+ 0.427s) 186.014mph
8. #1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 29.039s (+ 0.436s) 185.957mph
9. #41 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 29.040s (+ 0.437s) 185.950mph
10. #10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 29.063s (+ 0.460s) 185.803mph
11. #15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 29.124s (+ 0.521s) 185.414mph
12. #27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 29.174s (+ 0.571s) 185.096mph
13. #14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29.055s (+ 0.272s) 185.854mph
14. #20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 29.077s (+ 0.294s) 185.714mph
15. #47 AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 29.110s (+ 0.327s) 185.503mph
16. #3 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 29.135s (+ 0.352s) 185.344mph
17. #55 Brian Vickers Toyota 29.174s (+ 0.391s) 185.096mph
18. #18 Kyle Busch Toyota 29.181s (+ 0.398s) 185.052mph
19. #78 Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 29.227s (+ 0.444s) 184.761mph
20. #5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 29.274s (+ 0.491s) 184.464mph
21. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 29.299s (+ 0.516s) 184.307mph
22. #43 Aric Almirola Ford 29.300s (+ 0.517s) 184.300mph
23. #99 Carl Edwards Ford 29.331s (+ 0.548s) 184.106mph
24. #16 Greg Biffle Ford 29.486s (+ 0.703s) 183.138mph
25. #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 29.402s (+ 0.353s) 183.661mph
26. #13 Casey Mears Chevrolet 29.440s (+ 0.391s) 183.424mph
27. #9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 29.482s (+ 0.433s) 183.163mph
28. #51 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 29.538s (+ 0.489s) 182.815mph
29. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 29.540s (+ 0.491s) 182.803mph
30. #26 Cole Whitt Toyota 29.544s (+ 0.495s) 182.778mph
31. #36 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 29.684s (+ 0.635s) 181.916mph
32. #7 Michael Annett Chevrolet 29.758s (+ 0.709s) 181.464mph
33. #23 Alex Bowman Toyota 29.787s (+ 0.738s) 181.287mph
34. #98 Josh Wise Chevrolet 29.802s (+ 0.753s) 181.196mph
35. #32 Travis Kvapil Ford 29.930s (+ 0.881s) 180.421mph
36. #34 David Ragan Ford 30.050s (+ 1.001s) 179.700mph
37. #40 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 30.109s (+ 1.060s) 179.348mph
38. #33 David Stremme Chevrolet 30.223s (+ 1.174s) 178.672mph
39. #83 Ryan Truex Toyota 30.268s (+ 1.219s) 178.406mph
40. #66 Joe Nemechek Toyota 30.326s (+ 1.277s) 178.065mph
41. #38 David Gilliland Ford 30.543s (+ 1.494s) 176.800mph
42. #93 Mike Bliss Toyota 31.508s (+ 2.459s) 171.385mph