Brad Keselowski (Ford) marcou nesta sexta-feira (16/10) a pole-position para a Hollywood Casino 400, no Kansas Speedway, 31ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e segunda do Contender Round do Chase. Foi a décima pole do piloto da Penske na categoria. Na terceira e decisiva parte do treino, com os doze mais rápidos, Keselowski marcou o tempo de 27s621 (195.503 mph).
Carl Edwards (Toyota) foi apenas 0s007 mais lento do que Keseloski, e completa a primeira fila. Kyle Busch (Toyota) abre a segunda fila, seguido por Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet). Denny Hamlin (Toyota) e Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) formam a terceira fila.
Martin Truex Jr. (Chevrolet) alinha em sétimo, seguido por Ryan Blaney (Ford). Kurt Busch (Chevrolet) e Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) dividem a quinta fila. Matt Kenseth (Toyota) e Greg Biffle (Ford) fecham os doze que disputaram a Q3. Destes apenas Blaney e Biffle não disputam o Chase.
Joey Logano (Ford) e Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet), que também disputam o Chase, alinham na 12ª e 15ª posição, respectivamente.
Casey Mears (Chevrolet) bateu no muro durante a primeira parte do treino. Que foi interrompido em bandeira vermelha. Com o carro reserva, alinha na 38ª posição.
Grid:
1 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 27.621s –
2 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.628s 0.007s
3 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.717s 0.096s
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.727s 0.106s
5 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.730s 0.109s
6 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.746s 0.125s
7 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 27.782s 0.161s
8 Ryan Blaney Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.783s 0.162s
9 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.787s 0.166s
10 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.792s 0.171s
11 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.812s 0.191s
12 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.855s 0.234s
13 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.827s –
14 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.830s –
15 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.835s –
16 Brian Scott Circle Sport Chevrolet 27.836s –
17 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 27.859s –
18 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.872s –
19 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford 27.876s –
20 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 27.909s –
21 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.930s –
22 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 27.934s –
23 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 27.974s –
24 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.974s –
25 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 28.075s –
26 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 28.155s –
27 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 28.167s –
28 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 28.168s –
29 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet 28.208s –
30 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.273s –
31 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford 28.307s –
32 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 28.333s –
33 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.415s –
34 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota 28.492s –
35 Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.498s –
36 J.J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota 28.523s –
37 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet 28.549s –
38 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet 28.572s –
39 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.748s –
40 Jeb Burton BK Racing Toyota 28.935s –
41 Landon Cassill Hillman Smith Motorsports Chevrolet 29.092s –
42 Reed Sorenson Phil Parsons Racing Ford 29.142s –
43 Will Kimmel Go FAS Racing Ford 29.147s –
