Carl Edwards (Toyota) marcou no Sonoma Raceway a pole-position para a 16ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a terceira pole do piloto da Joe Gibbs Racing no ano, e 19ª na categoria. Edwards garantiu a pole com o tempo de 1m14s799 (95.777 mph).
A.J.Allmendinger (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Martin Truex Jr (Toyota) abre a segunda fila, seguido por Kurt Busch (Chevrolet). Kyle Larson (Chevrolet) e Denny Hamlin (Toyota) formam a terceira fila.
Grid:
1. (19)Â Carl Edwards, Toyota, 95.777 mph.
2. (47)Â AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 95.676 mph.
3. (78)Â Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 95.672 mph.
4. (41)Â Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 95.654 mph.
5. (42)Â Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 95.362 mph.
6. (11)Â Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 95.308 mph.
7. (22)Â Joey Logano, Ford, 95.276 mph.
8. (18)Â Kyle Busch, Toyota, 95.233 mph.
9. (27)Â Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 95.134 mph.
10. (14)Â Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 95.041 mph.
11. (10)Â Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 95.035 mph.
12. (2)Â Brad Keselowski, Ford, 94.967 mph.
13. (88)Â Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 95.329 mph.
14. (13)Â Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 95.217 mph.
15. (48)Â Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 95.027 mph.
16. (24)Â Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 94.954 mph.
17. (31)Â Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 94.906 mph.
18. (15)Â Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 94.897 mph.
19. (5)Â Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 94.886 mph.
20. (95)Â Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 94.817 mph.
21. (1)Â Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 94.712 mph.
22. (44)Â Brian Scott #, Ford, 94.704 mph.
23. (20)Â Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 94.521 mph.
24. (3)Â Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 94.501 mph.
25. (4)Â Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 94.445 mph.
26. (21)Â Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 94.436 mph.
27. (17)Â Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 94.422 mph.
28. (6)Â Trevor Bayne, Ford, 94.401 mph.
29. (43)Â Aric Almirola, Ford, 94.360 mph.
30. (23)Â David Ragan, Toyota, 94.356 mph.
31. (7)Â Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 94.271 mph.
32. (16)Â Greg Biffle, Ford, 94.207 mph.
33. (83)Â Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 94.154 mph.
34. (32)Â Patrick Carpentier, Ford, 93.858 mph.
35. (98)Â Cole Whitt, Toyota, 93.668 mph.
36. (34)Â Chris Buescher, Ford, 93.657 mph.
37. (38)Â Landon Cassill, Ford, 93.257 mph.
38. (93)Â Dylan Lupton(i), Toyota, 93.082 mph.
39. (30)Â Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 93.027 mph.
40. (46)Â Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 91.997 mph.
Não classificado:
41. (55)Â Cody Ware(i), Chevrolet, 91.676 mph.