NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Carl Edwards marca a pole no Texas

Carl Edwards (Ford) marcou nesta sexta-feira (1/11), a pole-position para a AAA Texas 500, no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e 8ª do Chase. Foi a segunda pole do piloto da Roush Fenway Racing no ano, e 13ª na categoria. Edwards fez o tempo de 27s535 (196.114 mph).

Atual campeão, Brad Keselowski (Ford) completa a primeira fila. LÁ­der do Chase, empatado com Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) alinha em terceiro, seguido por Paul Menard (Chevrolet). O pentacampeão chegou a bater no muro, durante a classificação.

Kyle Busch (Toyota) divide a terceira fila com Kenseth, seu parceiro na Joe Gibbs Racing.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet), Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet), Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) e Marcos Ambrose (Ford) completam os dez primeiros. Edwards, Johnson, Busch, Kenseth, Earnhardt e Gordon disputam o Chase.

Entre os demais participantes do Chase, Kasey Kahne (Chevrolet) alinha na 11ª posição, seguido por Joey Logano (Ford) e Ryan Newman (Chevrolet). Greg Biffle (Ford) é o 18º, seguido por Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet). Clint Bowyer (Toyota) larga em 26º e Kurt Busch (Chevrolet) em 31º.

Grid:

1. #99 Carl Edwards Ford 27.535s (Pole) 196.114mph
2. #2 Brad Keselowski Ford 27.537s (+ 0.002s) 196.100mph
3. #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.559s (+ 0.024s) 195.943mph
4. #27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 27.574s (+ 0.039s) 195.837mph
5. #18 Kyle Busch Toyota 27.582s (+ 0.047s) 195.780mph
6. #20 Matt Kenseth Toyota 27.619s (+ 0.084s) 195.518mph
7. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.648s (+ 0.113s) 195.312mph
8. #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.668s (+ 0.133s) 195.171mph
9. #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 27.674s (+ 0.139s) 195.129mph
10. #9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 27.688s (+ 0.153s) 195.030mph
11. #5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 27.740s (+ 0.205s) 194.665mph
12. #22 Joey Logano Ford 27.761s (+ 0.226s) 194.517mph
13. #39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27.780s (+ 0.245s) 194.384mph
14. #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 27.781s (+ 0.246s) 194.377mph
15. #56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 27.812s (+ 0.277s) 194.161mph
16. #42 Juan Pablo Montoya Chevrolet 27.863s (+ 0.328s) 193.805mph
17. #43 Aric Almirola Ford 27.884s (+ 0.349s) 193.659mph
18. #16 Greg Biffle Ford 27.890s (+ 0.355s) 193.618mph
19. #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.892s (+ 0.357s) 193.604mph
20. #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 27.921s (+ 0.386s) 193.403mph
21. #33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27.931s (+ 0.396s) 193.334mph
22. #47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 27.961s (+ 0.426s) 193.126mph
23. #30 Parker Kligerman Toyota 27.973s (+ 0.438s) 193.043mph
24. #1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27.989s (+ 0.454s) 192.933mph
25. #55 Elliott Sadler Toyota 27.993s (+ 0.458s) 192.905mph
26. #15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 28.008s (+ 0.473s) 192.802mph
27. #13 Casey Mears Ford 28.030s (+ 0.495s) 192.651mph
28. #38 David Gilliland Ford 28.118s (+ 0.583s) 192.048mph
29. #34 David Ragan Ford 28.141s (+ 0.606s) 191.891mph
30. #10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 28.150s (+ 0.615s) 191.829mph
31. #78 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 28.210s (+ 0.675s) 191.421mph
32. #21 Trevor Bayne Ford 28.221s (+ 0.686s) 191.347mph
33. #14 Mark Martin Chevrolet 28.342s (+ 0.807s) 190.530mph
34. #35 Josh Wise Ford 28.439s (+ 0.904s) 189.880mph
35. #98 Michael McDowell Ford 28.523s (+ 0.988s) 189.321mph
36. #51 Kyle Larson Chevrolet 28.536s (+ 1.001s) 189.235mph
37. #40 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 28.638s (+ 1.103s) 188.561mph
38. #93 Travis Kvapil Toyota 28.671s (+ 1.136s) 188.344mph
39. #83 David Reutimann Toyota 28.680s (+ 1.145s) 188.285mph
40. #32 Timmy Hill Ford 28.719s (+ 1.184s) 188.029mph
41. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 28.839s (+ 1.304s) 187.246mph
42. #7 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 28.992s (+ 1.457s) 186.258mph
43. #36 JJ Yeley Chevrolet 36.845s (+ 9.310s) 146.560mph