Após vencer as 500 Milhas de Daytona, Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet) manteve a boa fase, conquistando na sexta-feira (19/02), a pole-position para a Auto Club 500 no Auto Club Speedway, em Fontana, 2ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a sua quarta pole na categoria, e primeira no ACS. Murray fez o tempo de 39s185, média de 183, 744 mp/h.
“Simplesmente mal posso acreditar em tudo isso. É fantástico”, comentou McMurray.
Juan Pablo Montoya, parceiro de McMurray na Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, completa a primeira fila. Foi a primeira vez que a equipe conquistou a primeira fila em uma etapa da Sprint Cup.
Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) sai em 3º, seguido por Kasey Kahne (Ford). Dave Blaney (Toyota) e Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) completam os seis primeiros. O tetracampeão, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet), é o 7º, ao lado do x-astro da Indy, Sam Hornish Jr (Dodge). Kyle Busch (Toyota) e Mark Martin (Chevrolet) dividem a quinta fila.
Grid:
1. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 39.185 183.744 mp/h        Â
2. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 39.242 Â Â Â
3. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 39.317 Â Â Â
4. Kasey Kahne Ford 39.363 Â Â Â
5. Dave Blaney Toyota 39.364 Â Â Â
6. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 39.366 Â Â Â
7. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 39.368 Â Â Â
8. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 39.385 Â Â Â Â
9. Kyle Busch Toyota 39.390 Â Â Â
10. Mark Martin Chevrolet 39.400 Â Â Â
11. David Reutimann Toyota     39.431    Â
12. Kurt Busch Dodge 39.497 Â Â Â Â
13. Scott Speed Toyota 39.518 Â Â Â
14. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 39.542 Â Â Â
15. David Ragan Ford 39.566 Â Â Â
16. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 39.586 Â Â Â
17. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 39.615 Â Â Â
18. Ryan Newman     Chevrolet 39.620   Â
19. Joey Logano Toyota 39.632 Â Â Â
20. Matt Kenseth Ford 39.669 Â Â Â
21. Brad Keselowski Dodge    39.706   Â
22. Regan Smith Chevrolet 39.708 Â Â Â
23. Brian Vickers Toyota 39.710 Â Â Â
24. Aric Almirola Chevrolet 39.710 Â Â Â
25. Denny Hamlin Toyota 39.713 Â Â Â
26. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 39.729 Â Â Â
27. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 39.755 Â Â Â Â
28. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 39.767 Â Â Â
29. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 39.770 Â Â Â
30. Michael McDowell Toyota 39.802 Â Â Â Â
31. Carl Edwards Ford 39.830 Â Â Â
32. Joe NemechekToyota 39.833 Â Â Â Â
33. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 39.870 Â Â Â
34. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 39.884 Â Â Â
35. Greg Biffle Ford 39.928 Â Â Â
36. Paul Menard Ford 39.982 Â Â Â
37. Elliott Sadler Ford 40.018 Â Â Â
38. Kevin Conway Ford 40.158 Â Â Â
39. Travis Kvapil Ford 40.229 Â Â Â
40. Robby Gordon    Toyota 40.839                    Â
41. David Gilliland Ford 40.861 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Boris Said Ford sem tempo                    Â
42. Max Papis Toyota 39.889 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Não classificados:
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Casey Mears Chevrolet 40.019 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 40.237 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Terry Cook Dodge 40.435Â
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