NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Jeff Gordon marca a pole em Watkins Glen

Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) marcou neste sábado (09/08), a pole-position para a Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, no Watkins Glen International, 22ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Na segunda parte do treino no circuito misto, o piloto da Hendrick Motorsport garantiu a pole com o tempo de 68s126 (129.466 mph).

Pole-position em 2013, Marcos Ambrose (Ford) completa a primeira fila. Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) e Kevin Harvick (Toyota) dividem a segunda fila. Kurt Busch (Chevrolet) e A.J.Allmendinger (Ford) formam a terceira fila.

por Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet) alinha em sétimo, seguido por Matt Kenseth (Toyota).  Brad Keselowski (Ford) e Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) formam a quinta fila. Joey Logano (Ford) e Brian Vickers (Toyota) fecham os doze que disputaram a parte decisiva do treino.

Fazendo a sua estreia na Sprint Cup, o brasileiro Nelsinho Piquet (Ford) alinha na 32ª posição. Piquet é o segundo brasileiro a disputar a principal divisão da NASCAR (Christian Fittipaldi fez 16 provas entre 2002 e 2003).

Grid:

1. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 68.126s (Pole) 129.466mph
2. Marcos Ambrose Ford 68.299s (+ 0.173s) 129.138mph
3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 68.389s (+ 0.263s) 128.968mph
4. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 68.447s (+ 0.321s) 128.859mph
5. Kurt Busch Chevrolet 68.470s (+ 0.344s) 128.816mph
6. AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 68.531s (+ 0.405s) 128.701mph
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 68.806s (+ 0.680s) 128.186mph
8. Matt Kenseth Toyota 68.810s (+ 0.684s) 128.179mph
9. Brad Keselowski Ford 68.878s (+ 0.752s) 128.052mph
10. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 68.978s (+ 0.852s) 127.867mph
11. Joey Logano Ford 69.035s (+ 0.909s) 127.761mph
12. Brian Vickers Toyota 69.171s (+ 1.045s) 127.510mph
13. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 68.796s (+ 0.683s) 128.205mph
14. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 68.836s (+ 0.723s) 128.131mph
15. Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 68.892s (+ 0.779s) 128.026mph
16. Carl Edwards Ford 68.993s (+ 0.880s) 127.839mph
17. Denny Hamlin Toyota 69.024s (+ 0.911s) 127.782mph
18. Cole Whitt Toyota 69.060s (+ 0.947s) 127.715mph
19. Kyle Busch Toyota 69.136s (+ 1.023s) 127.575mph
20. Paul Menard Chevrolet 69.137s (+ 1.024s) 127.573mph
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 69.143s (+ 1.030s) 127.562mph
22. Casey Mears Chevrolet 69.273s (+ 1.160s) 127.322mph
23. Kyle Larson Chevrolet 69.280s (+ 1.167s) 127.309mph
24. Clint Bowyer Toyota 69.297s (+ 1.184s) 127.278mph
25. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 69.315s (+ 1.202s) 127.245mph
26. David Ragan Ford 69.316s (+ 1.203s) 127.243mph
27. Aric Almirola Ford 69.341s (+ 1.228s) 127.197mph
28. Greg Biffle Ford 69.344s (+ 1.231s) 127.192mph
29. Michael McDowell Ford 69.352s (+ 1.239s) 127.177mph
30. Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 69.442s (+ 1.329s) 127.012mph
31. Austin Dillon Chevrolet 69.548s (+ 1.435s) 126.819mph
32. Nelson Piquet Jr. Ford 69.605s (+ 1.492s) 126.715mph
33. David Gilliland Ford 69.611s (+ 1.498s) 126.704mph
34. Boris Said Ford 69.684s (+ 1.571s) 126.571mph
35. Ryan Truex Toyota 69.719s (+ 1.606s) 126.508mph
36. Alex Bowman Toyota 70.098s (+ 1.985s) 125.824mph
37. Josh Wise Chevrolet 70.242s (+ 2.129s) 125.566mph
38. Alex Kennedy Chevrolet 70.410s (+ 2.297s) 125.266mph
39. Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 70.491s (+ 2.378s) 125.122mph
40. Joe Nemechek Toyota 70.503s (+ 2.390s) 125.101mph
41. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 70.568s (+ 2.455s) 124.986mph
42. Michael Annett Chevrolet 70.571s (+ 2.458s) 124.981mph
43. Danica Patrick Chevrolet 70.585s (+ 2.472s) 124.956mph