Kasey Kahne (Ford) marcou nesta sexta-feira (13/08), a pole-position para a CARFAX 400, no Michigan International Speedway, 23ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a segunda pole do piloto da Petty Motorsports Racing no ano e 18ª na categoria. Kahne, que nesta semana foi anunciado como piloto da Red Bull para 2011, fez o tempo de 38s465 (187.183 mph).
Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) foi 0s020 mais lento do que Kahne e alinha em 2º. Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) e Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) formam a segunda fila. Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet) sai em 5º, seguido por Greg Biffle (Ford).
LÁder do campeonato, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) larga na 8ª posição. Martin Truex Jr. é o melhor da Toyota em 9º. O melhor da Dodge, Kurt Busch, sai em 13º.
Grid:
1. Kasey Kahne Ford 38.465 Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 38.485 Â Â Â
3. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 38.590 Â Â Â
4. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 38.591
5. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 38.614 Â Â Â
6. Greg Biffle Ford 38.637 Â Â Â
7. Matt Kenseth Ford 38.654 Â Â Â
8. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 38.673 Â Â Â
9. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 38.675   Â
10. Paul Menard Ford 38.728 Â Â Â
11. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 38.766 Â Â Â
12. Mark Martin Chevrolet 38.769 Â Â Â
13. Kurt Busch Dodge 38.794 Â Â Â
14. David Reutimann Toyota 38.794   Â
15. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 38.821
16. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 38.831 Â Â Â
17. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 38.849   Â
18. Kyle Busch Toyota 38.858 Â Â Â
19. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 38.861 Â Â Â
20. Regan Smith Chevrolet 38.904 Â Â Â
21. Max Papis Toyota 38.929 Â Â Â
22. Joe Nemechek Toyota 38.945 Â Â Â
23. Elliott Sadler Ford 38.947 Â Â Â
24. Carl Edwards Ford 38.966 Â Â Â
25. Patrick Carpentier Ford 38.976 Â Â Â
26. Brad Keselowski Dodge 38.996 Â Â Â
27. Joey Logano Toyota 39.000 Â Â Â
28. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 39.007 Â Â Â
29. David Ragan Ford 39.017 Â Â Â
30. Bill Elliott Ford 39.039
31. Scott Speed Toyota 39.042 Â Â Â
32. Travis Kvapil Ford 39.058 Â Â Â
33. Denny Hamlin Toyota 39.155 Â Â Â
34. Reed Sorenson Toyota 39.158 Â Â Â
35. Robby Gordon Toyota 39.185
36. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 39.250 Â Â Â
37. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 39.261
38. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 39.272 Â Â Â
39. Tony Raines Ford 39.395
40. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 39.462 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
41. P.J. Jones Toyota 39.877 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. David Gilliland Ford 40.045 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Michael McDowell Toyota 39.289 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Não classificados:
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Mike Bliss Toyota 39.315 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
J.J. Yeley Dodge 39.336 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Scott Riggs Toyota 39.788 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Casey Mears Chevrolet 39.987 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â