Kasey Kahne (Ford) marcou nesta sexta-feira (01/10), a pole-position para a Price Chopper 400, no Kansas Speedway, 29ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e 3ª do Chase. Foi a 3ª pole de Kahne no ano e 19ª na categoria. O piloto da Richard Petty Motorsports fez o tempo de 30s920 (174.644 mph).
Seu parceiro na RPM, Paul Menard, completa a primeira fila. Ambos não disputam o Chase. Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) em 3º, é o primeiros dos postulantes ao tÁtulo. Fora da disputa Joey Logano (Toyota) sai em 4º. Greg Biffle (Ford) e Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) fecham os seis primeiros.
Entre os demais participantes do Chase Matt Kenseth (Ford) é o 8º; Kurt Busch (Dodge) 9º; o lÁder do Chase Denny Hamlin (Toyota) 12º; Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) 14º; Kyle Busch (Toyota) 19º; Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) 21º; Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) 23º; Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) 24º; Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) 27º e Carl Edwards (Ford) 31º.
Grid:
1. Kasey Kahne Ford 30.920 Â Â Â Â
2. Paul Menard Ford 30.951 Â Â Â
3. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 30.958 Â Â Â
4. Joey Logano Toyota 30.979 Â Â Â
5. Greg Biffle Ford    30.989   Â
6. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 31.008 Â Â Â
7. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 31.043 Â Â Â
8. Matt Kenseth Ford 31.052 Â Â Â
9. Kurt Busch Dodge 31.057 Â Â Â
10. David Ragan Ford 31.076 Â Â Â
11. Bill Elliott Ford    31.079   Â
12. Denny Hamlin Toyota 31.088 Â Â Â
13. Regan Smith Chevrolet 31.102 Â Â Â
14. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 31.139 Â Â Â
15. Elliott Sadler Ford 31.146 Â Â Â
16. David Reutimann Toyota    31.151
17. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 31.156 Â Â Â
18. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 31.173 Â Â Â
19. Kyle Busch Toyota 31.182 Â Â Â
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 31.200
21. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 31.207
22. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 31.208 Â Â Â
23. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 31.210 Â Â Â
24. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31.221 Â Â Â
25. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 31.226 Â Â Â
26. Brad Keselowski Dodge 31.235 Â Â Â
27. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 31.252 Â Â Â
28. Mark Martin Chevrolet 31.267
29. Michael McDowell Dodge 31.284
30. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 31.294 Â Â Â
31. Carl Edwards Ford 31.299 Â Â Â
32. Marcos Ambrose Toyota   Â
33. Scott Speed Toyota 31.387 Â Â Â
34. Reed Sorenson Toyota 31.391 Â Â Â
35. Landon Cassill Toyota 31.398   Â
36. Patrick Carpentier Ford 31.444
37. Casey Mears Toyota 31.446 Â Â Â
38. David Gilliland Ford 31.485 Â Â Â
39. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 31.506 Â Â Â
40. Travis Kvapil Ford 31.631
41. Kevin Conway Toyota 31.707 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Tony Raines Chevrolet 31.870 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Dave Blaney Ford 31.530 Â Â Â
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Joe Nemechek Toyota 31.532 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mike Bliss Toyota 31.661 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Jason Leffler Toyota 31.865 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â