Kyle Busch (Toyota) marcou nesta sexta-feira (30/04), a pole-position para a Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400, no Richmond International Raceway, 10ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a sexta pole de Busch na categoria. Com o tempo de 21s247 (127.077 mph) Busch sai na pole pela primeira vez em Richmond.
David Reutimann (Toyota) completa a primeira fila. O lÁder do campeonato, e atual tetracampeão, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) sai em 3º, seguido pelo parceiro de equipe Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet). Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) e Brad Keselowski (Dodge) fecham os seis primeiros.
Busch sai na pole também para a prova da NASCAR Nationwide Series, que acontece nesta noite. A prova da Sprint Cup acontece na noite de sábado (01/05).
A prova da Sprint Cup acontece na noite de sábado (01/05).
Grid:
1. Kyle Busch Toyota 21.247 Â Â Â Â
2. David Reutimann Toyota 21.324 Â Â Â
3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 21.350 Â Â Â
4. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 21.365 Â Â Â
5. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 21.387 Â Â Â
6. Brad Keselowski Dodge 21.388 Â Â Â
7. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 21.406 Â Â Â
8. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 21.408 Â Â Â
9. Brian Vickers Toyota 21.410 Â Â Â
10. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 21.426 Â Â Â
11. Joe Nemechek Toyota 21.450 Â Â Â
12. Scott Speed Toyota 21.451 Â Â Â
13. Casey Mears Chevrolet 21.455 Â Â Â
14. Mark Martin Chevrolet 21.456 Â Â Â
15. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 21.464 Â Â Â
16. Kurt Busch Dodge 21.468 Â Â Â
17. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 21.475 Â Â Â
18. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 21.480 Â Â Â
19. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 21.487 Â Â Â
20. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 21.490 Â Â Â
21. Matt Kenseth Ford 21.504 Â Â Â
22. Kasey Kahne Ford 21.523 Â Â Â
23. Joey Logano Toyota 21.533 Â Â Â
24. Elliott Sadler Ford 21.539 Â Â Â
25. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 21.542 Â Â Â
26. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 21.548 Â Â Â
27. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 21.552 Â Â Â
28. Carl Edwards Ford 21.559 Â Â Â
29. Regan Smith Chevrolet 21.565 Â Â Â
30. Denny Hamlin Toyota 21.580 Â Â Â
31. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 21.584 Â Â Â
32. Paul Menard Ford 21.591 Â Â Â
33. Greg Biffle Ford 21.607
34. Reed Sorenson Toyota 21.635 Â Â Â
35. David Ragan Ford 21.655 Â Â Â
36. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 21.663 Â Â Â
37. Robby Gordon Toyota 21.669 Â Â Â
38. Travis Kvapil Ford 21.734 Â Â Â
39. David Stremme Ford 21.735 Â Â Â
40. David Gilliland Ford 21.748 Â Â Â
41. Terry CookDodge 21.757 Â Â Â
42. Kevin Conway Ford 22.221 Â Â Â
43. Tony Raines Toyota 21.787 Â Â Â
Não classificados:
Michael McDowell Toyota 21.803 Â Â Â
Max Papis Toyota    21.830   Â
Dave Blaney Toyota 21.847 Â Â Â Â