LÁder do campeonato, Mark Martin, de Chevrolet, conquistou nesta sexta (02/10), a pole-position para a Price Chopper 400, no Kansas Speedway, 29ª etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series, e 3ª dos Playoffs. Foi a sétima pole do piloto da Hendrick Motorsports no ano e 48ª na categoria. Martin fez o tempo de 30s724.
Parceiro de equipe de Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr., completa a primeira fila. Fazendo a sua segunda e última prova pela Hendrick Motorsports, Brad Keselowski, foi o melhor dos pilotos que tinham que se classificar pelo tempo, e alinha em 3º. Jamie McMurray, de Ford, é o 4º. Tony Stewart, de Chevrolet, e Kasey Kahne, de Dodge, completam os seis primeiros.
Vice-lÁder do campeonato, Jimmie Johnson, de Chevrolet, larga em 11º. Kurt Busch é o pior dos que disputam os Playoffs, saindo com seu Dodge na 39ª posição.
Grid:
1. Mark Martin Chevrolet 30.724 Â Â Â
2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.808 Â Â Â
3. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 30.821 Â Â Â
4. Jamie McMurray Ford 30.822 Â Â Â
5. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.850 Â Â Â
6. Kasey Kahne Dodge 30.860 Â Â Â
7. Joe Nemechek Toyota 30.895 Â Â Â
8. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 30.902 Â Â Â
9. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 30.908 Â Â Â
10. Scott Speed Toyota 30.918 Â Â Â
11. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 30.923 Â ÂÂ
12. Brian Vickers Toyota 30.926 Â ÂÂ
13. David Reutimann Toyota 30.932   Â
14. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 30.934   Â
15. A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 30.943
16. Bill Elliott Ford 30.996
17. Carl Edwards Ford 31.015 Â ÂÂ
18. Joey Logano Toyota 31.015 Â Â Â
19. Mike Bliss Dodge 31.060 Â Â Â
20. Paul Menard Ford 31.071 Â Â Â
21. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 31.076
22. Denny Hamlin Toyota 31.084 Â ÂÂ
23. Matt Kenseth Ford 31.120 Â Â Â
24. Dave Blaney Toyota 31.129 Â Â Â
25. David Ragan Ford 31.146 Â Â Â
26. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet
27. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 31.163 Â Â Â
28. Reed Sorenson Dodge 31.164 Â Â Â
29. Michael Waltrip Toyota 31.192
30. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 31.196  Â
31. Greg Biffle Ford 31.203 Â Â Â
32. David Stremme Dodge 31.214 Â Â Â
33. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 31.269 Â Â Â
34. Kyle Busch Toyota 31.310
35. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 31.318 Â Â Â
36. Casey Mears Chevrolet 31.368 Â Â Â
37. Robby Gordon Toyota 31.388 Â Â Â
38. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 31.408 Â Â Â
39. Kurt Busch Dodge 31.554 Â Â Â
40. John Andretti Chevrolet 31.640 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
41. Erik Darnell Ford 31.704 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Elliott Sadler Dodge 31.731 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Max Papis Toyota 31.281
Em negrito e itálico os participantes dos Playoffs
Não classificados:
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David Gilliland Toyota 31.324 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Michael McDowell Toyota 31.557 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Kevin Hamlin Dodge 31.732 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â