Matt Kenseth (Toyota) marcou nesta sexta-feira (31/10), a pole-position para a AAA Texas 300, no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e oitava do Chase. Foi a segunda pole de Kenseth no ano, e 13ª na categoria. Na parte decisiva do treino, Kenseth fez o tempo de 27s095 (199.299 mph).
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) abre a segunda fila, seguido por Kurt Busch (Chevrolet). Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) divide a terceira fila com Tony Stewart (Chevrolet). Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) forma a quarta fila com Martin Truex Jr. (Chevrolet).
Kyle Busch (Toyota) e Joey Logano (Ford) formam a quinta fila. Carl Edwards (Ford) e Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet) fecham os doze que disputaram a parte final do treino. Destes, Kenseth, Gordon, Harvick, Newman, Logano e Edwards ainda permanecem na disputa pelo titulo. Denny Hamlin (Toyota) alinha na 20ª posição e Brad Keselowski (Ford) na 26ª, também estão na disputa pelo titulo.
Grid:
1. Matt Kenseth Toyota 27.095s (Pole 199.299mph
2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.096s (+ 0.001s) 199.291mph
3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.138s (+ 0.043s) 198.983mph
4. Kurt Busch Chevrolet 27.148s (+ 0.053s) 198.910mph
5. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.158s (+ 0.063s) 198.836mph
6. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.203s (+ 0.108s) 198.508mph
7. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27.204s (+ 0.109s) 198.500mph
8. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 27.218s (+ 0.123s) 198.398mph
9. Kyle Busch Toyota 27.227s (+ 0.132s) 198.333mph
10. Joey Logano Ford 27.263s (+ 0.168s) 198.071mph
11. Carl Edwards Ford 27.267s (+ 0.172s) 198.042mph
12. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.308s (+ 0.213s) 197.744mph
13. Brian Vickers Toyota 27.184s (+ 0.199s) 198.646mph
14. Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 27.186s (+ 0.201s) 198.632mph
15. Paul Menard Chevrolet 27.202s (+ 0.217s) 198.515mph
16. Marcos Ambrose Ford 27.205s (+ 0.220s) 198.493mph
17. Kyle Larson Chevrolet 27.224s (+ 0.239s) 198.354mph
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 27.230s (+ 0.245s) 198.311mph
19. Greg Biffle Ford 27.255s (+ 0.270s) 198.129mph
20. Denny Hamlin Toyota 27.304s (+ 0.319s) 197.773mph
21. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27.307s (+ 0.322s) 197.751mph
22. Aric Almirola Ford 27.345s (+ 0.360s) 197.477mph
23. AJ Allmendinger Chevrolet 27.399s (+ 0.414s) 197.087mph
24. Clint Bowyer Toyota 27.452s (+ 0.467s) 196.707mph
25. Trevor Bayne Ford 27.332s (+ 0.296s) 197.571mph
26. Brad Keselowski Ford 27.386s (+ 0.350s) 197.181mph
27. Danica Patrick Chevrolet 27.436s (+ 0.400s) 196.822mph
28. Michael McDowell Ford 27.455s (+ 0.419s) 196.685mph
29. Austin Dillon Chevrolet 27.462s (+ 0.426s) 196.635mph
30. Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 27.497s (+ 0.461s) 196.385mph
31. David Gilliland Ford 27.500s (+ 0.464s) 196.364mph
32. Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 27.553s (+ 0.517s) 195.986mph
33. Michael Annett Chevrolet 27.586s (+ 0.550s) 195.751mph
34. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 27.587s (+ 0.551s) 195.744mph
35. Alex Bowman Toyota 27.599s (+ 0.563s) 195.659mph
36. Josh Wise Chevrolet 27.621s (+ 0.585s) 195.503mph
37. David Ragan Chevrolet 27.629s (+ 0.593s) 195.447mph
38. Casey Mears Chevrolet 27.637s (+ 0.601s) 195.390mph
39. JJ Yeley Toyota 27.821s (+ 0.785s) 194.098mph
40. Cole Whitt Toyota 27.998s (+ 0.962s) 192.871mph
41. Brett Moffitt Toyota 28.013s (+ 0.977s) 192.768mph
42. Timmy Hill Chevrolet 28.114s (+ 1.078s) 192.075mph
43. Joey Gase Ford 28.476s (+ 1.440s) 189.633mph