A cura di Fabio Valente –
Si sono concluse da poche ore le qualifiche valide per stabilire la griglia di partenza della Quaker State 400, prossimo e diciassettesimo appuntamento valido per la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series americana. A guadagnare l’ambita pole sul triovale del Kentucky è stato il figlio d’arte Dale Earnhardt Jr., capace di pilotare la propria Chevrolet numero #88 a più di 183.6 miglia orarie di media, stabilendo il nuovo record della pista. Ad avvicinarsi maggiormente all’esperto pilota americano vi sono stati nell’ordine gli altri veterani Johnson, Edwards e Kyle Busch. La gara prenderà il via domani verso l’una e mezza (ora italiana).
CLASSIFICA DELLE QUALIFICHE PER LA QUAKER STATE 400
| 1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chevrolet | National Guard Youth Foundation | 183.636 | 29.406 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | UPS | 183.306 | 29.459 | -0.053 |
| 3 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe’s Dover White | 183.144 | 29.485 | -0.079 |
| 4 | Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | Doublemint | 182.593 | 29.574 | -0.168 |
| 5 | Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | Mac Tools | 182.587 | 29.575 | -0.169 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | FedEx Office | 182.340 | 29.615 | -0.209 |
| 7 | Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 182.254 | 29.629 | -0.223 |
| 8 | Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Miller Lite | 182.192 | 29.639 | -0.233 |
| 9 | Brian Vickers | 55 | Toyota | Aaron’s / University of Louisville National Championship | 181.922 | 29.683 | -0.277 |
| 10 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | Target | 181.720 | 29.716 | -0.310 |
| 11 | Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Shell-Pennzoil | 181.708 | 29.718 | -0.312 |
| 12 | Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Drive To End Hunger | 181.653 | 29.727 | -0.321 |
| 13 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 17 | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 181.391 | 29.770 | -0.364 |
| 14 | Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | Utility Trailers | 181.360 | 29.775 | -0.369 |
| 15 | Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 30th Camry Anniversary | 181.159 | 29.808 | -0.402 |
| 16 | Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | Dollar General | 181.111 | 29.816 | -0.410 |
| 17 | AJ Allmendinger | 47 | Toyota | Scott Products | 180.892 | 29.852 | -0.446 |
| 18 | Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | Eckrich | 180.868 | 29.856 | -0.450 |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 180.832 | 29.862 | -0.456 |
| 20 | Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 3M National Fallen Firefighters Foundation | 180.765 | 29.873 | -0.467 |
| 21 | Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | Quaker State | 180.638 | 29.894 | -0.488 |
| 22 | Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180.578 | 29.904 | -0.498 |
| 23 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | Hellmann’s | 180.445 | 29.926 | -0.520 |
| 24 | Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | Menards / Sylvania | 179.970 | 30.005 | -0.599 |
| 25 | Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops | 179.964 | 30.006 | -0.600 |
| 26 | Austin Dillon | 51 | Chevrolet | Alsco | 179.802 | 30.033 | -0.627 |
| 27 | Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing-Sealy | 179.390 | 30.102 | -0.696 |
| 28 | David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | Lean 1 | 179.075 | 30.155 | -0.749 |
| 29 | Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 178.944 | 30.177 | -0.771 |
| 30 | Landon Cassill | 33 | Chevrolet | Little Joe’s Autos | 178.265 | 30.292 | -0.886 |
| 31 | Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 178.235 | 30.297 | -0.891 |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | Sany | 177.983 | 30.340 | -0.934 |
| 33 | Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 177.713 | 30.386 | -0.980 |
| 34 | David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 177.486 | 30.425 | -1.019 |
| 35 | J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | United Mining Equipment | 176.638 | 30.571 | -1.165 |
| 36 | David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | 176.488 | 30.597 | -1.191 |
| 37 | Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | MDS Transport | 176.384 | 30.615 | -1.209 |
| 38 | David Ragan | 34 | Ford | Taco Bell | 176.344 | 30.622 | -1.216 |
| 39 | Mike Bliss | 19 | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 175.816 | 30.714 | -1.308 |
| 40 | Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | 175.707 | 30.733 | -1.327 |
| 41 | Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | TBA | 175.234 | 30.816 | -1.410 |
| 42 | Ken Schrader | 32 | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 172.988 | 31.216 | -1.810 |
| 43 | Scott Riggs | 44 | Ford | No Label | 175.143 | 30.832 | -1.426 |
Fabio Valente (twitter: @FabioBassoon)
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