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09-13-2014, 12:59 AM
Persistent cold rains at Chicagoland Speedway forced the cancellation of NASCAR Sprint Cup qualifying Friday afternoon.
Because of the rainout, the field for Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 Sprint Cup race -- the first event in the 10-race, season-ending Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup -- will be set per the NASCAR rule book.
That means the polesitter will by Kyle Busch, who was fastest in the day's lone 90-minute practice round, running 191.442 miles per hour in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
The pole comes at the perfect time for Busch: In the past six races, the JGR driver has a best finish of 14th and four finishes of 36th or worse. That said, Busch was cautious about the speed in his car.
"It's a good representation for where we feel like we want to be and where we should be," said Busch. "But again, it's early. It's first practice and not everybody at the end of that first practice was in qualifying trim making qualifying runs. A couple guys did early on and whether the track picked up later or everybody just got better later in practice, speeds surely got quicker."
On Sunday, Busch will be flanked on the outside of Row 1 by Ryan Newman. The veteran qualified at 191.042 mph in his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Starting on Row 2 will be a pair of Roush Fenway Racing Fords, with Carl Edwards qualifying third with a lap of 191.022 mph. Edwards' best lap was just 0.003 seconds faster than his teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Row 3 will be the Toyotas of Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer, followed on Row 4 by the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Paul Menard and Kyle Larson completed the top 10.
Among other drivers of note, Kevin Harvick qualified 12th, one position ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Danica Patrick will start 18th, Tony Stewart 22nd, Brad Keselowski 25th and Joey Logano 28th.
The cold temperatures helped speeds, as the top 22 cars all ran faster than the track qualifying record of 189.414 mph, set by Joey Logano.
MyAFibStory.com 400
Qualifying
Pos Driver Car # Make Qual. Speed
1 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota Exemption
2 Ryan Newman 31 Chevrolet Exemption
3 Carl Edwards 99 Ford Exemption
4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17 Ford Exemption
5 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota Exemption
6 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota Exemption
7 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet Exemption
8 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet Exemption
9 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet Exemption
10 Kyle Larson 42 Chevrolet Exemption
11 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet Exemption
12 Kevin Harvick 4 Chevrolet Exemption
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 Chevrolet Exemption
14 Kurt Busch 41 Chevrolet Exemption
15 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet Exemption
16 Brian Vickers 55 Toyota Exemption
17 AJ Allmendinger 47 Chevrolet Exemption
18 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet Exemption
19 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet Exemption
20 Greg Biffle 16 Ford Exemption
21 Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford Exemption
22 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet Exemption
23 Aric Almirola 43 Ford Exemption
24 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota Exemption
25 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford Exemption
26 Justin Allgaier 51 Chevrolet Exemption
27 Martin Truex Jr. 78 Chevrolet Exemption
28 Joey Logano 22 Ford Exemption
29 Casey Mears 13 Chevrolet Exemption
30 David Gilliland 38 Ford Exemption
31 Ryan Truex 83 Toyota Exemption
32 Michael McDowell 95 Ford Exemption
33 Cole Whitt 26 Toyota Exemption
34 Josh Wise 98 Chevrolet Exemption
35 Michael Annett 7 Chevrolet Exemption
36 Reed Sorenson 36 Chevrolet Exemption
37 Alex Bowman 23 Toyota Exemption
38 Landon Cassill 40 Chevrolet Exemption
39 David Ragan 34 Ford Exemption
40 Mike Bliss 37 Chevrolet Exemption
41 Joe Nemechek 66 Toyota Exemption
42 Travis Kvapil 33 Chevrolet Exemption
43 Joey Gase 32 Ford Exemption
Because of the rainout, the field for Sunday's MyAFibStory.com 400 Sprint Cup race -- the first event in the 10-race, season-ending Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup -- will be set per the NASCAR rule book.
That means the polesitter will by Kyle Busch, who was fastest in the day's lone 90-minute practice round, running 191.442 miles per hour in his No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
The pole comes at the perfect time for Busch: In the past six races, the JGR driver has a best finish of 14th and four finishes of 36th or worse. That said, Busch was cautious about the speed in his car.
"It's a good representation for where we feel like we want to be and where we should be," said Busch. "But again, it's early. It's first practice and not everybody at the end of that first practice was in qualifying trim making qualifying runs. A couple guys did early on and whether the track picked up later or everybody just got better later in practice, speeds surely got quicker."
On Sunday, Busch will be flanked on the outside of Row 1 by Ryan Newman. The veteran qualified at 191.042 mph in his No. 31 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
Starting on Row 2 will be a pair of Roush Fenway Racing Fords, with Carl Edwards qualifying third with a lap of 191.022 mph. Edwards' best lap was just 0.003 seconds faster than his teammate Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Row 3 will be the Toyotas of Matt Kenseth and Clint Bowyer, followed on Row 4 by the Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolets of Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon. Paul Menard and Kyle Larson completed the top 10.
Among other drivers of note, Kevin Harvick qualified 12th, one position ahead of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Danica Patrick will start 18th, Tony Stewart 22nd, Brad Keselowski 25th and Joey Logano 28th.
The cold temperatures helped speeds, as the top 22 cars all ran faster than the track qualifying record of 189.414 mph, set by Joey Logano.
MyAFibStory.com 400
Qualifying
Pos Driver Car # Make Qual. Speed
1 Kyle Busch 18 Toyota Exemption
2 Ryan Newman 31 Chevrolet Exemption
3 Carl Edwards 99 Ford Exemption
4 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 17 Ford Exemption
5 Matt Kenseth 20 Toyota Exemption
6 Clint Bowyer 15 Toyota Exemption
7 Jimmie Johnson 48 Chevrolet Exemption
8 Jeff Gordon 24 Chevrolet Exemption
9 Paul Menard 27 Chevrolet Exemption
10 Kyle Larson 42 Chevrolet Exemption
11 Jamie McMurray 1 Chevrolet Exemption
12 Kevin Harvick 4 Chevrolet Exemption
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 88 Chevrolet Exemption
14 Kurt Busch 41 Chevrolet Exemption
15 Austin Dillon 3 Chevrolet Exemption
16 Brian Vickers 55 Toyota Exemption
17 AJ Allmendinger 47 Chevrolet Exemption
18 Danica Patrick 10 Chevrolet Exemption
19 Kasey Kahne 5 Chevrolet Exemption
20 Greg Biffle 16 Ford Exemption
21 Marcos Ambrose 9 Ford Exemption
22 Tony Stewart 14 Chevrolet Exemption
23 Aric Almirola 43 Ford Exemption
24 Denny Hamlin 11 Toyota Exemption
25 Brad Keselowski 2 Ford Exemption
26 Justin Allgaier 51 Chevrolet Exemption
27 Martin Truex Jr. 78 Chevrolet Exemption
28 Joey Logano 22 Ford Exemption
29 Casey Mears 13 Chevrolet Exemption
30 David Gilliland 38 Ford Exemption
31 Ryan Truex 83 Toyota Exemption
32 Michael McDowell 95 Ford Exemption
33 Cole Whitt 26 Toyota Exemption
34 Josh Wise 98 Chevrolet Exemption
35 Michael Annett 7 Chevrolet Exemption
36 Reed Sorenson 36 Chevrolet Exemption
37 Alex Bowman 23 Toyota Exemption
38 Landon Cassill 40 Chevrolet Exemption
39 David Ragan 34 Ford Exemption
40 Mike Bliss 37 Chevrolet Exemption
41 Joe Nemechek 66 Toyota Exemption
42 Travis Kvapil 33 Chevrolet Exemption
43 Joey Gase 32 Ford Exemption