Ambrose wins pole in Michigan
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| Marcos Ambrose |
He won't be on the same tires come race day, but Marcos Ambrose used his last run on Goodyear's initial set to clinch the pole in his Ford for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400.
Ambrose turned a lap at over 203 mph to win the pole, a new track record for stock cars at the 2-mile oval in the Irish Hills of Michigan.
Kevin Harvick will start second in a Chevy and Greg Biffle third. Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman rounded out the top-5.
More to follow…….
Results
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 9 | Marc Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 203.241 | 35.426 | Leader |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 202.037 | 35.637 | -0.211 |
| 3 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Rite Aid / Nexcare | 201.816 | 35.676 | -0.250 |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 201.720 | 35.693 | -0.267 |
| 5 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 201.472 | 35.737 | -0.311 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 201.461 | 35.739 | -0.313 |
| 7 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 201.444 | 35.742 | -0.316 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 201.370 | 35.755 | -0.329 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 201.247 | 35.777 | -0.351 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 201.179 | 35.789 | -0.363 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 200.882 | 35.842 | -0.416 |
| 12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 200.725 | 35.870 | -0.444 |
| 13 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 200.686 | 35.877 | -0.451 |
| 14 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 200.591 | 35.894 | -0.468 |
| 15 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Medallion Financial | 200.390 | 35.930 | -0.504 |
| 16 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 200.384 | 35.931 | -0.505 |
| 17 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mtn. Dew / The Dark Knight Rises / National Guard | 200.317 | 35.943 | -0.517 |
| 18 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Duracell | 200.133 | 35.976 | -0.550 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 200.111 | 35.980 | -0.554 |
| 20 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 199.945 | 36.010 | -0.584 |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 199.612 | 36.070 | -0.644 |
| 22 | 33 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | American Ethanol | 199.540 | 36.083 | -0.657 |
| 23 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 199.474 | 36.095 | -0.669 |
| 24 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | Valvoline NextGen | 198.555 | 36.262 | -0.836 |
| 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 198.473 | 36.277 | -0.851 |
| 26 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 198.238 | 36.320 | -0.894 |
| 27 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Presbyterian Healthcare System | 198.118 | 36.342 | -0.916 |
| 28 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 197.922 | 36.378 | -0.952 |
| 29 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 197.781 | 36.404 | -0.978 |
| 30 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 197.699 | 36.419 | -0.993 |
| 31 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Charter | 197.395 | 36.475 | -1.049 |
| 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 197.087 | 36.532 | -1.106 |
| 33 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 197.055 | 36.538 | -1.112 |
| 34 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Snickers | 197.028 | 36.543 | -1.117 |
| 35 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Long John Silver's | 196.829 | 36.580 | -1.154 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 196.818 | 36.582 | -1.156 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 196.770 | 36.591 | -1.165 |
| 38 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 196.673 | 36.609 | -1.183 |
| 39 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | 195.117 | 36.901 | -1.475 |
| 40 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 194.295 | 37.057 | -1.631 |
| 41 | 74 | Stacy Compton | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 193.606 | 37.189 | -1.763 |
| 42 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 193.107 | 37.285 | -1.859 |
| 43 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 190.638 | 37.768 | -2.342 |
| 44 | 10 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 188.216 | 38.254 | -2.828 |
| 45 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | – | – | – |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie