Keselowski wins Nationwide pole in new car
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| Brad Keselowski |
Brad Keselowski has this new car figured out.
Keselowski claimed the pole Saturday for the Carfax 250 at Michigan International Speedway, the second pole for Keselowski in the two races with the new Nationwide Series car. Keselowski, a Michigan native, earned his fifth pole of the season.
Ryan Truex will start second in only his second career Nationwide start.
Colin Braun, Jason Leffler and Ryan Newman round out the top five.
NASCAR's biggest star, and the driver who gets the most media attention, Danica Patrick, will start 33rd despite having one of the best cars in the field. The only NASCAR driver that gets more media attention is fellow backmarker Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Results
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CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 22 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Discount Tire | 179.556 | 40.099 | Leader |
| 2 | 100 | Ryan Truex | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 178.625 | 40.308 | -0.209 |
| 3 | 16 | Colin Braun* | Ford | Con-way Freight | 178.244 | 40.394 | -0.295 |
| 4 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Great Clips / Old Navy | 178.108 | 40.425 | -0.326 |
| 5 | 1 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 178.020 | 40.445 | -0.346 |
| 6 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr.* | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 177.980 | 40.454 | -0.355 |
| 7 | 12 | Justin Allgaier | Dodge | Verizon Wireless | 177.870 | 40.479 | -0.380 |
| 8 | 99 | Trevor Bayne | Toyota | Out! Pet Care | 177.362 | 40.595 | -0.496 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | GameStop | 177.043 | 40.668 | -0.569 |
| 10 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Z-Line Designs | 176.869 | 40.708 | -0.609 |
| 11 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Richmond Water Heaters / Menards | 176.843 | 40.714 | -0.615 |
| 12 | 11 | Brian Scott* | Toyota | AccuDoc Solutions | 176.743 | 40.737 | -0.638 |
| 13 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Toyota | Dollar General | 176.384 | 40.820 | -0.721 |
| 14 | 60 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Valvoline | 176.048 | 40.898 | -0.799 |
| 15 | 33 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches | 174.766 | 41.198 | -1.099 |
| 16 | 62 | Brendan Gaughan | Toyota | South Point Hotel & Casino | 174.605 | 41.236 | -1.137 |
| 17 | 15 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Germain.com | 174.562 | 41.246 | -1.147 |
| 18 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | HostGator.com | 174.254 | 41.319 | -1.220 |
| 19 | 10 | Tayler Malsam | Toyota | Iron Horse Jeans | 174.115 | 41.352 | -1.253 |
| 20 | 26 | Brian Keselowski | Dodge | K-Automotive Motorsports | 174.010 | 41.377 | -1.278 |
| 21 | 09 | John Wes Townley | Ford | Zaxby's | 173.783 | 41.431 | -1.332 |
| 22 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 173.716 | 41.447 | -1.348 |
| 23 | 88 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | GT Vodka | 173.695 | 41.452 | -1.353 |
| 24 | 05 | Willie Allen | Chevrolet | Owens Corning / Cash America | 173.548 | 41.487 | -1.388 |
| 25 | 35 | Jason Keller | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 173.427 | 41.516 | -1.417 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | G&K Services | 173.327 | 41.540 | -1.441 |
| 27 | 156 | Kevin Lepage | Toyota | RaceDaySponsor.com | 173.131 | 41.587 | -1.488 |
| 28 | 49 | Mark Green | Chevrolet | FX Network "Sons of Anarchy" | 173.127 | 41.588 | -1.489 |
| 29 | 104 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Boudreaux's Butt Paste | 172.496 | 41.740 | -1.641 |
| 30 | 70 | Shelby Howard | Chevrolet | Foretravel Motorcoach | 172.488 | 41.742 | -1.643 |
| 31 | 168 | Carl Long | Chevrolet | Fleur-de-lis Construction | 172.339 | 41.778 | -1.679 |
| 32 | 73 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Odyssey Extreme Batteries | 171.940 | 41.875 | -1.776 |
| 33 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | Hot Wheels / GoDaddy.com | 171.916 | 41.881 | -1.782 |
| 34 | 40 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Westerman Companies | 171.797 | 41.910 | -1.811 |
| 35 | 43 | Chase Austin | Dodge | Forgotten Harvest Million Meal Challenge / Walgreens | 171.637 | 41.949 | -1.850 |
| 36 | 27 | Josh Wise | Ford | Baker Curb Racing | 171.596 | 41.959 | -1.860 |
| 37 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Long John Silver's | 169.747 | 42.416 | -2.317 |
| 38 | 81 | Michael McDowell | Dodge | MacDonald Motorsports | 168.939 | 42.619 | -2.520 |
| 39 | 24 | Eric McClure | Ford | Hefty Odorblock / Kroger | 168.240 | 42.796 | -2.697 |
| 40 | 21 | Morgan Shepherd | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 167.801 | 42.908 | -2.809 |
| 41 | 23 | Robert Richardson Jr.+ | Chevrolet | R3 Motorsports | 164.839 | 43.679 | -3.580 |
| 42 | 28 | Kenny Wallace+ | Chevrolet | Federated Auto Parts | 163.919 | 43.924 | -3.825 |
| 43 | 107 | Danny Efland | Chevrolet | Danny Efland Racing | 165.612 | 43.475 | -3.376 |
| . | . | DID NOT QUALIFY | . | . | . | . | . |
| 44 | 89 | Johnny Chapman | Chevrolet | Victory In Jesus | 165.096 | 43.611 | -3.512 |