Kahne on pole for Red Bull; 48 gets leg up
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| Kasey Kahne |
Jimmie Johnson has outpaced championship rivals Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick in qualifying for Sunday's Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Johnson turned a lap of 176.482 mph and will start sixth Sunday. Harvick qualified 28th and Hamlin was 38th. Hamlin won at Homestead from the 38th starting spot a year ago.
Hamlin has a 15-point lead over Johnson and 46-point lead over Harvick in the standings.
Kasey Kahne won the pole for Sunday's race with a lap of 176.904 mph.
Lineup
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 83 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 176.904 | 30.525 | Leader |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 176.725 | 30.556 | -0.031 |
| 3 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 176.713 | 30.558 | -0.033 |
| 4 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 176.586 | 30.580 | -0.055 |
| 5 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Insignia HDTV / Best Buy | 176.569 | 30.583 | -0.058 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 176.482 | 30.598 | -0.073 |
| 7 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 176.453 | 30.603 | -0.078 |
| 8 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 176.442 | 30.605 | -0.080 |
| 9 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS | 176.321 | 30.626 | -0.101 |
| 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 176.217 | 30.644 | -0.119 |
| 11 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 176.194 | 30.648 | -0.123 |
| 12 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Ford | Stanley | 176.177 | 30.651 | -0.126 |
| 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 176.114 | 30.662 | -0.137 |
| 14 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 176.056 | 30.672 | -0.147 |
| 15 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175.924 | 30.695 | -0.170 |
| 16 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | MasterCraft Doors / Menards | 175.775 | 30.721 | -0.196 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 175.764 | 30.723 | -0.198 |
| 18 | 12 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Penske Racing | 175.701 | 30.734 | -0.209 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 175.656 | 30.742 | -0.217 |
| 20 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Clorox / Kleenex | 175.627 | 30.747 | -0.222 |
| 21 | 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 175.547 | 30.761 | -0.236 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 175.347 | 30.796 | -0.271 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 175.251 | 30.813 | -0.288 |
| 24 | 9 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Budweiser | 175.177 | 30.826 | -0.301 |
| 25 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 175.154 | 30.830 | -0.305 |
| 26 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 175.109 | 30.838 | -0.313 |
| 27 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 175.029 | 30.852 | -0.327 |
| 28 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 174.927 | 30.870 | -0.345 |
| 29 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | FrontRowJoe.com | 174.893 | 30.876 | -0.351 |
| 30 | 66 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 174.831 | 30.887 | -0.362 |
| 31 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 174.820 | 30.889 | -0.364 |
| 32 | 09 | Bobby Labonte | Chevrolet | C&J Energy | 174.820 | 30.889 | -0.364 |
| 33 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 174.548 | 30.937 | -0.412 |
| 34 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 174.486 | 30.948 | -0.423 |
| 35 | 71 | Andy Lally | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 174.469 | 30.951 | -0.426 |
| 36 | 38 | Dave Blaney | Ford | A&W All American Food | 174.452 | 30.954 | -0.429 |
| 37 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 174.407 | 30.962 | -0.437 |
| 38 | 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 173.919 | 31.049 | -0.524 |
| 39 | 34 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 173.885 | 31.055 | -0.530 |
| 40 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 173.010 | 31.212 | -0.687 |
| 41 | 82 | Scott Speed+ | Toyota | Red Bull | 172.988 | 31.216 | -0.691 |
| 42 | 7 | Kevin Conway+* | Toyota | Extenze | 170.729 | 31.629 | -1.104 |
| 43 | 164 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Max Q Motorsports | 174.452 | 30.954 | -0.429 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 46 | Michael McDowell | Chevrolet | Cash America | 174.407 | 30.962 | -0.437 |
| 45 | 26 | Patrick Carpentier | Ford | Air National Guard | 172.414 | 31.320 | -0.795 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie