Michigan: Rain washes out Cup qualifying

Kyle Busch in his Toyota during practice
Mark Scheuern/AutoRacing1

Rain washed out qualifying at Michigan International Speedway on Friday after 11 of the 45 Sprint Cup drivers had made attempts. The grid for Sunday's LifeLock 400 was set by the NASCAR rulebook. That puts Kyle Busch on the pole with Jeff Burton on the outside of Row 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five.

Jason Leffler and Tony Raines are the two drivers who did not make the starting lineup.

The weather was supposed to be sunny for Saturday, which has two Cup practice sessions on the schedule, one at noon ET with final practice set for 1 p.m.

Lineup

POS

CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M's N/A N/A N/A
2 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility N/A N/A N/A
3 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet AMP Energy / National Guard N/A N/A N/A
4 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot N/A N/A N/A
5 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight N/A N/A N/A
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's N/A N/A N/A
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network / DishDVRs N/A N/A N/A
8 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont N/A N/A N/A
9 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Budweiser / LifeLock N/A N/A N/A
10 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil N/A N/A N/A
11 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's N/A N/A N/A
12 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot N/A N/A N/A
13 6 David Ragan Ford AAA Insurance N/A N/A N/A
14 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel N/A N/A N/A
15 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army N/A N/A N/A
16 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Carhartt N/A N/A N/A
17 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker N/A N/A N/A
18 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull N/A N/A N/A
19 28 Travis Kvapil Ford FreeCreditReport.com N/A N/A N/A
20 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil N/A N/A N/A
21 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Big Red Slim Pack N/A N/A N/A
22 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite N/A N/A N/A
23 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Cask No. 16 N/A N/A N/A
24 38 David Gilliland Ford FreeCreditReport.com N/A N/A N/A
25 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's N/A N/A N/A
26 15 Paul Menard Chevrolet Sylvania / Menards N/A N/A N/A
27 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge McDonald's Big Mac N/A N/A N/A
28 44 David Reutimann Toyota UPS N/A N/A N/A
29 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar N/A N/A N/A
30 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Camping World/ RVs.com N/A N/A N/A
31 01 Regan Smith* Chevrolet DEI / Principal Financial Group N/A N/A N/A
32 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target N/A N/A N/A
33 00 Michael McDowell* Toyota Champion Mortgage N/A N/A N/A
34 66 Scott Riggs Chevrolet State Water Heaters N/A N/A N/A
35 77 Sam Hornish Jr.* Dodge Mobil 1 N/A N/A N/A
36 45 Terry Labonte Dodge Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil N/A N/A N/A
37 21 Bill Elliott Ford Motorcraft N/A N/A N/A
38 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota NAPA AUTO PARTS N/A N/A N/A
39 84 A.J. Allmendinger Toyota Red Bull N/A N/A N/A
40 96 J.J. Yeley Toyota DLP HDTV N/A N/A N/A
41 40 Dario Franchitti* Dodge Juicy Fruit Slim Pack N/A N/A N/A
42 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com N/A N/A N/A
43 10 Patrick Carpentier* Dodge LifeLock N/A N/A N/A
. . Did Not Qualify . .
44 70 Jason Leffler Chevrolet Haas Automation
45 34 Tony Raines Chevrolet Front Row Motorsports