Canceled: Cup Series qualifying at Kentucky
Twenty-two cars took their qualifying laps but it was all for naught as rain ended Cup qualifying early forcing NASCAR to go to final practice speeds to set the lineup. Kyle Busch gets the pole.
Juan Montoya and Kurt Busch will start 2nd and 3rd.
Lineup based on Practice speeds
FIN |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 182.803 | 29.540 | Leader |
2 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 182.500 | 29.589 | -0.049 |
3 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 182.346 | 29.614 | -0.074 |
4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 182.291 | 29.623 | -0.083 |
5 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 182.285 | 29.624 | -0.084 |
6 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 181.861 | 29.693 | -0.153 |
7 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 181.824 | 29.699 | -0.159 |
8 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS "We Love Logistics" | 181.696 | 29.720 | -0.180 |
9 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 181.580 | 29.739 | -0.199 |
10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | 181.561 | 29.742 | -0.202 |
11 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Porter-Cable Power Tools | 181.507 | 29.751 | -0.211 |
12 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 181.439 | 29.762 | -0.222 |
13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 181.433 | 29.763 | -0.223 |
14 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 181.287 | 29.787 | -0.247 |
15 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 181.269 | 29.790 | -0.250 |
16 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA "Good To Go" Rebate | 181.232 | 29.796 | -0.256 |
17 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | 181.111 | 29.816 | -0.276 |
18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | 181.008 | 29.833 | -0.293 |
19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 180.995 | 29.835 | -0.295 |
20 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 180.953 | 29.842 | -0.302 |
21 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 180.650 | 29.892 | -0.352 |
22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 180.650 | 29.892 | -0.352 |
23 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | 180.542 | 29.910 | -0.370 |
24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Cottonelle Clean Care | 180.511 | 29.915 | -0.375 |
25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | 180.415 | 29.931 | -0.391 |
26 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 180.264 | 29.956 | -0.416 |
27 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 180.246 | 29.959 | -0.419 |
28 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | 180.114 | 29.981 | -0.441 |
29 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 179.940 | 30.010 | -0.470 |
30 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | 179.886 | 30.019 | -0.479 |
31 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 179.736 | 30.044 | -0.504 |
32 | 115 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | Aaron's / Darrell Waltrip NASCAR Hall of Fame | 179.456 | 30.091 | -0.551 |
33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 179.075 | 30.155 | -0.615 |
34 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 179.033 | 30.162 | -0.622 |
35 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | 178.761 | 30.208 | -0.668 |
36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 178.666 | 30.224 | -0.684 |
37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 178.666 | 30.224 | -0.684 |
38 | 46 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | 178.660 | 30.225 | -0.685 |
39 | 38 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver's | 178.501 | 30.252 | -0.712 |
40 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Standard Publishing / "Relentless Hope" | 177.959 | 30.344 | -0.804 |
41 | 150 | T.J. Bell* | Toyota | Green Smoke | 177.871 | 30.359 | -0.819 |
42 | 195 | David Starr | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 177.526 | 30.418 | -0.878 |
43 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Ford | Cool Works Cup | 177.462 | 30.429 | -0.889 |
44 | 177 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 177.369 | 30.445 | -0.905 |
45 | 181 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | WhitneysCollision.com | 176.459 | 30.602 | -1.062 |
46 | 37 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 175.518 | 30.766 | -1.226 |
47 | 32 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Big Red | 174.921 | 30.871 | -1.331 |
48 | 7 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Speed Energy | 174.893 | 30.876 | -1.336 |