Montoya wins pole for Cup race at Richmond
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| Juan Montoya on pole |
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Juan Pablo Montoya has won the pole during Friday’s time trials for Saturday night’s Crown Royal 400 at Richmond to claim the seventh pole of his NASCAR Sprint Cup career.
Montoya toured the three-quarter-mile Richmond International Raceway in 20.989 seconds (128.639 mph) to earn his second pole of the season and edge Regan Smith (128.382) for the top spot in Saturday’s race.
Clint Bowyer qualified third at 128.272 mph, followed by Kasey Kahne (128.150) and Mark Martin (128.053). Sixth to 10th were Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski, points leader Carl Edwards, Joey Logano and Paul Menard.
Defending race winner Kyle Busch qualified 20th, teammate Denny Hamlin 11th and five-time defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson 30th. Bowyer, Johnson, Hamlin and Busch have combined to win the past eight races at Richmond.
Brian Keselowski, returning to the track after gall bladder surgery last month, failed to qualify for the 43-car field.
Results
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Pos |
Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 20.989 | 128.639 |
| 2 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row Chevrolet | 21.031 | 128.382 |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | BB&T Chevrolet | 21.049 | 128.272 |
| 4 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Red Bull Toyota | 21.069 | 128.150 |
| 5 | 5 | Mark Martin | GoDaddy.com Chevrolet | 21.085 | 128.053 |
| 6 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont Chevrolet | 21.092 | 128.011 |
| 7 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite Dodge | 21.092 | 128.011 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Scotts eZ Seed Ford | 21.093 | 128.005 |
| 9 | 20 | Joey Logano | The Home Depot Toyota | 21.097 | 127.980 |
| 10 | 27 | Paul Menard | Libman / Menards Chevrolet | 21.101 | 127.956 |
| 11 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 21.130 | 127.780 |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Chevrolet | 21.150 | 127.660 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet | 21.181 | 127.473 |
| 14 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford / Bush's Toyota | 21.181 | 127.473 |
| 15 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO Toyota | 21.184 | 127.455 |
| 16 | 30 | David Stremme | EchoStor Technologies Chevrolet | 21.193 | 127.401 |
| 17 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | McDonald's Chevrolet | 21.201 | 127.352 |
| 18 | 43 | A J Allmendinger | Nautica Ford | 21.204 | 127.334 |
| 19 | 00 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 21.204 | 127.334 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Pretzel Toyota | 21.208 | 127.310 |
| 21 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | NAPA Auto Parts Toyota | 21.209 | 127.304 |
| 22 | 66 | Michael McDowell | K Love Toyota | 21.210 | 127.298 |
| 23 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 21.238 | 127.131 |
| 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | National Guard / AMP Energy Chevrolet | 21.244 | 127.095 |
| 25 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 21.252 | 127.047 |
| 26 | 87 | Joe Nemechek(i) | AM FM Energy.com Pellet & Wood Stoves | 21.256 | 127.023 |
| 27 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 21.257 | 127.017 |
| 28 | 38 | Travis Kvapil(i) | Long John Silver's Ford | 21.278 | 126.892 |
| 29 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral Chevrolet | 21.279 | 126.886 |
| 30 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 21.280 | 126.880 |
| 31 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet | 21.308 | 126.713 |
| 32 | 60 | Mike Skinner(i) | Big Red Toyota | 21.330 | 126.582 |
| 33 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Crown Royal Ford | 21.362 | 126.393 |
| 34 | 09 | Landon Cassill(i) | Security Benefit / Thank a Teacher Today | 21.369 | 126.351 |
| 35 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt Ford | 21.383 | 126.269 |
| 36 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Shell / Pennzoil Dodge | 21.393 | 126.210 |
| 37 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 21.397 | 126.186 |
| 38 | 32 | Ken Schrader | H&B Railroad / FAS Lane Racing Ford | 21.405 | 126.139 |
| 39 | 34 | David Gilliland | Gander Mountain Ford | 21.443 | 125.915 |
| 40 | 46 | J J Yeley | Red Line Oil Chevrolet | 21.516 | 125.488 |
| 41 | 71 | Andy Lally # | Interstate Moving Services Ford | 21.629 | 124.832 |
| 42 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Fast Five / Speed Energy Dodge | Owner | Points |