Atlanta, qualifica: Stenhouse in pole

Prima pole in carriera per Ricky Stenhouse Jr ad Atlanta. In una prima fila tutta targata Ford e team Roush, il ventiseienne del Mississippi ha battuto Carl Edwards mentre Juan Pablo Montoya ha portato la Chevy del team Ganassi al terzo posto. La prima delle Toyota è risultata quella di Denny Hamlin, quarto nonostante un piccolo infortunio riportato a Bristol. In quarta fila, Jeff Gordon e Matt Kenseth hanno preceduto l'altro infortunato del gruppo, Martin Truex Jr, che corre con un polso rotto e ingessato. Top-10 per Jimmie Johnson, dodicesimo Clint Bowyer.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) – Roush - 189.688 mph (305.273 kmh)
Carl Edwards (Ford) – Roush - 189.021
2. fila
Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevy) – Ganassi - 188.539
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs - 188.533
3. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) – Hendrick - 188.053
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs - 187.983
4. fila
Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) – Waltrip - 187.939
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy) – Hendrick - 187.519
5. fila
Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs - 187.487
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick - 187.475
6. fila
Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske - 187.424
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) – Waltrip - 187.196
7. fila
AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) – Phoenix - 187.007
David Ragan (Ford) - Front Row - 186.931
8. fila
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi - 186.736
Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress - 186.673
9. fila
Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 186.579
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick - 186.547
10. fila
Casey Mears (Ford) – Germain - 186.472
Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – Petty - 186.29
11. fila
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 186.109
Brian Vickers (Toyota) – Waltrip - 185.859
12. fila
Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske - 185.722
Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush - 185.592
13. fila
David Stremme (Toyota) – Swan - 185.399
Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress - 185.331
14. fila
Mark Martin (Toyota) – Waltrip - 185.238
Jeff Burton (Chevy) – Childress - 185.065
15. fila
Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty - 184.886
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Childress - 184.732
16. fila
David Gilliland (Ford) - Front Row - 184.523
Kurt Busch (Chevy) - Furniture Row - 184.499
17. fila
Josh Wise (Ford) - Front Row - 184.358
David Reutimann (Toyota) - BK Racing - 183.728
18. fila
Scott Speed (Ford) – Leavine - 182.747
Dave Blaney (Chevy) – Baldwin - 182.416
19. fila
Travis Kvapil (Toyota) - BK Racing - 182.213
Mike Bliss (Chevy) – Humphrey - 181.932
20. fila
Landon Cassill (Chevrolet) – Childress - 181.473
Joe Nemechek (Toyota) – Nemco - 181.218
21. fila
Timmy Hill (Ford) - FAS Lane - 179.633
J J Yeley (Chevy) – Baldwin - 178.873
22. fila
Michael McDowell (Ford) – Curb - st