Bristol, qualifica: Harvick prevale su Gordon

Marco Cortesi

Sul corto "stadio" di Bristol, Kevin Harvick ha conquistato la sua quinta pole del 2014 nell'appuntamento in notturna della Sprint Cup Series in Tennessee. Il pilota del team Stewart-Haas ha preceduto Jeff Gordon, che aveva comandato il Q1, per l'ennesima prima fila Chevy con tanto di record della pista. Ford e Toyota in seconda fila con Carl Edwards e Kyle Busch, mentre Joey Logano precederà Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch, Greg Biffle, Brad Keselowski e Marcos Ambrose. Diversi contatti con le barriere sono da riportare. Protagonisti Kyle Larson, Aric Almirola, Cole Whitt, Casey Mears. Gli ultimi due sono dovuti passare alla vettura di scorta.

Lo schieramento di partenza


1. fila
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 131.362 mph (211,407 kmh)
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) – Hendrick - 131.290
2. fila
Carl Edwards (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 131.209
Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs - 131.057
3. fila
Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske - 131.030
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick - 131.030
4. fila
Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas 130.940
Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 130.869
5. fila
Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske 130.504
Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – Petty - 130.460
6. fila
Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress - 130.168
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick - 130.009

Eliminati al Q1

7. fila
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs - 129.982
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) – Waltrip - 129.894
8. fila
Brian Vickers (Toyota) – Waltrip - 129.877
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs - 129.684
9. fila
Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress - 129.684
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi - 129.649
10. fila
Justin Allgaier (Chevy) – Hscott - 129.561
Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevy) – Hendrick - 129.230
11. fila
Ricky Stenhouse (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 129.169
AJ Allmendinger (Ford) – JTG - 129.160
12. fila
Martin Truex Jr (Chevy) – Furniture Row 128.848
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 128.753
13. fila
Jeff Burton (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 128.477
Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress - 128.262
14. fila
Alex Bowman (Toyota) – BK Racing 127.988
Michael McDowell (Ford) – Leavine - 127.971
15. fila
David Ragan (Ford) – Front Row 127.886
Josh Wise (Chevy) – Parsons - 127.512
16. fila
Brett Moffitt (Toyota) – Robinson 127.470
David Gilliland (Ford) – Front Row - 127.453
17. fila
Ryan Truex (Toyota) – BK Racing 127.436
Cole Whitt (Toyota) – BK Racing - 127.360*
18. fila
Dave Blaney (Chevy) – Baldwin - 127.081
Reed Sorenson (Chevy) – Baldwin - 127.056
19. fila
JJ Yeley (Chevy) – XXXtreme - 126.370
Michael Annett (Chevy) – Baldwin - 126.237
20. fila
Landon Cassill (Chevy) – Hillman - 125.404
Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi - 124.954
21. fila
David Stremme (Chevy) – Circle Sport 123.746
Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty - s.t.
22. fila
Casey Mears (Chevy) – Germain - s.t.