Chicagoland, qualifica: Kenseth in pole

Pole position per Matt Kenseth al Chicagoland Speedway per il primo round della Chase For The Cup NASCAR 2011. Il pilota del Roush Racing ha conquistato la propria sesta partenza al palo in carriera (numero incredibilmente basso considerando le 427 gare disputate e il titolo vinto) battendo d'un soffio Paul Menard, "assolto" a tempo record dalla NASCAR dopo le accuse della vigilia riguardo al suo incidente a Richmond. La seconda fila sarà composta da Kurt Busch e Ryan Newman, seguiti da Greg Biffle, Brian Vickers, Kyle Busch e Joey Logano.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Matt Kenseth (Ford) - Roush - 183.243 mph (294.901 kmh)
Paul Menard (Chevrolet) - Childress - 183.125
2. fila
Kurt Busch (Dodge) - Penske - 183.032
Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) - Stewart/Haas - 183.007
3. fila
Carl Edwards (Ford) - Roush - 182.914
Brad Keselowski (Dodge) - Penske - 182.859
4. fila
Greg Biffle (Ford) - Roush - 182.648
Brian Vickers (Toyota) - Red Bull - 182.587
5. fila
Kyle Busch (Toyota) - Gibbs - 182.340
Joey Logano (Toyota) - Gibbs - 182.309
6. fila
Bobby Labonte (Toyota) - JTG - 182.223
Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) - Hendrick - 182.020
7. fila
Regan Smith (Chevrolet) - Furniture Row - 181.879
Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet) - Ganassi - 181.843
8. fila
David Ragan (Ford) - Roush - 181.641
Juan Montoya (Chevrolet) - Ganassi - 181.500
9. fila
Marcos Ambrose (Ford) - Petty - 181.500
A.J. Allmendinger (Ford) - Petty - 181.409
10. fila
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevrolet) - Hendrick - 181.305
Martin Truex Jr. (Toyota) - Waltrip - 181.287
11. fila
Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) - Childress - 181.269
Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) - Childress - 181.269
12. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) - Hendrick - 181.165
Kasey Kahne (Toyota) - Red Bull - 181.135
13. fila
Mark Martin (Chevrolet) - Hendrick - 181.074
Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) - Stewart/Haas - 181.038
14. fila
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) - Gibbs - 180.729
Trevor Bayne (Ford) - Wood - 180.638
15. fila
David Reutimann (Toyota) - Waltrip - 180.602
Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) - Childress - 180.523
16. fila
Landon Cassill (Chevrolet) - Phoenix - 180.162
J.J. Yeley (Ford) - Front Row - 180.120
17. fila
Michael McDowell (Toyota) - HP - 180.060
David Stremme (Chevrolet) - Inception - 180.054
18. fila
Scott Speed (Ford) - Whitney - 180.000
Joe Nemechek (Toyota) - Nemco - 179.904
19. fila
Robby Gordon (Dodge) - Gordon - 179.766
David Gilliland (Ford) - Front Row - 178.832
20. fila
Dave Blaney (Chevrolet) - Baldwin - 178.642
Andy Lally (Ford) - TRG - 178.583*
21. fila
Casey Mears (Toyota) - Germain - 178.442*
Mike Bliss (Ford) - FAS Lane - 178.141*
22. fila
Josh Wise (Ford) - Front Row - 179.188

*Qualificati grazie al provisional per i top-35

Ritirati
Travis Kvapil (Ford) - Front Row - 179.164
David Starr (Ford) - Leavine - 178.725
Stephen Leicht (Chevrolet) - Baldwin - 178.159
Mike Skinner (Chevrolet) - Germain - 176.517