Kansas, qualifica: Harvick centra la pole

Kevin Harvick ha confermato la propria costanza di rendimento anche in Kansas, nell’undicesima tappa della Sprint Cup Series 2014. Il pilota dello Stewart-Haas Racing ha dominato le ultime due sessioni ufficiali risultando l’unico a sfondare la barriera delle 194 miglia orarie. Insieme a lui in prima fila partirà Joey Logano, che ha battuto il compagno di squadra Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards e Kyle Larson. Sesto Kurt Busch, leader del Q1, seguito da Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart e Danica Patrick, autrice di una buona prova in nona piazza.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 194.252 mph (312.618 kmh)
Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske - 193.910
2. fila
Brad Keselowski - (Ford) – Penske - 193.507
Carl Edwards (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 193.188
3. fila
Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi - 193.050
Kurt Busch (Chevy) - Stewart – Haas - 193.043
4. fila
Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress - 192.816
Tony Stewart (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 192.548
5. fila
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 192.452
Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 191.980
6. fila
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi - 191.782
Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty - 190.328

Eliminati al Q2

7. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) – Hendrick - 193.202
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick - 193.043
8. fila
Brian Vickers (Toyota) – Waltrip - 193.023
Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress - 192.892
9. fila
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick - 192.823
Justin Allgaier (Chevy) – Hscott - 192.809
10. fila
Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress - 192.692
Ricky Stenhouse (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 192.637
11. fila
Ryan Blaney (Ford) – Penske - 192.630
Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevy) – Hendrick - 192.246
12. fila
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) – Waltrip - 191.809
Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs - 189.720

Eliminati al Q3

13. fila
Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – Petty - 191.980
Martin Truex Jr (Chevy) - Furniture Row - 191.761
14. fila
Casey Mears (Chevy) – Germain - 191.680
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs - 191.510
15. fila
AJ Allmendinger (Ford) – JTG - 191.096
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs - 191.049
16. fila
Ryan Truex (Toyota) - BK Racing - 190.665
Josh Wise (Chevy) – Parsons - 190.148
17. fila
Alex Bowman (Toyota) - BK Racing - 189.873
Michael Annett (Chevy) – Baldwin - 189.341
18. fila
JJ Yeley (Chevy) – XXXtreme - 189.195
Cole Whitt (Toyota) – Swan - 189.142
19 . fila
Reed Sorenson (Chevy) – Baldwin - 189.029
David Ragan (Ford) - Front Row - 188.943
20. fila
David Gilliland (Ford) - Front Row - 188.488
Landon Cassill (Chevy) – Hillman - 187.865
21. fila
Travis Kvapil (Ford) - FAS Lane - 187.604
Timmy Hill (Chevy) – CircleSport - 187.188
22. fila
Joe Nemechek (Toyota) – Nemco - 186.380

Non qualificato
Dave Blaney (Ford) - 188.442