Michigan, qualifica: Kenseth domina

Continua la superiorità della Toyota e del team Gibbs nella NASCAR Sprint Cup 2015. Anche in Michigan, è stata la scuderia dell'ex coach NFL a prevalere con Matt Kenseth (che ha comandato tutti e tre i segmenti) e Denny Hamlin in prima fila seguiti da Carl Edwards. Al quarto posto, Austin Dillon ha preceduto un Tony Stewart in forma mentre Kyle Busch ha terminato il Q3 sesto. A seguire Kevin Harvick e Jimmie Johnson. In top-10 Joey Logano, mentre fuori dalla Q3 ha chiuso il compagno in Penske Brad Keselowski.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) - Gibbs - 197.488 mph (317.826 kmh)
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) - Gibbs - 196.99
2. fila
Carl Edwards (Toyota) - Gibbs - 196.276
Austin Dillon (Chevy) - Childress - 195.918
3. fila
Tony Stewart (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 195.477
Kyle Busch (Toyota) - Gibbs - 195.45
4. fila
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 195.249
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) - Hendrick - 195.228
5. fila
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy) - Hendrick - 194.884
Joey Logano (Ford) - Penske - 194.405
6. fila
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) - Hendrick - 194.133
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) - Waltrip - 193.606

Eliminati al Q1

7. fila
David Ragan (Toyota) – Waltrip - 193.632
Brad Keselowski (Ford) - Penske - 193.554
8. fila
Sam Hornish Jr. (Ford) - Petty - 193.476
Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 193.309
9. fila
Ryan Newman (Chevy) - Childress - 193.309
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) - Ganassi - 193.149
10. fila
Ryan Blaney (Ford) - Wood - 193.128
Greg Biffle (Ford) - Roush - 193.029
11. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) - Hendrick - 193.009
Martin Truex Jr. (Chevy) - Furniture Row - 192.921
12. fila
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 192.771
Paul Menard (Chevy) - Childress - 192.622

Eliminati al Q2

13. fila
Trevor Bayne (Ford) - Roush - 192.005
AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) - JTG - 191.826
14. fila
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) - Roush - 191.586
Justin Allgaier (Chevy) - Hscott - 191.367
15. fila
Jeb Burton (Toyota) – BK Racing - 190.713
Aric Almirola (Ford) - Petty - 190.527
16. fila
Landon Cassill (Chevy) - Hillman - 190.049
Matt DiBenedetto (Toyota) – BK - 190.049
17. fila
Alex Bowman (Chevy) – Baldwin - 189.384
Kyle Larson (Chevy) - Ganassi - 189.23
18. fila
Cole Whitt (Ford) - Front Row - 189.091
David Gilliland (Ford) - Front Row - 188.927
19. fila
JJ Yeley (Toyota) - BK Racing - 188.753
Brett Moffitt (Ford) - Front Row - 188.516
20. fila
Michael Annett (Chevy) - Hscott - 187.98
Casey Mears (Chevy) - Germain - 186.533
21. fila
Josh Wise (Ford) – Robinson - 186.022
Travis Kvapil (Chevy) – Xtreme - 183.673
22. fila
Timmy Hill (Chevy) - Premium - 183.043

Non qualificato
Reed Sorenson (Ford) - Premium - 186.379