Phoenix, qualifica: Hamlin in pole

Marco Cortesi

Denny Hamlin ha conquistato la pole per la Quicken Loans 500, tappa autunnale della NASCAR Sprint Cup Series a Phoenix. Il pilota del team Gibbs ha preceduto Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano e Matt Kenseth. A seguire, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, il bravo Kyle Larson e Kurt Busch, la cui vita è stata ancora una volta scossa dopo l'accusa di violenze domestiche da parte dell'ex compagna. Da registrare un nuovo record della pista, fatto segnare da Logano in Q1, ed una vettura non qualificata, la Chevy di Clay Rogers.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) – Gibbs - 142.113 mph (228.709 kmh)
Brad Keselowski (Ford) – Penske - 142.079
2. fila
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 141.995
Joey Logano (Ford) – Penske - 141.794
3. fila
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) – Gibbs - 141.794
Kyle Busch (Toyota) – Gibbs - 141.771
4. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) – Hendrick - 141.665
Kyle Larson (Chevy) – Ganassi - 141.321
5. fila
Brian Vickers (Toyota) – Waltrip - 141.287
Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 141.188
6. fila
Paul Menard (Chevy) – Childress - 140.889
Casey Mears (Chevy) – Germain - 139.746

Eliminati al Q1

7. fila
Carl Edwards (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 140.488
Martin Truex Jr (Chevy) – Furniture Row - 140.411
8. fila
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) – Hendrick - 140.356
Dale Earnhardt Jr (Chevy) – Hendrick - 140.285
9. fila
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) – Waltrip - 140.192
Ricky Stenhouse (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 140.187
10. fila
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) – Ganassi - 140.160
Ryan Newman (Chevy) – Childress - 140.127
11. fila
Marcos Ambrose (Ford) – Petty - 140.045
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) – Hendrick - 139.969
12. fila
Aric Almirola (Ford) – Petty - 139.958
AJ Allmendinger (Ford) – JTG - 139.746
13. fila
Austin Dillon (Chevy) – Childress - 139.697
Ty Dillon (Chevy) – Childress - 139.432
14. fila
Justin Allgaier (Chevy) – Hscott - 139.394
Greg Biffle (Ford) – Roush/Fenway - 139.340
15. fila
Tony Stewart (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 139.195
Michael Annett (Chevy) – Baldwin - 139.104
16. fila
Michael McDowell (Ford) – Leavine - 138.873
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart/Haas - 138.851
17. fila
Reed Sorenson (Chevy) – Baldwin - 138.691
David Gilliland (Ford) – Front Row - 138.307
18. fila
David Ragan (Ford) – Front Row - 138.281
Josh Wise (Chevy) – Parsons - 137.942
19. fila
Alex Bowman (Toyota) – BK Racing - 137.878
Landon Cassill (Chevy) – Hillman - 137.857
20. fila
Mike Bliss (Chevy) – Baldwin - 137.515
Cole Whitt (Toyota) – BK Racing - 137.420
21. fila
JJ Yeley (Chevy) – BK Racing - 136.846
Joey Gase (Ford) – FAS - 136.199
22. fila
Mike Wallace (Toyota) – Robinson - 134.088

Non qualificato
Clay Rogers (Chevy) – Beard - 137.310