Talladega, qualifica: Gordon in pole

Marco Cortesi

Jeff Gordon ha portato il suo conto personale di pole position a quota 80 prevalendo a Talladega in occasione del primo passaggio della NASCAR Sprint Cup Series 2015 sul superspeedway dell'Alabama. Il team Hendrick ha monopolizzato la prima fila col californiano affiancato da Kasey Kahne, mentre Ryan Blaney ha sorpreso con la Ford del team Wood inserendosi davanti a Dale Earnhardt e Jimmie Johnson. Tony Stewart ha terminato la sessione sesto davanti a Paul Menard, Matt Kenseth e David Ragan, all'ultima apparizione con la Toyota numero 18 di Kyle Busch.

Lo schieramento di partenza

1. fila
Jeff Gordon (Chevy) - Hendrick - 194.793 mph (313.489 mph)
Kasey Kahne (Chevy) - Hendrick - 193.685
2. fila
Ryan Blaney (Ford) - Wood - 193.611
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Chevy) - Hendrick - 193.599
3. fila
Jimmie Johnson (Chevy) - Hendrick - 193.427
Tony Stewart (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 193.419
4. fila
Paul Menard (Chevy) - Childress - 193.412
Matt Kenseth (Toyota) - Gibbs - 193.357
5. fila
David Ragan (Toyota) – Gibbs - 193.006
Clint Bowyer (Toyota) - Waltrip - 192.808
6. fila
Casey Mears (Chevy) - Germain - 192.703
Sam Hornish Jr. (Ford) - Petty - 192.343

Eliminati al Q2

7. fila
Kyle Larson (Chevy) - Ganassi - 192.792
Austin Dillon (Chevy) - Childress - 192.789
8. fila
Brad Keselowski (Ford) - Penske - 192.777
Brian Scott (Chevy) – Childress - 192.765
9. fila
Denny Hamlin (Toyota) - Gibbs - 192.738
Ryan Newman (Chevy) - Childress - 192.715
10. fila
Kurt Busch (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 192.680
Greg Biffle (Ford) - Roush - 192.672
11. fila
Joey Logano (Ford) - Penske - 192.622
Carl Edwards (Toyota) - Gibbs - 192.587
12. fila
Michael Waltrip (Toyota) – Waltrip - 192.181
Kevin Harvick (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 192.050
13. fila
Danica Patrick (Chevy) – Stewart-Haas - 191.835
Trevor Bayne (Ford) - Roush - 191.727
14. fila
Jamie McMurray (Chevy) - Ganassi - 191.627
Aric Almirola (Ford) - Petty - 191.616
15. fila
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Ford) - Roush - 191.581
Landon Cassill (Chevy) - Hillman - 191.497
16. fila
AJ Allmendinger (Chevy) - JTG - 191.252
Bobby Labonte (Ford) – GoFas - 191.176
17. fila
Brendan Gaughan (Chevy) – Robinson - 191.016
Josh Wise (Ford) – Robinson - 190.757
18. fila
Justin Allgaier (Chevy) - Hscott - 190.738
Martin Truex Jr. (Chevy) - Furniture Row - 190.715
19. fila
Alex Bowman (Chevy) – Baldwin - 190.624
Chris Buescher (Ford) – Front Row - 190.408
20. fila
David Gilliland (Ford) - Front Row - 190.276
Michael Annett (Chevy) - Hscott - 190.147
21. fila
Cole Whitt (Ford) - Front Row - 189.752
JJ Yeley (Toyota) - BK Racing - 189.242
22. fila
Matt DiBenedetto (Toyota) – BK - 188.85

Non qualificati
Michael McDowell (Ford) - Leavine - 189.444
Jeb Burton (Toyota) – BK Racing - 188.98