Il quarto appuntamento della Sprint Cup in scena a Bristol, vedrà partire dalla pole Greg Biffle che sulla Ford Fusion #16 del Roush Fenway Racing, con il tempo di 15.324 secondi è riuscito a tenersi alle spalle AJ Allmendinger (Penske Racing), Ryan Newman (Stewart Haas Racing) e Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports).
Per il 42enne di Vancouver si tratta della decima pole in carriera, la prima conquistata a Bristol, e il quarto piazzamento in top-10 dall’inizio dell’anno.
Timmy Hill è stato l’unico a non qualificarsi nella giornata, mentre Robby Gordon si è ritirato a causa di problemi elettrici alla vettura.
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 15.324s
2. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge 15.325s + 0.001s
3. Ryan Newman Stewart-HaasChevrolet 15.331s + 0.007s
4. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 15.340s + 0.016s
5. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 15.367s + 0.043s
6. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 15.373s + 0.049s
7. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 15.385s + 0.061s
8. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 15.389s + 0.065s
9. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 15.392s + 0.068s
10. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 15.430s + 0.106s
11. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 15.432s + 0.108s
12. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 15.433s + 0.109s
13. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 15.452s + 0.128s
14. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 15.461s + 0.137s
15. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 15.461s + 0.137s
16. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 15.474s + 0.150s
17. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 15.480s + 0.156s
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 15.491s + 0.167s
19. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 15.491s + 0.167s
20. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 15.495s + 0.171s
21. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 15.516s + 0.192s
22. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 15.532s + 0.208s
23. Tony Stewart Stewart-HaasChevrolet 15.541s + 0.217s
24. Casey Mears Germain Ford 15.547s + 0.223s
25. Brian Vickers Waltrip Toyota 15.547s + 0.223s
26. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 15.566s + 0.242s
27. Kurt Busch Chevrolet 15.577s + 0.253s
28. David Stremme Inception Toyota 15.589s + 0.265s
29. Landon Cassill BK Toyota 15.594s + 0.270s
30. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 15.601s + 0.277s
31. David Ragan Front Row Ford 15.604s + 0.280s
32. Brendan Gaughan Childress Chevrolet 15.617s + 0.293s
33. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 15.628s + 0.304s
34. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 15.638s + 0.314s
35. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 15.646s + 0.322s
36. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 15.648s + 0.324s
37. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 15.679s + 0.355s
38. Reed Sorenson Turn One Chevrolet 15.691s + 0.367s
39. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 15.732s + 0.408s
40. JJ Yeley Robinson-Blakeney Toyota 15.750s + 0.426s
41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 15.765s + 0.441s
42. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford 15.907s + 0.583s
43. Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet 15.809s + 0.485s
Did not qualify:
Timmy Hill Rick Ware/Max Q Ford 15.953s + 0.629s