Mark Martin è l’indiscusso re delle qualifiche. Come altrimenti descrivere il pilota 53enne capace di calare il poker con la quarta pole positione stagionale conquistata in Michigan?
Con il tempo di 36″053 e una media di 200 miglia orarie, il driver della Michael Waltrip Racing batte circa di due decimi Carl Edwards, secondo davanti a Jimmie Johnson e leader per buona parte delle qualifiche.
Di seguito la griglia di partenza:
Pos Driver Team/Car Time Gap
1. Mark Martin Waltrip Toyota 36.053s
2. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 36.249s + 0.196s
3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 36.283s + 0.230s
4. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 36.330s + 0.277s
5. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 36.386s + 0.333s
6. Trevor Bayne Wood Brothers Ford 36.404s + 0.351s
7. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 36.428s + 0.375s
8. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 36.457s + 0.404s
9. Landon Cassill BK Toyota 36.468s + 0.415s
10. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 36.518s + 0.465s
11. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 36.527s + 0.474s
12. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 36.546s + 0.493s
13. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 36.568s + 0.515s
14. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 36.571s + 0.518s
15. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 36.598s + 0.545s
16. Joey Logano Joe Gibbs Toyota 36.641s + 0.588s
17. Parker Kligerman Penske Dodge 36.688s + 0.635s
18. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet 36.694s + 0.641s
19. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 36.701s + 0.648s
20. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 36.725s + 0.672s
21. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota 36.743s + 0.690s
22. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 36.768s + 0.715s
23. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Toyota 37.248s + 1.195s
24. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 37.254s + 1.201s
25. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 37.279s + 1.226s
26. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 37.308s + 1.255s
27. Reed Sorenson Humphrey Smith Ford 37.362s + 1.309s
28. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota 37.384s + 1.331s
29. Casey Mears Germain Ford 37.391s + 1.338s
30. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 37.395s + 1.342s
31. David Stremme Inception Toyota 37.430s + 1.377s
32. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 37.445s + 1.392s
33. Jason Leffler Humphrey Smith Ford 37.460s + 1.407s
34. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 37.465s + 1.412s
35. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 37.477s + 1.424s
36. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 37.541s + 1.488s
37. David Ragan Front Row Ford 37.554s + 1.501s
38. Scott Riggs R3 Chevrolet 37.906s + 1.853s
39. David Reutimann Baldwin Chevrolet 38.088s + 2.035s
40. TJ Bell FAS Lane Ford 38.894s + 2.841s
41. Aric Almirola Petty Ford
42. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet
43. Mike Skinner Parsons Ford 37.907s + 1.854s
Did not qualify:
JJ Yeley Max Q Chevrolet 38.266s + 2.213s
Stephen Leicht Circle Sport Chevrolet 38.006s + 1.953s