David Ragan won the pole for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap of 182.994 mph (49.182 seconds).
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[/media-credit]“We need to get that win for Ned (Jarrett). He’s been a great ambassador to this sport and we couldn’t be more proud to have his colors on our UPS Ford this weekend. I’m looking forward to a good race on Sunday. Our Ford has been fast. A lot changes between now and the race on Sunday, so we’ve got our work cut out for ourselves, but we look forward to the challenge.” Ragan said.
This was Ragan’s second career pole, the first came at Texas Motor Speedway in April.
Kasey Kahne qualified second, Jimmie Johnson third, Kurt Busch fourth and Brad Keselowski qualified fifth.
“I slipped, but I never had to come off the gas. I just drifted up through it. I don’t think it slowed me down much. If it slowed me down anything, it wasn’t enough to get the pole and it was that close.” Kahne said.
| Starting Lineup | |||||
| Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |||||
| http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=20 | |||||
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time |
| =========================================== | |||||
| 1 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 182.994 | 49.182 |
| 2 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 182.927 | 49.2 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 182.801 | 49.234 |
| 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 182.671 | 49.269 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 182.556 | 49.3 |
| 6 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 182.445 | 49.33 |
| 7 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | 182.367 | 49.351 |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 182.242 | 49.385 |
| 9 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 182.216 | 49.392 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 182.05 | 49.437 |
| 11 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 182.024 | 49.444 |
| 12 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 181.969 | 49.459 |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 181.895 | 49.479 |
| 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 181.892 | 49.48 |
| 15 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 181.87 | 49.486 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 181.848 | 49.492 |
| 17 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 181.715 | 49.528 |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 181.682 | 49.537 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 181.635 | 49.55 |
| 20 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 181.422 | 49.608 |
| 21 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 181.389 | 49.617 |
| 22 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 181.335 | 49.632 |
| 23 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 181.32 | 49.636 |
| 24 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 181.251 | 49.655 |
| 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 181.134 | 49.687 |
| 26 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 180.981 | 49.729 |
| 27 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 180.926 | 49.744 |
| 28 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 180.912 | 49.748 |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 180.854 | 49.764 |
| 30 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 180.618 | 49.829 |
| 31 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 180.611 | 49.831 |
| 32 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 180.133 | 49.963 |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | 179.924 | 50.021 |
| 34 | 37 | Scott Speed | Ford | 179.548 | 50.126 |
| 35 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 179.451 | 50.153 |
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 179.297 | 50.196 |
| 37 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 179.276 | 50.202 |
| 38 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 178.99 | 50.282 |
| 39 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Ford | 178.926 | 50.3 |
| 40 | 150 | T.J. Bell* | Chevrolet | 177.992 | 50.564 |
| 41 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 177.866 | 50.6 |
| 42 | 32 | Mike Bliss+ | Ford | 177.862 | 50.601 |
| 43 | 223 | Terry Labonte | Ford | 0 | 0 |
