Kyle Busch To Start On Pole for Sprint Cup Race at Chicagoland

Kyle Busch will start on the pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series MyAfibStory.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on Sunday after Friday’s qualifying session was cancelled due to rain.

The starting lineup will use the order of Practice One, which Busch won by .6 seconds with a best lap speed of 191.442 mph.

Ryan Newman took the second spot with a speed of 191.042 mph, followed by Carl Edwards in third with a speed of 191.022 mph. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Matt Kenseth round out the Top-five, respectively.

Clint Bowyer, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Paul Menard and Kyle Larson make up places sixth through tenth in the starting lineup.

Farther back in the pack, Chase driver Kevin Harvick will start 12th. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 13th and his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne will begin from the 19th position. Denny Hamlin will start 24th, while fellow Chase drivers and Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano will start 25th and 28th, respectively.

Complete Starting Lineup:

  1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.
  2. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet.
  3. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford.
  4. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford.
  5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota.
  6. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota.
  7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.
  8. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet.
  9. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet.
  10. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet.
  11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet.
  12. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet.
  13. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet.
  14. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet.
  15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.
  16. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota.
  17. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet.
  18. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet.
  19. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet.
  20. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford.
  21. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford.
  22. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet.
  23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford.
  24. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.
  25. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.
  26. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet.
  27. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet.
  28. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.
  29. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet.
  30. (38) David Gilliland, Ford.
  31. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota.
  32. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford.
  33. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota.
  34. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet.
  35. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet.
  36. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet.
  37. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota.
  38. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet.
  39. (34) David Ragan, Ford.
  40. (37) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet.
  41. (66) Joe Nemechek, Toyota.
  42. (33) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet.
  43. (32) Joey Gase, Ford
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