Denny Hamlin will start from the pole position for the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 powered by Kroger at Martinsville Speedway.
The Generation-6 car continues to show its pace as for the 18th time this year the qualifying record was broken. Hamlin posted a speed of 99.595 mph (160.283 km/h), bettering Jimmie Johnson previous record of 98.400 mph set earlier this year.
For Hamlin, it is his third career pole at Martinsville, his fifth of the season and the 17th of his career.
Joining Hamlin on the front row is championship leader Johnson, who has eight career wins at Martinsville.
Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Matt Kenseth were third and fourth on the speed chart in qualifying.
Australia’s Marcos Ambrose will start 16th on the flat half-mile track.
“I am a bit disappointed in myself,” said Ambrose.
“I hit the curb on the second lap and our DEWALT Ford Fusion is pretty fast. We still had a good lap and we’ll take it, but I think we could have had more.”
QUALIFYING: Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 powered by Kroger – Martinsville Speedway
|
POS |
driver |
Car # |
Make |
Sponsor |
MPH |
Time |
Behind |
|
1 |
Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | FedEx One Rate | 99.595 | 19.013 | Leader |
|
2 |
Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 99.344 | 19.061 | –0.048 |
|
3 |
Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | M&M’s Halloween | 99.344 | 19.061 | –0.048 |
|
4 |
Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | Dollar General | 99.183 | 19.092 | –0.079 |
|
5 |
Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 99.162 | 19.096 | –0.083 |
|
6 |
Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Shell Pennzoil | 99.084 | 19.111 | –0.098 |
|
7 |
Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | McDonald’s | 99.007 | 19.126 | –0.113 |
|
8 |
David Ragan | 34 | Ford | Taco Bell | 98.815 | 19.163 | –0.150 |
|
9 |
Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 98.790 | 19.168 | –0.155 |
|
10 |
Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | Rheem | 98.774 | 19.171 | –0.158 |
|
11 |
Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Miller Lite | 98.748 | 19.176 | –0.163 |
|
12 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chevrolet | National Guard | 98.712 | 19.183 | –0.170 |
|
13 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | Target | 98.702 | 19.185 | –0.172 |
|
14 |
Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Geek Squad | 98.656 | 19.194 | –0.181 |
|
15 |
Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 98.553 | 19.214 | –0.201 |
|
16 |
Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | DeWalt | 98.553 | 19.214 | –0.201 |
|
17 |
Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 98.527 | 19.219 | –0.206 |
|
19 |
Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Chevrolet | 98.400 | 19.244 | –0.231 |
|
20 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 17 | Ford | Driven for a Cause | 98.394 | 19.245 | –0.232 |
|
21 |
Mark Martin | 14 | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 | 98.379 | 19.248 | –0.235 |
|
22 |
Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | Sleep Innovations / Dow | 98.328 | 19.258 | –0.245 |
|
23 |
Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | Menards / Turtle Wax | 98.129 | 19.297 | –0.284 |
|
24 |
Landon Cassill | 40 | Chevrolet | Moon Shine Attitude Attire | 98.053 | 19.312 | –0.299 |
|
25 |
Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 98.048 | 19.313 | –0.300 |
|
26 |
Kyle Larson | 51 | Chevrolet | Target | 97.972 | 19.328 | –0.315 |
|
27 |
David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Long John Silver’s | 97.855 | 19.351 | –0.338 |
|
28 |
Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | No. 13 GEICO Ford Fusion | 97.830 | 19.356 | –0.343 |
|
29 |
Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 97.780 | 19.366 | –0.353 |
|
30 |
Cole Whitt | 30 | Toyota | Widow Wax-Lean1 | 97.780 | 19.366 | –0.353 |
|
31 |
Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | MDS Transport | 97.674 | 19.387 | –0.374 |
|
32 |
Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper | 97.618 | 19.398 | –0.385 |
|
33 |
Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 3M | 97.568 | 19.408 | –0.395 |
|
34 |
Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | Clorox | 97.498 | 19.422 | –0.409 |
|
35 |
Elliott Sadler | 55 | Toyota | RK Motors Collector Car Auctions | 97.473 | 19.427 | –0.414 |
|
36 |
Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 97.448 | 19.432 | –0.419 |
|
37 |
J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 97.377 | 19.446 | –0.433 |
|
38 |
Ken Schrader | 32 | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 97.103 | 19.501 | –0.488 |
|
39 |
Tony Raines | 33 | Chevrolet | Little Joe’s Autos | 97.088 | 19.504 | –0.491 |
|
40 |
Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | NEMCO-JRR, LLC | 97.053 | 19.511 | –0.498 |
|
41 |
Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy Breast Cancer Awareness | 96.755 | 19.571 | –0.558 |
|
42 |
Reed Sorenson | 95 | Ford | TBD | 95.845 | 19.757 | –0.744 |
|
43 |
David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | Burger King-Dr. Pepper | 94.794 | 19.976 | –0.963 |
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