Jeff Gordon has bounced back from a crash in last week’s first Chase race to score pole for Sunday’s Sylvania 300 in New Hampshire.
Gordon’s 72nd career pole came after the Hendrick Chevrolet driver lapped 0.03s quicker than the man he knocked out of Chase contention two weeks ago, Kyle Busch.
Tony Stewart, Brian Vickers, Carl Edwards and Kasey Kahne completed the top six.
Points leader Brad Keselowski will line-up 15th, while Australian Marcos Ambrose was 21st, one place behind title contender Jimmie Johnson.
Denny Hamlin was just 32nd fastest after his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team made a mistake with the car’s tyre pressures.
See below for the full qualifying result
|
POS |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
TIME |
BEHIND |
| 1 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 28.232 | Leader |
| 2 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 28.265 | -0.033 |
| 3 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 28.304 | -0.072 |
| 4 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Freightliner / Jet Edge | 28.322 | -0.090 |
| 5 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 28.349 | -0.117 |
| 6 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 28.386 | -0.154 |
| 7 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | 28.403 | -0.171 |
| 8 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Aspen Dental | 28.438 | -0.206 |
| 9 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 28.451 | -0.219 |
| 10 | Dave Blaney | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 28.453 | -0.221 |
| 11 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 28.455 | -0.223 |
| 12 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 28.461 | -0.229 |
| 13 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / GE Appliances | 28.499 | -0.267 |
| 14 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / Diet Mtn. Dew | 28.501 | -0.269 |
| 15 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 28.506 | -0.274 |
| 16 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 28.509 | -0.277 |
| 17 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bush’s Baked Beans | 28.516 | -0.284 |
| 18 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 28.521 | -0.289 |
| 19 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Trim Fit | 28.573 | -0.341 |
| 20 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 28.610 | -0.378 |
| 21 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 28.614 | -0.382 |
| 22 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 28.633 | -0.401 |
| 23 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 28.645 | -0.413 |
| 24 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Energizer | 28.670 | -0.438 |
| 25 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 28.681 | -0.449 |
| 26 | David Ragan | Ford | Shriner’s Hospital for Children | 28.698 | -0.466 |
| 27 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 28.725 | -0.493 |
| 28 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 28.733 | -0.501 |
| 29 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | LiftMaster | 28.777 | -0.545 |
| 30 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 28.812 | -0.580 |
| 31 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 28.870 | -0.638 |
| 32 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 28.935 | -0.703 |
| 33 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 28.977 | -0.745 |
| 34 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 29.035 | -0.803 |
| 35 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 29.083 | -0.851 |
| 36 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet | 29.111 | -0.879 |
| 37 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | 29.121 | -0.889 |
| 38 | Kelly Bires | Ford | BBI / Bestway | 29.155 | -0.923 |
| 39 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 29.216 | -0.984 |
| 40 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | MaxQworkforce.com | 29.247 | -1.015 |
| 41 | Tony Raines+ | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 29.673 | -1.441 |
| 42 | Mike Olsen+ | Ford | North Country Ford | 30.192 | -1.960 |
| 43 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 29.325 | -1.093 |
| 44 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 29.363 | -1.131 |
| 45 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blakeney Racing | 29.366 | -1.134 |
| 46 | Jeff Green | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 29.469 | -1.237 |
| 47 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 29.007 | -0.775 |
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