Kyle Busch will start the Quaker State 400 at Kansas Speedway from pole position courtesy of setting the fastest practice time after qualifying was rained out.
Twenty-two drivers had completed their qualifying runs pior to the weather arriving, but under NASCAR rain-out rules, the entire session was scrapped in favour of the final practice order.
Juan Pablo Montoya will start alongside Busch, while Kurt Busch, Kasey Kahne and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top five.
Australia’s Marcos Ambrose will line-up 11th.
See below for the full starting order
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DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
SPEED |
| 1 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | N/A |
| 2 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | N/A |
| 3 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | N/A |
| 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | N/A |
| 5 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | N/A |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | N/A |
| 7 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | N/A |
| 8 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS “We Love Logistics” | N/A |
| 9 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | N/A |
| 10 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | N/A |
| 11 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Porter-Cable Power Tools | N/A |
| 12 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | N/A |
| 13 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | N/A |
| 14 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | N/A |
| 15 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | N/A |
| 16 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA “Good To Go” Rebate | N/A |
| 17 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Tums | N/A |
| 18 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Tornados | N/A |
| 19 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | N/A |
| 20 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | N/A |
| 21 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | N/A |
| 22 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | N/A |
| 23 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Valvoline | N/A |
| 24 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Cottonelle Clean Care | N/A |
| 25 | Casey Mears | Toyota | GEICO | N/A |
| 26 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | N/A |
| 27 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | N/A |
| 28 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Quaker State / GoDaddy.com | N/A |
| 29 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | N/A |
| 30 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | N/A |
| 31 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | N/A |
| 32 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | N/A |
| 33 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Big Red | N/A |
| 34 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald’s | N/A |
| 35 | David Gilliland | Ford | Taco Bell | N/A |
| 36 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Red Line Oil | N/A |
| 37 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Long John Silver’s | N/A |
| 38 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Standard Publishing / “Relentless Hope” | N/A |
| 39 | Andy Lally* | Ford | Cool Works Cup | N/A |
| 40 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | WhitneysCollision.com | N/A |
| 41 | Tony Raines | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | N/A |
| 42 | Mike Bliss | Ford | Big Red | N/A |
| 43 | Scott Wimmer | Dodge | Speed Energy | N/A |
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