Consistent rain has washed out all of the Friday track time, including qualifying, for the Party in the Poconos 400.
This means the grid for Sunday’s race at the 2.5-mile Pocono Raceway will be set by owner’s points with series leader Jimmie Johnson joined by Carl Edwards on the front row.
“There are a lot of good benefits from starting on the pole, from track position to pit road picks,” Johnson said.
“We’ll take it. The great season that we’ve had so far and the quick start, it’s nice to have that. It’s one of the benefits (as points leader) when things rain out. So we certainly earned this first starting spot, and we’ll try to take advantage of it on Sunday.”
Two practice sessions for the Sprint Cup are scheduled for 10am and 11:40am local time on Saturday, when forecasts look a lot brighter.
Australia’s Marcos Ambrose will start 26th.
LINE-UP: Party in the Poconos 400
|
POS |
Driver |
Car # |
Make |
Sponsor |
|
1 |
Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools |
|
2 |
Carl Edwards | 99 | Ford | Kellogg’s / Cheez-it |
|
3 |
Clint Bowyer | 15 | Toyota | RK Motors Charlotte |
|
4 |
Matt Kenseth | 20 | Toyota | The Home Depot / Husky |
|
5 |
Kevin Harvick | 29 | Chevrolet | Rheem |
|
6 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr | 88 | Chevrolet | National Guard |
|
7 |
Kasey Kahne | 5 | Chevrolet | Hendrickcars.com |
|
8 |
Kyle Busch | 18 | Toyota | M&M’s |
|
9 |
Paul Menard | 27 | Chevrolet | Quaker State / Menards |
|
10 |
Brad Keselowski | 2 | Ford | Miller Lite |
|
11 |
Jeff Gordon | 24 | Chevrolet | Axalta Coating Systems |
|
12 |
Aric Almirola | 43 | Ford | Smithfield |
|
13 |
Greg Biffle | 16 | Ford | 3M |
|
14 |
Mark Martin | 55 | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine |
|
15 |
Martin Truex Jr | 56 | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts |
|
16 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 17 | Ford | Valvoline |
|
17 |
Denny Hamlin | 11 | Toyota | FedEx Ground |
|
18 |
AJ Allmendinger | 51 | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction |
|
19 |
Tony Stewart | 14 | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops |
|
20 |
Kurt Busch | 78 | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing-Serta |
|
21 |
Joey Logano | 22 | Ford | Shell-Pennzoil |
|
22 |
Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | Banana Boat |
|
23 |
Ryan Newman | 39 | Chevrolet | Haas Automation |
|
24 |
Jeff Burton | 31 | Chevrolet | TBA |
|
25 |
Juan Pablo Montoya | 42 | Chevrolet | Target |
|
26 |
Marcos Ambrose | 9 | Ford | DeWalt |
|
27 |
Casey Mears | 13 | Ford | GEICO |
|
28 |
David Ragan | 34 | Ford | TBA |
|
29 |
Bobby Labonte | 47 | Toyota | Clorox |
|
30 |
Danica Patrick | 10 | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com |
|
31 |
David Gilliland | 38 | Ford | Long John Silver’s |
|
32 |
Dave Blaney | 7 | Chevrolet | TBA |
|
33 |
David Stremme | 30 | Toyota | Lean 1 / Swan Energy |
|
34 |
David Reutimann | 83 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper |
|
35 |
J.J. Yeley | 36 | Chevrolet | TBA |
|
36 |
Josh Wise | 35 | Ford | MDS Transport |
|
37 |
Landon Cassill | 33 | Chevrolet | Little JoesAutos.com |
|
38 |
Timmy Hill | 32 | Ford | OXY Water |
|
39 |
Travis Kvapil | 93 | Toyota | Burger King / Dr. Pepper |
|
40 |
Joe Nemechek | 87 | Toyota | TBA |
|
41 |
Michael McDowell | 98 | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing |
|
42 |
Jason Leffler | 19 | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical |
|
43 |
Scott Riggs | 44 | Ford | Brabble |
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