AJ Allmendinger on Kansas Pole
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| Allmendinger on pole |
AJ Allmendinger will start the No. 22 AAA Dodge from the pole position in Sunday’s STP 400 after clocking a fast lap time of 175.993 mph at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. The pole position is Allmendinger’s second NASCAR Sprint Cup Pole (Phoenix, 2010), and his first since joining the Penske Racing organization ahead of the 2012 season.
Allmendinger has scored three consecutive top-15 finishes heading into the Kansas Speedway event, and will look to continue his upward momentum in the points standings as he enters the race weekend 19th in the championship.
Allmendinger scored his first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup top-ten result at Kansas in 2008.
“I put so much pressure on my shoulders to perform–this group is used to winning poles and races, so I really want to perform at that level," said Allmendinger. “This is great, but we all know that Sunday is the important day and we’ve got to have 400 good miles tomorrow. But more than anything, this is a great way for us to keep building momentum. I’m so happy to be a part of this Penske Racing organization and we know the bigger picture is tomorrow, and that Sunday is the important day."
The STP 400 will be broadcast live on FOX starting 12:30 PM ET.
Lineup
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | AAA | 175.993 | 30.683 | Leader |
| 2 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Rheem | 175.747 | 30.726 | -0.043 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 175.724 | 30.730 | -0.047 |
| 4 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 175.667 | 30.740 | -0.057 |
| 5 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 175.484 | 30.772 | -0.089 |
| 6 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 175.444 | 30.779 | -0.096 |
| 7 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / National Guard | 175.313 | 30.802 | -0.119 |
| 8 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 175.302 | 30.804 | -0.121 |
| 9 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 175.092 | 30.841 | -0.158 |
| 10 | 12 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | SKF | 175.086 | 30.842 | -0.159 |
| 11 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 175.063 | 30.846 | -0.163 |
| 12 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 174.927 | 30.870 | -0.187 |
| 13 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 174.887 | 30.877 | -0.194 |
| 14 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 174.876 | 30.879 | -0.196 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's "Chevrolet Mountain Green" | 174.803 | 30.892 | -0.209 |
| 16 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Cavell Construction | 174.803 | 30.892 | -0.209 |
| 17 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Novec 1230 | 174.706 | 30.909 | -0.226 |
| 18 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Ford EcoBoost | 174.486 | 30.948 | -0.265 |
| 19 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Zecol / Menards | 174.323 | 30.977 | -0.294 |
| 20 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 174.261 | 30.988 | -0.305 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 174.244 | 30.991 | -0.308 |
| 22 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 174.171 | 31.004 | -0.321 |
| 23 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 174.143 | 31.009 | -0.326 |
| 24 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 174.031 | 31.029 | -0.346 |
| 25 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 174.020 | 31.031 | -0.348 |
| 26 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | STP | 174.003 | 31.034 | -0.351 |
| 27 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Barrett-Jackson | 173.947 | 31.044 | -0.361 |
| 28 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 173.863 | 31.059 | -0.376 |
| 29 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 173.756 | 31.078 | -0.395 |
| 30 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Reese Towpower / Highland | 173.745 | 31.080 | -0.397 |
| 31 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | JPO Absorbents | 173.516 | 31.121 | -0.438 |
| 32 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | BK Strawberry Banana Smoothie / Dr Pepper | 173.388 | 31.144 | -0.461 |
| 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 173.383 | 31.145 | -0.462 |
| 34 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 173.249 | 31.169 | -0.486 |
| 35 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | BK Tropical Mango Smoothie / Dr Pepper | 173.221 | 31.174 | -0.491 |
| 36 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 173.182 | 31.181 | -0.498 |
| 37 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 173.155 | 31.186 | -0.503 |
| 38 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 172.756 | 31.258 | -0.575 |
| 39 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 172.507 | 31.303 | -0.620 |
| 40 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 171.986 | 31.398 | -0.715 |
| 41 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 171.625 | 31.464 | -0.781 |
| 42 | 32 | Reed Sorenson+ | Ford | FAS Lane Racing | 170.057 | 31.754 | -1.071 |
| 43 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 171.396 | 31.506 | -0.823 |
| – | – | Did Not Qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | 179 | Tim Andrews | Ford | BBI Waste Industries / Bestway Disposal | 170.989 | 31.581 | -0.898 |
| 45 | 33 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos | 169.769 | 31.808 | -1.125 |
| 46 | 74 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 169.444 | 31.869 | -1.186 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie