Kahne sets track record in winning pole at Las Vegas
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| Kasey Kahne |
Kasey Kahne was one of 15 drivers to break the track qualifying record Friday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
He also was the fastest.
The Hendrick Motorsports drive's’ lap of 190.456 mph broke Matt Kenseth’s year-old mark of 188.884 and put him on the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 400.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch (190.040 mph), the first driver to break the track record on a warm, sunny day at the 1.5-mile speedway, will start second.
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| Kasey Kahne |
“It feels good; the car was awesome," Kahne said. “The Hendrick engines, it’s unreal how well they run. I’m looking forward to Sunday. I always like racing at Las Vegas – I haven’t won here but have run well."
Kevin Harvick (Richard Childress Racing), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick) and Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) will start third through fifth, respectively, in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event.
Defending series champion Tony Stewart qualified seventh while Denny Hamlin, last week’s winner in Phoenix, was 17th overall.
Lineup
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 190.456 | 28.353 | Leader |
| 2 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Ms. Brown | 190.040 | 28.415 | -0.062 |
| 3 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 190.014 | 28.419 | -0.066 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Diet Mountain Dew | 189.873 | 28.440 | -0.087 |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 189.807 | 28.450 | -0.097 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 189.773 | 28.455 | -0.102 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 189.667 | 28.471 | -0.118 |
| 8 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 189.620 | 28.478 | -0.125 |
| 9 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M / Meguiars | 189.500 | 28.496 | -0.143 |
| 10 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 189.421 | 28.508 | -0.155 |
| 11 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 189.208 | 28.540 | -0.187 |
| 12 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Tag Heuer Eyewear | 189.148 | 28.549 | -0.196 |
| 13 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 188.970 | 28.576 | -0.223 |
| 14 | 22 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Pennzoil | 188.937 | 28.581 | -0.228 |
| 15 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Dewalt | 188.910 | 28.585 | -0.232 |
| 16 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont 20 Years | 188.758 | 28.608 | -0.255 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | 188.712 | 28.615 | -0.262 |
| 18 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 188.436 | 28.657 | -0.304 |
| 19 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 188.160 | 28.699 | -0.346 |
| 20 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 188.134 | 28.703 | -0.350 |
| 21 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 188.088 | 28.710 | -0.357 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 187.754 | 28.761 | -0.408 |
| 23 | 33 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | South Point Hotel & Casino | 187.669 | 28.774 | -0.421 |
| 24 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford / Bush's Beans | 187.663 | 28.775 | -0.422 |
| 25 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 187.363 | 28.821 | -0.468 |
| 26 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Schrock / Menards | 187.305 | 28.830 | -0.477 |
| 27 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Richard Petty Fantasy Racing Camp | 186.987 | 28.879 | -0.526 |
| 28 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 186.987 | 28.879 | -0.526 |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Clorox | 186.780 | 28.911 | -0.558 |
| 30 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 185.650 | 29.087 | -0.734 |
| 31 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | Accell Construction | 185.644 | 29.088 | -0.735 |
| 32 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 185.274 | 29.146 | -0.793 |
| 33 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | Morristown Driver's Service | 184.837 | 29.215 | -0.862 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 184.685 | 29.239 | -0.886 |
| 35 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 184.388 | 29.286 | -0.933 |
| 36 | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing | 184.370 | 29.289 | -0.936 |
| 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 184.175 | 29.320 | -0.967 |
| 38 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | 183.949 | 29.356 | -1.003 |
| 39 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Curb Records | 183.861 | 29.370 | -1.017 |
| 40 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 183.542 | 29.421 | -1.068 |
| 41 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Federated Auto Parts | 183.306 | 29.459 | -1.106 |
| 42 | 37 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Poynt.com | 182.877 | 29.528 | -1.175 |
| 43 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 182.704 | 29.556 | -1.203 |
| 44 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe / Riviera Hotel | 182.426 | 29.601 | -1.248 |
| 45 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Speed Energy | 182.285 | 29.624 | -1.271 |
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* Denotes Rookie