Michigan: Rain washes out Cup qualifying
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| Kyle Busch in his Toyota during practice |
| Mark Scheuern/AutoRacing1 |
Rain washed out qualifying at Michigan International Speedway on Friday after 11 of the 45 Sprint Cup drivers had made attempts. The grid for Sunday's LifeLock 400 was set by the NASCAR rulebook. That puts Kyle Busch on the pole with Jeff Burton on the outside of Row 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top five.
Jason Leffler and Tony Raines are the two drivers who did not make the starting lineup.
The weather was supposed to be sunny for Saturday, which has two Cup practice sessions on the schedule, one at noon ET with final practice set for 1 p.m.
Lineup
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 3 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 4 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 5 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 7 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | DISH Network / DishDVRs | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 8 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser / LifeLock | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 11 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 12 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 14 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 15 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Carhartt | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 18 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 19 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 20 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 21 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Big Red Slim Pack | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 22 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 23 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal Cask No. 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 25 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg's | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Sylvania / Menards | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | McDonald's Big Mac | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Camping World/ RVs.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 31 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 32 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 33 | 00 | Michael McDowell* | Toyota | Champion Mortgage | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 34 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 35 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 36 | 45 | Terry Labonte | Dodge | Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 37 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Motorcraft | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 38 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 39 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Red Bull | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 40 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 41 | 40 | Dario Franchitti* | Dodge | Juicy Fruit Slim Pack | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 42 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 43 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier* | Dodge | LifeLock | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| . | . | Did Not Qualify | . | . | – | – | – |
| 44 | 70 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | – | – | – |
| 45 | 34 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | – | – | – |