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2013 Fontana: NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Results - Hamlin, Toyota On Pole!
By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers
Denny Hamlin and his No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 17th Annual Auto Club 400 with a lap of 38.410 seconds, 187.451 mph. This is his 13th pole in 264 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and his first pole and fourth top-10 start in 2013. This is also his third pole in 13 races at Auto Club Speedway. Hamlin won the pole for last year's Auto Club Speedway event.
Also starting on the front row, Greg Biffle and his No. 16 3M Window Film Ford posted his third top-10 start of 2013 and his 10th in 19 races at Auto Club Speedway.
Qualifying third, Brad Keselowski and his No. 2 Miller Lite Ford posted his first top-10 start at Auto Club Speedway. It is his third in five races this season.
Kyle Busch and his No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota was fourth fastest with Matt Kenseth and his No. 20 Dollar General Toyota rounding out the top five qualifiers.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the fastest qualifying rookie, he'll start 31st.
Overall, 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup entries attempted to qualify for Sunday's main event.
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Time Trial Results Auto Club Speedway 17th Annual Auto Club 400 Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Fri, March 22, 2013 @ 08:36 PM Eastern Track Qualifying Record: Kyle Busch 02/27/05 38.248 188.245
| Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
Fastest |
Next |
| 1 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Express Toyota |
38.410 |
187.451 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
| 2 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3M Window Film Ford |
38.458 |
187.217 |
0.048 |
0.048 |
| 3 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Miller Lite Ford |
38.472 |
187.149 |
0.062 |
0.014 |
| 4 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Interstate Batteries Toyota |
38.476 |
187.130 |
0.066 |
0.004 |
| 5 |
20 |
Matt Kenseth |
Dollar General Toyota |
38.567 |
186.688 |
0.157 |
0.091 |
| 6 |
22 |
Joey Logano |
AAA Southern California Ford |
38.603 |
186.514 |
0.193 |
0.036 |
| 7 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
38.653 |
186.273 |
0.243 |
0.050 |
| 8 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Rush Truck Centers / MOBIL 1 Chevrolet |
38.738 |
185.864 |
0.328 |
0.085 |
| 9 |
55 |
Mark Martin |
Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota |
38.753 |
185.792 |
0.343 |
0.015 |
| 10 |
78 |
Kurt Busch |
Furniture Row / Serta Chevrolet |
38.777 |
185.677 |
0.367 |
0.024 |
| 11 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
GEICO Ford |
38.886 |
185.157 |
0.476 |
0.109 |
| 12 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Target Chevrolet |
38.901 |
185.085 |
0.491 |
0.015 |
| 13 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
5-hour Energy Toyota |
38.945 |
184.876 |
0.535 |
0.044 |
| 14 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Jimmy John's Chevrolet |
38.979 |
184.715 |
0.569 |
0.034 |
| 15 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
National Guard Chevrolet |
38.998 |
184.625 |
0.588 |
0.019 |
| 16 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Farmers Insurance Chevrolet |
39.051 |
184.374 |
0.641 |
0.053 |
| 17 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet |
39.081 |
184.233 |
0.671 |
0.030 |
| 18 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's / Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet |
39.121 |
184.044 |
0.711 |
0.040 |
| 19 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet |
39.128 |
184.011 |
0.718 |
0.007 |
| 20 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
WIX Filters Chevrolet |
39.133 |
183.988 |
0.723 |
0.005 |
| 21 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
MAC Tools Ford |
39.162 |
183.852 |
0.752 |
0.029 |
| 22 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Caterpillar Chevrolet |
39.194 |
183.702 |
0.784 |
0.032 |
| 23 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Farmland Ford |
39.195 |
183.697 |
0.785 |
0.001 |
| 24 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
SUBWAY Ford |
39.222 |
183.570 |
0.812 |
0.027 |
| 25 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Charter Toyota |
39.291 |
183.248 |
0.881 |
0.069 |
| 26 |
51 |
AJ Allmendinger |
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet |
39.320 |
183.113 |
0.910 |
0.029 |
| 27 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Menards / CertainTeed Chevrolet |
39.340 |
183.020 |
0.930 |
0.020 |
| 28 |
83 |
David Reutimann |
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota |
39.382 |
182.825 |
0.972 |
0.042 |
| 29 |
7 |
Dave Blaney |
SANY Chevrolet |
39.418 |
182.658 |
1.008 |
0.036 |
| 30 |
35 |
Josh Wise(i) |
MDS Transport Ford |
39.422 |
182.639 |
1.012 |
0.004 |
| 31 |
17 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # |
NOS Ford |
39.448 |
182.519 |
1.038 |
0.026 |
| 32 |
30 |
David Stremme |
Swan Energy / Lean1 Toyota |
39.458 |
182.473 |
1.048 |
0.010 |
| 33 |
93 |
Travis Kvapil |
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota |
39.465 |
182.440 |
1.055 |
0.007 |
| 34 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Long John Silver's Ford |
39.671 |
181.493 |
1.261 |
0.206 |
| 35 |
98 |
Michael McDowell |
Phil Parsons Racing Ford |
39.760 |
181.087 |
1.350 |
0.089 |
| 36 |
33 |
Landon Cassill |
Little Joe's Autos / Precon Marine Chevrolet |
39.760 |
181.087 |
1.350 |
0.000 |
| 37 |
36 |
JJ Yeley |
Accell Construction Chevrolet |
39.955 |
180.203 |
1.545 |
0.195 |
| 38 |
44 |
Scott Riggs |
No Label Ford |
40.038 |
179.829 |
1.628 |
0.083 |
| 39 |
32 |
Timmy Hill # |
OXY Water Ford |
40.118 |
179.471 |
1.708 |
0.080 |
| 40 |
10 |
Danica Patrick # |
GoDaddy.com Chevrolet |
40.155 |
179.305 |
1.745 |
0.037 |
| 41 |
19 |
Mike Bliss(i) |
G-Oil / Plinker Tactical / Doubletree Toyota |
40.369 |
178.355 |
1.959 |
0.214 |
| 42 |
34 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
40.492 |
177.813 |
2.082 |
0.123 |
| 43 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek(i) |
MaddiesPlaceRocks.com Toyota |
40.645 |
177.144 |
2.235 |
0.153 |
*Required to qualify on time, OP - Top 35 in Owner Points, PC - Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series
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