The conventional wisdom always used to be that Michigan International Speedway was a “Roush” track.
NASCAR Michigan Starting Lineup: Roush Fenway Racing Teammates Lead Qualifying For Second Irish Hills Race Of 2011
Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth certainly didn’t do anything to refute that notion on Friday afternoon, as the Roush Fenway Racing drivers did Ford proud by claiming the front row for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400.
Biffle turned an average lap of 190.345 mph, which bested teammate Kenseth’s lap of 190.209 mph.
Ryan Newman was third, followed by Denny Hamlin in his first TRD-powered qualifying attempt.
Mark Martin rounded out the top five, followed by Michigan native Brad Keselowski, David Ragan, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray.
Earnhardt Jr.‘s eighth-place starting spot was by far his best non-plate track qualifying effort of the year. His previous best qualifying lap at a downforce track this season resulted in a 15th-place start at Michigan in June.
Here’s the NASCAR Michigan starting lineup for Sunday’s Sprint Cup Series race:
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Ryan Newman
- Denny Hamlin
- Mark Martin
- Brad Keselowski
- David Ragan
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jeff Gordon
- Jamie McMurray
- Paul Menard
- David Reutimann
- Kurt Busch
- Kasey Kahne
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Marcos Ambrose
- Kyle Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Jimmie Johnson
- Trevor Bayne
- Casey Mears
- Carl Edwards
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Brian Vickers
- Travis Kvapil
- Bobby Labonte
- AJ Allmendinger
- Regan Smith
- JJ Yeley
- Jeff Burton
- Landon Cassill
- Dave Blaney
- Clint Bowyer
- David Stremme
- Joe Nemechek
- Andy Lally
- David Gilliland
- Todd Bodine
- Tony Raines
- Ken Schrader
- Mike Skinner
DNQ: Johnny Sauter, Erik Darnell, T.J. Bell
See More:
