Hmm .. not one, but two Richard Petty owned cars are on the front row for Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race! Didn’t see that one coming. Kurt Busch also lost the handle on his car and hit the inside retaining wall - see video below.
All Petty Front Row: Coke 600 Starting Line-Up
Complete starting line-up after the jump!
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | U.S. Air Force | 192.940 | 27.988 | Leader |
| 2 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 191.598 | 28.184 | -0.196 |
| 3 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's Patriotic | 191.374 | 28.217 | -0.229 |
| 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Fastenal | 191.259 | 28.234 | -0.246 |
| 5 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 191.198 | 28.243 | -0.255 |
| 6 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Armed Forces Foundation | 191.171 | 28.247 | -0.259 |
| 7 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Quaker State | 191.130 | 28.253 | -0.265 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 190.887 | 28.289 | -0.301 |
| 9 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Serta | 190.597 | 28.332 | -0.344 |
| 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 190.456 | 28.353 | -0.365 |
| 11 | 22 | AJ Allmendinger | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 190.329 | 28.372 | -0.384 |
| 12 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard 'An American Salute' / Diet Mountain Dew | 190.302 | 28.376 | -0.388 |
| 13 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 190.268 | 28.381 | -0.393 |
| 14 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Folds of Honor | 190.201 | 28.391 | -0.403 |
| 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 190.194 | 28.392 | -0.404 |
| 16 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 190.054 | 28.413 | -0.425 |
| 17 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's Red, White & Blue | 190.034 | 28.416 | -0.428 |
| 18 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King Real Fruit Smoothies | 189.987 | 28.423 | -0.435 |
| 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 189.707 | 28.465 | -0.477 |
| 20 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fastenal | 189.607 | 28.480 | -0.492 |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 189.574 | 28.485 | -0.497 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Wheaties | 189.520 | 28.493 | -0.505 |
| 23 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 189.076 | 28.560 | -0.572 |
| 24 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 188.871 | 28.591 | -0.603 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 188.363 | 28.668 | -0.680 |
| 26 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Kingsford | 188.344 | 28.671 | -0.683 |
| 27 | 74 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Turn One Racing | 188.324 | 28.674 | -0.686 |
| 28 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 188.206 | 28.692 | -0.704 |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 187.924 | 28.735 | -0.747 |
| 30 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Al's Liners / Scorpion Coatings | 187.656 | 28.776 | -0.788 |
| 31 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Arctic Cat | 187.526 | 28.796 | -0.808 |
| 32 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Presbyterian Healthcare System | 187.487 | 28.802 | -0.814 |
| 33 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 187.259 | 28.837 | -0.849 |
| 34 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joe's Autos / Precon | 187.169 | 28.851 | -0.863 |
| 35 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 186.143 | 29.010 | -1.022 |
| 36 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 186.111 | 29.015 | -1.027 |
| 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Dr Pepper | 186.085 | 29.019 | -1.031 |
| 38 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan's Truck Sales | 185.976 | 29.036 | -1.048 |
| 39 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | ModSpace | 185.810 | 29.062 | -1.074 |
| 40 | 10 | Danica Patrick+ | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | - | - | - |
| 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell+ | Ford | Green Smoke | - | - | - |
| 42 | 51 | Kurt Busch+ | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | - | - | - |
| 43 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | Global Barter Corp / AM FM Energy Wood and Pellet Stoves / SWM Completion Tools | 185.784 | 29.066 | -1.078 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| - | 249 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | America Israel Racing / JPO Absorbents | - | - | - |
| - | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | - | - | - |
| - | 173 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Burger King | - | - | - |
| - | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | - | - | - |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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