The Chase is on and Jimmie Johnson has delivered the first punch, albeit a psychological one, by taking the pole for the first race of the Chase season.
Open Race Thread: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series GEICO 400 | Chicagoland Speedway
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Do you think “5-Time” will become “6-Time”? Time will tell I guess, but I honestly don’t think there are many reasons why he can’t be a six time Champ.
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 182.865 | 29.530 | Leader |
| 2 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Farmland | 182.636 | 29.567 | -0.037 |
| 3 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Best Buy | 182.334 | 29.616 | -0.086 |
| 4 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / 7-Eleven / National Guard | 182.070 | 29.659 | -0.129 |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 182.045 | 29.663 | -0.133 |
| 6 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 181.971 | 29.675 | -0.145 |
| 7 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 181.953 | 29.678 | -0.148 |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 181.928 | 29.682 | -0.152 |
| 9 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 181.855 | 29.694 | -0.164 |
| 10 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 181.629 | 29.731 | -0.201 |
| 11 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Libman | 181.616 | 29.733 | -0.203 |
| 12 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | McDonald's | 181.525 | 29.748 | -0.218 |
| 13 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 181.507 | 29.751 | -0.221 |
| 14 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Good Sam Club / Camping World | 181.354 | 29.776 | -0.246 |
| 15 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | LG Partner of the Year / Aaron's | 181.257 | 29.792 | -0.262 |
| 16 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 181.251 | 29.793 | -0.263 |
| 17 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 181.050 | 29.826 | -0.296 |
| 18 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 180.989 | 29.836 | -0.306 |
| 19 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 180.874 | 29.855 | -0.325 |
| 20 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Gene Haas Foundation Workshops For Warriors | 180.729 | 29.879 | -0.349 |
| 21 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Wrigley | 180.705 | 29.883 | -0.353 |
| 22 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | Scotch Blue | 180.523 | 29.913 | -0.383 |
| 23 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Bubba Burgers | 180.463 | 29.923 | -0.393 |
| 24 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | Phil Parsons Racing | 180.276 | 29.954 | -0.424 |
| 25 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Jordan Truck Sales | 180.210 | 29.965 | -0.435 |
| 26 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 180.120 | 29.980 | -0.450 |
| 27 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 180.048 | 29.992 | -0.462 |
| 28 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 179.940 | 30.010 | -0.480 |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 179.892 | 30.018 | -0.488 |
| 30 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction | 179.671 | 30.055 | -0.525 |
| 31 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 179.575 | 30.071 | -0.541 |
| 32 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 179.569 | 30.072 | -0.542 |
| 33 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 179.539 | 30.077 | -0.547 |
| 34 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 179.533 | 30.078 | -0.548 |
| 35 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser Designate a Driver | 179.456 | 30.091 | -0.561 |
| 36 | 33 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | Little Joes Autos.com | 179.438 | 30.094 | -0.564 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Distraction.gov | 179.265 | 30.123 | -0.593 |
| 38 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 178.986 | 30.170 | -0.640 |
| 39 | 32 | T.J. Bell+ | Ford | U.S. Chrome | 177.003 | 30.508 | -0.978 |
| 40 | 38 | David Gilliland+ | Ford | 1-800LoanMart | 176.702 | 30.560 | -1.030 |
| 41 | 10 | Danica Patrick+ | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 176.189 | 30.649 | -1.119 |
| 42 | 36 | Dave Blaney+ | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 176.033 | 30.676 | -1.146 |
| 43 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 179.164 | 30.140 | -0.610 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 178.271 | 30.291 | -0.761 |
| 45 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Plinker Tactical | 177.965 | 30.343 | -0.813 |
| 46 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Max Q Workforce / Bradley University | 177.942 | 30.347 | -0.817 |
| 47 | 249 | Jason Leffler | Toyota | Robinson-Blak- eney Racing | 177.713 | 30.386 | -0.856 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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