Kasey Kahne won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, picking up his second No. 1 starting spot of the season.
NASCAR Atlanta Starting Lineup: Kasey Kahne Snags Top Qualifying Spot
Kahne turned a lap of 186.196 mph to earn his first pole since Darlington and the 22nd of his career.
Chase bubble driver Clint Bowyer (185.922) will start second, followed by Kyle Busch, Brian Vickers and Jeff Gordon.
Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman and AJ Allmendinger rounded out the top 10.
“Obviously, it was an important qualifying run,” Bowyer said. “These next two weeks are important for us, and we’re not out of it yet.”
Here’s the NASCAR starting lineup for Atlanta:
- Kasey Kahne
- Clint Bowyer
- Kyle Busch
- Brian Vickers
- Jeff Gordon
- Matt Kenseth
- Carl Edwards
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Ryan Newman
- Kurt Busch
- AJ Allmendinger
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Denny Hamlin
- Brad Keselowski
- Greg Biffle
- David Reutimann
- Jimmie Johnson
- Marcos Ambrose
- David Ragan
- Tony Stewart
- Kevin Harvick
- Paul Menard
- Bobby Labonte
- Joey Logano
- Jamie McMurray
- Regan Smith
- Jeff Burton
- Michael McDowell
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Scott Speed
- JJ Yeley
- Mark Martin
- Robby Gordon
- Joe Nemechek
- Dave Blaney
- David Gilliland
- Landon Cassill
- Casey Mears
- Mike Skinner
- Mike Bliss
- Travis Kvapil
- David Starr
- Andy Lally
DNQ: Tony Raines, David Stremme, Geoff Bodine, T.J. Bell
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