AJ Allmendinger won his second career pole position on Saturday at Kansas Speedway, claiming the top spot in qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series STP 400 at the 1.5-mile track.
NASCAR Kansas Starting Lineup 2012: STP 400 Qualifying Results
Allmendinger (175.993) had won the pole just one other time in the previous 159 races of his career, in April 2010 at Phoenix International Raceway.
“Obviously Sunday is the important day, but more than anything, we’re just trying to build momentum,” Allmendinger told SPEED after his lap. “Hopefully we’ll have a good 400 miles tomorrow.”
Kevin Harvick missed out on a chance at his first pole since 2006 by qualifying second (175.747 mph), and he was followed by Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin.
Another pair of teammates, Michael Waltrip Racing’s Mark Martin and Martin Truex Jr., completed the top six, followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne and Sam Hornish Jr.
Tim Andrews, Jeff Green, Tony Raines failed to qualify for the race and were sent home.
Here’s the starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway:
- AJ Allmendinger
- Kevin Harvick
- Joey Logano
- Denny Hamlin
- Mark Martin
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Clint Bowyer
- Kasey Kahne
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Brad Keselowski
- Jeff Burton
- Ryan Newman
- Kurt Busch
- Jimmie Johnson
- David Reutimann
- Greg Biffle
- Matt Kenseth
- Paul Menard
- Jeff Gordon
- David Gilliland
- Carl Edwards
- Tony Stewart
- David Stremme
- Kyle Busch
- Aric Almirola
- David Ragan
- Marcos Ambrose
- Regan Smith
- Bobby Labonte
- JJ Yeley
- Landon Cassill
- Dave Blaney
- Travis Kvapil
- Scott Riggs
- Jamie McMurray
- Michael McDowell
- Josh Wise
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Casey Mears
- Joe Nemechek
- Reed Sorenson
- Mike Bliss
DNQ: Tim Andrews, Jeff Green, Tony Raines
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