The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series will be at the Pocono Raceway for the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 on Sunday, and Kurt Busch will sit the pole. He clocked a respectable speed of 177.599 mph, but he took the pole without all 12 of the drivers who made it to the third round actually recording a time.
NASCAR at Pocono Raceway 2015: Lineup, starting grid for Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400
Here’s the full lineup for the Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400. Kurt Busch has the pole.
Denny Hamlin spun off in Turn 2 with 39 seconds remaining and when he couldn’t get his car going again, the session was paused. With a lap time greater than the remaining time on the clock, they ended qualifying, giving Busch the pole and forcing five drivers who had waited until the final minute to go out to not post a time.
From Busch in pole, Carl Edwards, Martin Truex Jr., Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick and Austin Dillon round out the firs three rows. Edwards is the only one driving a Toyota in that pack. All eyes will be on Gordon, given his historic success at Pocono (six wins, 31 top-10 finishes). Truex Jr. is another name to watch, given that he had 12 finishes in the top 10 this season, but no wins to his name.
Below, we’ve got the full lineup and starting grid for the race:
Axalta 400 starting lineup
| Position | Driver | Make | Speed |
| 1 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | 177.599 |
| 2 | Carl Edwards | Toyota | 177.550 |
| 3 | Martin Truex, Jr. | Chevrolet | 177.522 |
| 4 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 177.211 |
| 5 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 177.200 |
| 6 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 176.526 |
| 7 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 175.967 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | No speed |
| 9 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | No speed |
| 10 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | No speed |
| 11 | Joey Logano | Ford | No speed |
| 12 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | No speed |
| 13 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 176.036 |
| 14 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 176.005 |
| 15 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 175.943 |
| 16 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 175.895 |
| 17 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | Ford | 175.699 |
| 18 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | 175.671 |
| 19 | Matt Kenseth | Toyota | 175.531 |
| 20 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Chevrolet | 175.466 |
| 21 | David Ragan | Toyota | 175.418 |
| 22 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | 174.832 |
| 23 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 174.236 |
| 24 | Sam Hornish, Jr. | Ford | 173.819 |
| 25 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 174.791 |
| 26 | A.J. Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 174.771 |
| 27 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 174.683 |
| 28 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 174.652 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 174.317 |
| 30 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | 174.031 |
| 31 | Michael Annett | Chevrolet | 173.873 |
| 32 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 173.772 |
| 33 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 173.695 |
| 34 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 173.410 |
| 35 | David Gilliland | Ford | 172.467 |
| 36 | Brett Moffitt | Ford | 172.437 |
| 37 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | 171.989 |
| 38 | Josh Wise | Ford | 171.887 |
| 39 | Cole Whitt | Ford | 171.752 |
| 40 | Jeb Burton | Toyota | 170.623 |
| 41 | Matt DiBenedetto | Toyota | 169.440 |
| 42 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | 169.122 |
| 43 | Brendan Gaughan | Chevrolet | No speed |
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