Marcos Ambrose will start from pole position for Sunday's Quicken Loans 400 race, his first
NASCAR Sprint Cup pole position in 134 series starts.
After setting a new record qualifying time at Michigan International Speedway of 35.426s (203.241mph), Ambrose becomes only the fourth driver in Cup history to win a pole position with a lap speed exceeding 200mph - putting him in the company of Benny Parsons, Cale Yarborough and Bill Elliott. It's the 11th-fastest pole-winning speed in
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series history.
Ambrose will start the race alongside Kevin Harvick, who was 0.211s off the pole time. The second row will comprise Greg Biffle and Kasey Kahne.
David Stremme and Stacy Compton failed to qualify, while Carl Edwards had to rely on car owner points to make the 43-car field after the Ford engine in the #99 car experienced problems and he was not able to complete his qualifying lap.
Qualifying times1.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
35.426s (Leader) 203.241mph2.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
35.637s (-0.211) 202.037mph3.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
35.676s (-0.250) 201.816mph4.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
35.693s (-0.267) 201.720mph5.
#39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
35.737s (-0.311) 201.472mph6.
#17 Matt Kenseth Ford
35.739s (-0.313) 201.461mph7.
#21 Trevor Bayne Ford
35.742s (-0.316) 201.444mph8.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
35.755s (-0.329) 201.370mph9.
#20 Joey Logano Toyota
35.777s (-0.351) 201.247mph10.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
35.789s (-0.363) 201.179mph11.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
35.842s (-0.416) 200.882mph12.
#78 Regan Smith Chevrolet
35.870s (-0.444) 200.725mph13.
#15 Clint Bowyer Toyota
35.877s (-0.451) 200.686mph14.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
35.894s (-0.468) 200.591mph15.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
35.930s (-0.504) 200.390mph16.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
35.931s (-0.505) 200.384mph17.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
35.943s (-0.517) 200.317mph18.
#27 Paul Menard Chevrolet
35.976s (-0.550) 200.133mph19.
#1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
35.980s (-0.554) 200.111mph20.
#22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge
36.010s (-0.584) 199.945mph21.
#42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet
36.070s (-0.644) 199.612mph22.
#33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
36.083s (-0.657) 199.540mph23.
#23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
36.095s (-0.669) 199.474mph24.
#13 Casey Mears Ford
36.262s (-0.836) 198.555mph25.
#2 Brad Keselowski Dodge
36.277s (-0.851) 198.473mph26.
#51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
36.320s (-0.894) 198.238mph27.
#98 Michael McDowell Ford
36.342s (-0.916) 198.118mph28.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
36.378s (-0.952) 197.922mph29.
#119 Mike Bliss Toyota
36.404s (-0.978) 197.781mph30.
#26 Josh Wise* Ford
36.419s (-0.993) 197.699mph31.
#47 Bobby Labonte Toyota
36.475s (-1.049) 197.395mph32.
#83 Landon Cassill Toyota
36.532s (-1.106) 197.087mph33.
#31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
36.538s (-1.112) 197.055mph34.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
36.543s (-1.117) 197.028mph35.
#38 David Gilliland Ford
36.580s (-1.154) 196.829mph36.
#36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet
36.582s (-1.156) 196.818mph37.
#87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
36.591s (-1.165) 196.770mph38.
#34 David Ragan Ford
36.609s (-1.183) 196.673mph39.
#93 Travis Kvapil Toyota
37.285s (-1.859) 193.107mph40.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
37.768s (-2.342) 190.638mph41.
#10 Tony Raines + Chevrolet
38.254s (-2.828) 188.216mph42.
#99 Carl Edwards + Ford
43.
#249 J.J. Yeley Toyota
36.901s (-1.475) 195.117mphDid not qualify44.
#30 David Stremme Toyota
37.057s (-1.631) 194.295mph45.
#74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet
37.189s (-1.763) 193.606mphFriday practice 41.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
35.172s (Leader) 204.708 mph2.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
35.372s (-0.200) 203.551 mph3.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
35.476s (-0.304) 202.954 mph4.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
35.478s (-0.306) 202.943 mph5.
#27 Paul Menard Chevrolet
35.690s (-0.518) 201.737 mph6.
#21 Trevor Bayne Ford
35.731s (-0.559) 201.506 mph7.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
35.777s (-0.605) 201.247 mph8.
#20 Joey Logano Toyota
35.807s (-0.635) 201.078 mph9.
#51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
35.816s (-0.644) 201.027 mph10.
#17 Matt Kenseth Ford
35.857s (-0.685) 200.798 mph11.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
35.861s (-0.689) 200.775 mph12.
#22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge
35.897s (-0.725) 200.574 mph13.
#33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
35.981s (-0.809) 200.106 mph14.
#31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
35.987s (-0.815) 200.072 mph15.
#98 Michael McDowell Ford
36.113s (-0.941) 199.374 mph16.
#47 Bobby Labonte Toyota
36.148s (-0.976) 199.181 mph17.
#119 Mike Bliss Toyota
36.187s (-1.015) 198.967 mph18.
#83 Landon Cassill Toyota
36.189s (-1.017) 198.956 mph19.
#13 Casey Mears Ford
36.226s (-1.054) 198.752 mph20.
#78 Regan Smith Chevrolet
36.244s (-1.072) 198.654 mph21.
#30 David Stremme Toyota
36.281s (-1.109) 198.451 mph22.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
36.304s (-1.132) 198.325 mph23.
#87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
36.329s (-1.157) 198.189 mph24.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
36.337s (-1.165) 198.145 mph25.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
36.360s (-1.188) 198.020 mph26.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
36.433s (-1.261) 197.623 mph27.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
36.446s (-1.274) 197.553 mph28.
#249 JJ Yeley Toyota
36.462s (-1.290) 197.466 mph29.
#26 Josh Wise* Ford
36.490s (-1.318) 197.314 mph30.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
36.493s (-1.321) 197.298 mph31.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
36.528s (-1.356) 197.109 mph32.
#23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
36.541s (-1.369) 197.039 mph33.
#39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
36.564s (-1.392) 196.915 mph34.
#15 Clint Bowyer Toyota
36.586s (-1.414) 196.797 mph35.
#42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet
36.622s (-1.450) 196.603 mph36.
#74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet
36.624s (-1.452) 196.592 mph37.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
36.625s (-1.453) 196.587 mph38.
#93 Travis Kvapil Toyota
36.736s (-1.564) 195.993 mph39.
#1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
36.807s (-1.635) 195.615 mph40.
#38 David Gilliland Ford
36.857s (-1.685) 195.350 mph41.
#2 Brad Keselowski Dodge
36.860s (-1.688) 195.334 mph42.
#34 David Ragan Ford
36.910s (-1.738) 195.069 mph43.
#36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet
36.912s (-1.740) 195.059 mph44.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
37.438s (-2.266) 192.318 mph45.
#10 Tony Raines Chevrolet
37.599s (-2.427) 191.495 mphFriday practice 31.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
35.805s (Leader) 201.089 mph2.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
35.821s (-0.016) 200.999 mph3.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
35.945s (-0.140) 200.306 mph4.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
35.963s (-0.158) 200.206 mph5.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
36.026s (-0.221) 199.856 mph6.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
36.074s (-0.269) 199.590 mph7.
#42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet
36.101s (-0.296) 199.441 mph8.
#15 Clint Bowyer Toyota
36.105s (-0.300) 199.418 mph9.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
36.135s (-0.330) 199.253 mph10.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
36.162s (-0.357) 199.104 mph11.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
36.192s (-0.387) 198.939 mph12.
#39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
36.227s (-0.422) 198.747 mph13.
#51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
36.251s (-0.446) 198.615 mph14.
#27 Paul Menard Chevrolet
36.262s (-0.457) 198.555 mph15.
#31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
36.271s (-0.466) 198.506 mph16.
#17 Matt Kenseth Ford
36.292s (-0.487) 198.391 mph17.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
36.302s (-0.497) 198.336 mph18.
#2 Brad Keselowski Dodge
36.381s (-0.576) 197.906 mph19.
#78 Regan Smith Chevrolet
36.394s (-0.589) 197.835 mph20.
#20 Joey Logano Toyota
36.397s (-0.592) 197.818 mph21.
#33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
36.413s (-0.608) 197.732 mph22.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
36.427s (-0.622) 197.656 mph23.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
36.441s (-0.636) 197.580 mph24.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
36.444s (-0.639) 197.563 mph25.
#87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
36.452s (-0.647) 197.520 mph26.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
36.478s (-0.673) 197.379 mph27.
#98 Michael McDowell Ford
36.597s (-0.792) 196.737 mph28.
#47 Bobby Labonte Toyota
36.611s (-0.806) 196.662 mph29.
#21 Trevor Bayne Ford
36.621s (-0.816) 196.609 mph30.
#13 Casey Mears Ford
36.621s (-0.816) 196.609 mph31.
#34 David Ragan Ford
36.629s (-0.824) 196.566 mph32.
#22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge
36.631s (-0.826) 196.555 mph33.
#23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
36.643s (-0.838) 196.490 mph34.
#36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet
36.740s (-0.935) 195.972 mph35.
#83 Landon Cassill Toyota
36.804s (-0.999) 195.631 mph36.
#30 David Stremme Toyota
36.859s (-1.054) 195.339 mph37.
#1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
36.917s (-1.112) 195.032 mph38.
#26 Josh Wise* Ford
36.938s (-1.133) 194.921 mph39.
#93 Travis Kvapil Toyota
36.990s (-1.185) 194.647 mph40.
#38 David Gilliland Ford
37.081s (-1.276) 194.169 mph41.
#74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet
37.307s (-1.502) 192.993 mph42.
#10 Tony Raines Chevrolet
43.
#119 Mike Bliss Toyota
44.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
45.
#249 JJ Yeley Toyota
Thursday practice 21.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
35.662s (Leader) 201.896 mph2.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
35.722s (-0.060) 201.557 mph3.
#51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
35.790s (-0.128) 201.173 mph4.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
35.875s (-0.213) 200.697 mph5.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
35.882s (-0.220) 200.658 mph6.
#27 Paul Menard Chevrolet
35.980s (-0.318) 200.111 mph7.
#15 Clint Bowyer Toyota
35.986s (-0.324) 200.078 mph8.
#33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
36.105s (-0.443) 199.418 mph9.
#98 Michael McDowell Ford
36.172s (-0.510) 199.049 mph10.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
36.202s (-0.540) 198.884 mph11.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
36.204s (-0.542) 198.873 mph12.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
36.226s (-0.564) 198.752 mph13.
#21 Trevor Bayne Ford
36.325s (-0.663) 198.211 mph14.
#17 Matt Kenseth Ford
36.335s (-0.673) 198.156 mph15.
#20 Joey Logano Toyota
36.346s (-0.684) 198.096 mph16.
#87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
36.368s (-0.706) 197.976 mph17.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
36.387s (-0.725) 197.873 mph18.
#42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet
36.403s (-0.741) 197.786 mph19.
#30 David Stremme Toyota
36.408s (-0.746) 197.759 mph20.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
36.427s (-0.765) 197.656 mph21.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
36.447s (-0.785) 197.547 mph22.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
36.464s (-0.802) 197.455 mph23.
#26 Josh Wise* Ford
36.470s (-0.808) 197.423 mph24.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
36.479s (-0.817) 197.374 mph25.
#39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
36.494s (-0.832) 197.293 mph26.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
36.495s (-0.833) 197.287 mph27.
#119 Mike Bliss Toyota
36.514s (-0.852) 197.185 mph28.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
36.526s (-0.864) 197.120 mph29.
#23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
36.564s (-0.902) 196.915 mph30.
#47 Bobby Labonte Toyota
36.579s (-0.917) 196.834 mph31.
#31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
36.582s (-0.920) 196.818 mph32.
#34 David Ragan Ford
36.599s (-0.937) 196.727 mph33.
#2 Brad Keselowski Dodge
36.611s (-0.949) 196.662 mph34.
#22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge
36.624s (-0.962) 196.592 mph35.
#13 Casey Mears Ford
36.656s (-0.994) 196.421 mph36.
#78 Regan Smith Chevrolet
36.681s (-1.019) 196.287 mph37.
#36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet
36.696s (-1.034) 196.207 mph38.
#83 Landon Cassill Toyota
36.724s (-1.062) 196.057 mph39.
#249 JJ Yeley Toyota
36.785s (-1.123) 195.732 mph40.
#74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet
36.815s (-1.153) 195.572 mph41.
#1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
36.872s (-1.210) 195.270 mph42.
#38 David Gilliland Ford
36.995s (-1.333) 194.621 mph43.
#93 Travis Kvapil Toyota
37.020s (-1.358) 194.490 mph44.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
45.
#10 Tony Raines Chevrolet
Thursday practice 11.
#55 Mark Martin Toyota
35.805s (Leader) 201.089 mph2.
#29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet
35.821s (-0.016) 200.999 mph3.
#56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota
35.945s (-0.140) 200.306 mph4.
#88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet
35.963s (-0.158) 200.206 mph5.
#14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet
36.026s (-0.221) 199.856 mph6.
#18 Kyle Busch Toyota
36.074s (-0.269) 199.590 mph7.
#42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet
36.101s (-0.296) 199.441 mph8.
#15 Clint Bowyer Toyota
36.105s (-0.300) 199.418 mph9.
#16 Greg Biffle Ford
36.135s (-0.330) 199.253 mph10.
#48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet
36.162s (-0.357) 199.104 mph11.
#24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet
36.192s (-0.387) 198.939 mph12.
#39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet
36.227s (-0.422) 198.747 mph13.
#51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet
36.251s (-0.446) 198.615 mph14.
#27 Paul Menard Chevrolet
36.262s (-0.457) 198.555 mph15.
#31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet
36.271s (-0.466) 198.506 mph16.
#17 Matt Kenseth Ford
36.292s (-0.487) 198.391 mph17.
#5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet
36.302s (-0.497) 198.336 mph18.
#2 Brad Keselowski Dodge
36.381s (-0.576) 197.906 mph19.
#78 Regan Smith Chevrolet
36.394s (-0.589) 197.835 mph20.
#20 Joey Logano Toyota
36.397s (-0.592) 197.818 mph21.
#33 Austin Dillon Chevrolet
36.413s (-0.608) 197.732 mph22.
#43 Aric Almirola Ford
36.427s (-0.622) 197.656 mph23.
#9 Marcos Ambrose Ford
36.441s (-0.636) 197.580 mph24.
#99 Carl Edwards Ford
36.444s (-0.639) 197.563 mph25.
#87 Joe Nemechek Toyota
36.452s (-0.647) 197.520 mph26.
#11 Denny Hamlin Toyota
36.478s (-0.673) 197.379 mph27.
#98 Michael McDowell Ford
36.597s (-0.792) 196.737 mph28.
#47 Bobby Labonte Toyota
36.611s (-0.806) 196.662 mph29.
#21 Trevor Bayne Ford
36.621s (-0.816) 196.609 mph30.
#13 Casey Mears Ford
36.621s (-0.816) 196.609 mph31.
#34 David Ragan Ford
36.629s (-0.824) 196.566 mph32.
#22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge
36.631s (-0.826) 196.555 mph33.
#23 Scott Riggs Chevrolet
36.643s (-0.838) 196.490 mph34.
#36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet
36.740s (-0.935) 195.972 mph35.
#83 Landon Cassill Toyota
36.804s (-0.999) 195.631 mph36.
#30 David Stremme Toyota
36.859s (-1.054) 195.339 mph37.
#1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet
36.917s (-1.112) 195.032 mph38.
#26 Josh Wise* Ford
36.938s (-1.133) 194.921 mph39.
#93 Travis Kvapil Toyota
36.990s (-1.185) 194.647 mph40.
#38 David Gilliland Ford
37.081s (-1.276) 194.169 mph41.
#74 Stacy Compton Chevrolet
37.307s (-1.502) 192.993 mph42.
#10 Tony Raines Chevrolet
43.
#119 Mike Bliss Toyota
44.
#32 Ken Schrader Ford
45.
#249 JJ Yeley Toyota
* Denotes Rookie