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NASCAR qualifying at Dover cancelled due to extreme weather

NASCAR has cancelled Sprint Cup qualifying at Dover due to extreme weather associated with Hurricane Joaquin, putting Chase leader Matt Kenseth on pole

The poor weather has caused all of Friday's planned track action to be called off.

That means no practice running will take place on the opening day either, preventing the grid from being decided by practice pace.

The previous system of setting grids on championship standings will therefore be used, putting Kenseth on pole ahead of his Joe Gibbs Racing team-mates Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards.

Joey Logano and Jimmie Johnson will complete the top five.

Sunday's race is the first cut-off point in the 2015 Chase, with four of the 16 title contenders eliminated afterwards.

Reigning champion Kevin Harvick is among those currently in trouble, sitting 15th in the standings and therefore the Dover starting order too.

The weather forecast is set to improve later in the weekend, meaning the race is expected to go ahead as scheduled on Sunday afternoon.

STARTING GRID:

Pos Driver Team Car
1 Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 Carl Edwards Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
5 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Ryan Newman Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
7 Kurt Busch Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
8 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford
9 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
10 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
11 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
13 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
14 Paul Menard Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
15 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
16 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
17 Kasey Kahne Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
18 Aric Almirola Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
19 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet
20 Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Racing Ford
21 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
22 Casey Mears Germain Racing Chevrolet
23 A.J. Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
24 Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
25 Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet
26 Sam Hornish Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Ford
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford
28 David Ragan Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota
29 Trevor Bayne Roush Fenway Racing Ford
30 Justin Allgaier HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Cole Whitt Front Row Motorsports Ford
32 David Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford
33 Landon Cassill Hillman Smith Motorsports Chevrolet
34 Brett Moffitt Front Row Motorsports Ford
35 Alex Bowman Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
36 Alex Kennedy Circle Sport Chevrolet
37 Matt DiBenedetto BK Racing Toyota
38 Michael Annett HScott Motorsports Chevrolet
39 Jeb Burton BK Racing Toyota
40 Reed Sorenson Phil Parsons Racing Ford
41 Josh Wise Go FAS Racing Ford
42 J.J. Yeley BK Racing Toyota
43 Timmy Hill Premium Motorsports Chevrolet

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