Hamlin fastest in Busch qualifying
Denny Hamlin took pole position for today's USG Durock 300 Busch Series race at the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway oval, claiming his fourth pole in eleven starts this season
Hamlin, who was among the early runners during the session, set a fastest lap of 30.083 seconds in his No. 20 Joe Gibbs Chevrolet, running at an average speed of 179.503 mph to claim his tenth Busch Series career pole.
Points leader Carl Edwards ran towards the end of the session and put his No. 60 Roush Fenway Ford second in the grid, ending 0.111 seconds behind the pole time.
Completing another strong qualifying session for Joe Gibbs Racing, Aric Almirola put the No. 18 Chevrolet third on the grid. He was fastest among the non-Nextel Cup drivers who will take part in today's race.
Kasey Kahne was fourth and the fastest Dodge qualifier, while Dave Blaney rounded up the top five as the fastest Toyota.
The Hendrick cars of Kyle Busch and last year's winner Casey Mears will follow them off the line from sixth and seventh, ahead of 2005 event-winner Kevin Harvick, who drives the No. 21 RCR Chevrolet for the second week in a row.
David Ragan and Justin Ashburn both crashed while completing their runs and while the former will be able to start the race from the back of the field based on his car-owner points status, the latter will not be racing today. Chris Horn also failed to qualify.
Pos Driver Car Time
1. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 30.083
2. Carl Edwards Ford 30.114 + 0.031
3. Aric Almirola Chevrolet 30.210 + 0.127
4. Kasey Kahne Dodge 30.302 + 0.219
5. Dave Blaney Toyota 30.329 + 0.246
6. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 30.336 + 0.253
7. Casey Mears Chevrolet 30.375 + 0.292
8. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 30.379 + 0.296
9. Greg Biffle Ford 30.409 + 0.326
10. Matt Kenseth Ford 30.487 + 0.404
11. Ryan Newman Dodge 30.491 + 0.408
12. Ward Burton Ford 30.507 + 0.424
13. B.Hamilton Jr. Ford 30.553 + 0.470
14. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 30.644 + 0.561
15. Stephen Leicht Ford 30.648 + 0.565
16. Robby Gordon Ford 30.65 + 0.567
17. J.P.Montoya Dodge 30.651 + 0.568
18. Todd Kluever Ford 30.693 + 0.610
19. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 30.693 + 0.610
20. Marcos Ambrose Ford 30.720 + 0.637
21. Paul Menard Chevrolet 30.796 + 0.713
22. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.803 + 0.720
23. David Reutimann Toyota 30.820 + 0.737
24. Jamie McMurray Ford 30.855 + 0.772
25. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 30.890 + 0.807
26. Jason Leffler Toyota 30.892 + 0.809
27. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 30.907 + 0.824
28. David Gilliland Ford 30.913 + 0.830
29. Kelly Bires Ford 30.929 + 0.846
30. Stanton Barrett Chevrolet 30.946 + 0.863
31. David Stremme Dodge 30.949 + 0.866
32. Reed Sorenson Dodge 30.955 + 0.872
33. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 30.959 + 0.876
34. Derrike Cope Chevrolet 31.067 + 0.984
35. Jason Keller Chevrolet 31.110 + 1.027
36. Steve Wallace Dodge 31.131 + 1.048
37. Morgan Shepherd Dodge 31.220 + 1.137
38. Brent Sherman Chevrolet 31.274 + 1.191
39. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 31.324 + 1.241
40. Mark Green Chevrolet 31.327 + 1.244
41. Kyle Krisiloff Ford 31.518 + 1.435
42. David Ragan Ford
43. Eric McClure Chevrolet 31.545 + 1.462
Did not qualify:
Driver Car Time
Chris Horn Chevrolet 32.157 + 2.074
Justin Ashburn Chevrolet
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