Kenseth takes Busch pole at Kansas
Matt Kenseth claimed pole position for the Busch Series race at Kansas Speedway, heading a top-three sweep in qualifying for Roush Fenway Racing
Kenseth set a lap of 31.394 seconds at an average speed of 172.007mph, taking his second consecutive pole at the 1.5-mile oval, as he had been on the top spot a year ago before finishing second to Kevin Harvick in the race.
Greg Biffle and dominant championship leader Carl Edwards rounded up a great run for the Roush Fenway team, while Kenseth got his second front-row starting spot of the weekend as he will be second on the grid for Sunday's Nextel Cup race.
Jeff Burton was fastest of the Chevrolets in fourth place, ahead of Joe Gibbs' Denny Hamlin and Hendrick's Kyle Busch, while a fourth Roush Fenway car driven by Jamie McMurray was seventh.
AJ Allmendinger had a good qualifying after failing to make the field for the Nextel Cup race in his Red Bull Toyota. He will start the Busch race from the fourth row of the grid in the No. 42 Chip Ganassi Dodge.
His Nextel Cup teammate Brian Vickers, who didn't qualify either for tomorrow's race rounded up the top ten of the grid as the fastest Toyota and will be starting beside Hendrick's Casey Mears.
Defending race-winner Kevin Harvick qualified 16th driving this weekend for his own team, while David Reutimann, who is second in the championship, will start the race from 31st.
Pos Driver Car Speed 1. Matt Kenseth Ford 172.007 2. Greg Biffle Ford 171.876 3. Carl Edwards Ford 171.799 4. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 171.636 5. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 171.543 6. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 171.478 7. Jamie McMurray Ford 171.325 8. AJ Allmendinger Dodge 170.994 9. Casey Mears Chevrolet 170.940 10. Brian Vickers Toyota 170.859 11. Kasey Kahne Dodge 170.654 12. Marcos Ambrose Ford 170.492 13. Bobby Hamilton Jr Ford 170.175 14. David Ragan Ford 169.977 15. Paul Menard Chevrolet 169.902 16. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 169.683 17. Jason Leffler Toyota 169.603 18. Mike Bliss Dodge 169.555 19. Casey Atwood Ford 169.433 20. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 169.115 21. Kelly Bires Ford 169.051 22. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 168.855 23. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 168.819 24. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 168.571 25. Kevin Conway Chevrolet 168.539 26. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 168.518 27. Stephen Leicht Ford 168.508 28. Todd Bodine Toyota 168.492 29. Bobby East Ford 168.161 30. Bryan Clauson Dodge 168.083 31. David Reutimann Toyota 167.968 32. Brent Sherman Chevrolet 167.515 33. Jason Keller Chevrolet 167.115 34. JJ Yeley Chevrolet 167.095 35. Steve Wallace Dodge 166.328 36. Mark Green Chevrolet 166.302 37. Kyle Krisiloff Ford 165.868 38. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 165.299 39. DJ Kennington Dodge 165.274 40. Eric McClure Chevrolet 163.875 41. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 163.602 42. Richard Johns Ford 163.310 43. Chris Horn Chevrolet 163.325
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