Kenseth's Kansas Pole

Kenseth just edged out Elliott Sadler for pole position, with Jeff Gordon third fastest just ahead of Scott Wimmer and championship contender Carl Edwards. Kevin LePage and Denny Hamlin put in stronger performances than usual to line up next in sixth and seventh.

Next up are four Chasers, with Greg Biffle, points leader Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman filling eighth to eleventh places at the start.

Worst placed of the Chasers after qualifying is Rusty Wallace, who will start the race from 33rd position. However, he is not the only front runner near the rear of the field, with Jamie McMurray starting 30th, last week's winner Dale Jarrett 31st, Dale Earnhardt Jr 38th and Kasey Kahne 42nd.

Qualifying, Banquet 400, Kansas Speedway:

Pos  Driver              Make        Speed
 1.  Matt Kenseth        Ford        180.856  Chase
 2.  Elliott Sadler      Ford        180.717
 3.  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet   180.469
 4.  Scott Wimmer        Dodge       180.463
 5.  Carl Edwards        Ford        180.415  Chase
 6.  Kevin Lepage        Ford        180.373
 7.  Denny Hamlin        Chevrolet   180.301
 8.  Greg Biffle         Ford        179.916  Chase
 9.  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet   179.850  Chase
10.  Kurt Busch          Ford        179.641  Chase
11.  Ryan Newman         Dodge       179.480  Chase
12.  Jeff Green          Dodge       179.462
13.  Sterling Marlin     Dodge       179.438
14.  Jeremy Mayfield     Dodge       179.366  Chase
15.  Mike Wallace        Chevrolet   179.301
16.  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet   179.271
17.  Brian Vickers       Chevrolet   179.021
18.  Brandon Ash         Dodge       179.015
19.  Mark Martin         Ford        178.974  Chase
20.  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet   178.968
21.  Kyle Busch          Chevrolet   178.944
22.  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet   178.855  Chase
23.  Kyle Petty          Dodge       178.832
24.  Ken Schrader        Dodge       178.713
25.  Bobby Hamilton Jr   Chevrolet   178.619
26.  Dave Blaney         Chevrolet   178.512
27.  P.J. Jones          Dodge       178.447
28.  Mike Bliss          Chevrolet   178.430
29.  Ricky Rudd          Ford        178.241
30.  Jamie McMurray      Dodge       178.206
31.  Dale Jarrett        Ford        178.118
32.  Boris Said          Chevrolet   178.118
33.  Rusty Wallace       Dodge       178.018  Chase
34.  Casey Mears         Dodge       178.006
35.  Terry Labonte       Chevrolet   177.860
36.  Michael Waltrip     Chevrolet   177.737
37.  Travis Kvapil       Dodge       177.702
38.  Dale Earnhardt Jr   Chevrolet   177.515
39.  Bobby Labonte       Chevrolet   177.154
40.  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet   176.511
41.  Scott Riggs         Chevrolet   175.650
42.  Kasey Kahne         Dodge       - - -
43.  Stuart Kirby        Chevrolet   177.690

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Kenseth's Kansas Pole

Matt Kenseth strengthened his chances to take his second Nextel Cup championship by taking pole position for Sunday's Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway

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