Aprovechando la presencia de una nube sobre el IMS que enfrió la pista, Hamlin ha logrado una marca de 182.763 mph y coloca su Toyota nº11 en la primera posición de la parrilla.
- "Creo que al colocarme delante, nadie podrá alcanzarme" - declaraba Hamlin después de la clasificatoria. - "Así que todo tendrá que ver con mantener la posición en la pista y mantener el balance del coche".
- "En todas las carreras disputadas aquí, el final se ha reducido a dos coches.. Todos los demás sólo corren donde están. Todo lo que puedes hacer es esperar tener un coche lo suficientemente rápido para ser uno de esos dos, para poder ser uno de los que está al frente".
- "Una cosa importante de esto es tener el primer puesto en el pit. Esa será una ventaja en el pit road. Creo que es difícil analizarlo ahora, pero estamos bien".
Carl Edwards ha logrado el segundo mejor tiempo, en su primera carrera con su nuevo jefe de equipo, Chad Norris.
Joey Logano, Aric Almirola y Greg Biffle han completado el Top5 de la sesión.
Resultado completo:
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 182.763 | 49.244 | Leader |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 181.984 | 49.455 | -0.211 |
| 3 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | Dollar General | 181.756 | 49.517 | -0.273 |
| 4 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Eckrich | 181.679 | 49.538 | -0.294 |
| 5 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 181.532 | 49.578 | -0.334 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's / Kobalt Tools | 181.357 | 49.626 | -0.382 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 181.046 | 49.711 | -0.467 |
| 8 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Nibco | 181.014 | 49.720 | -0.476 |
| 9 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 180.952 | 49.737 | -0.493 |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Fifth Third Bank | 180.654 | 49.819 | -0.575 |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Quicken Loans | 180.611 | 49.831 | -0.587 |
| 12 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 180.516 | 49.857 | -0.613 |
| 13 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | HendrickCars.com | 180.487 | 49.865 | -0.621 |
| 14 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 180.473 | 49.869 | -0.625 |
| 15 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 180.447 | 49.876 | -0.632 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 180.437 | 49.879 | -0.635 |
| 17 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 180.433 | 49.880 | -0.636 |
| 18 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 180.390 | 49.892 | -0.648 |
| 19 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 180.386 | 49.893 | -0.649 |
| 20 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 180.245 | 49.932 | -0.688 |
| 21 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Rain-X | 180.177 | 49.951 | -0.707 |
| 22 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 180.148 | 49.959 | -0.715 |
| 23 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | DEWALT | 180.072 | 49.980 | -0.736 |
| 24 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 179.928 | 50.020 | -0.776 |
| 25 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 179.519 | 50.134 | -0.890 |
| 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 179.212 | 50.220 | -0.976 |
| 27 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Jimmy Johns | 178.894 | 50.309 | -1.065 |
| 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | 178.862 | 50.318 | -1.074 |
| 29 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 178.816 | 50.331 | -1.087 |
| 30 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King | 178.543 | 50.408 | -1.164 |
| 31 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | Big Machine Records | 178.508 | 50.418 | -1.174 |
| 32 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | SealWrap | 178.486 | 50.424 | -1.180 |
| 33 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 178.419 | 50.443 | -1.199 |
| 34 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Ford | K-Love / Curb Records | 177.901 | 50.590 | -1.346 |
| 35 | 195 | Scott Speed | Ford | Leavine Family Racing | 177.855 | 50.603 | -1.359 |
| 36 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Chevrolet | Taco Bell | 177.743 | 50.635 | -1.391 |
| 37 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Scorpion Coatings / Al's Liners | 177.630 | 50.667 | -1.423 |
| 38 | 33 | Stephen Leicht* | Chevrolet | Little Joes A utos.com | 177.347 | 50.748 | -1.504 |
| 39 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King | 177.340 | 50.750 | -1.506 |
| 40 | 179 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Koma Unwind | 176.894 | 50.878 | -1.634 |
| 41 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 176.859 | 50.888 | -1.644 |
| 42 | 10 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 176.523 | 50.985 | -1.741 |
| 43 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Humphrey Smith Racing | 176.180 | 51.084 | -1.840 |
| 44 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Humphrey Smith Racing | 175.610 | 51.250 | -2.006 |
| 45 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 175.142 | 51.387 | -2.143 |
| 46 | 32 | Ken Schrader | Ford | Special Operations For America.org | 174.768 | 51.497 | -2.253 |
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