Long Pond, Pa. - Juan Pablo Montoya ha sido el más rápido en la sesión clasificatoria para la Pennsylvania 400 de la NASCAR Sprint Cup Series que se disputa el domingo en el Pocono Raceway.Con una marca de 176.043 mph (283.313 km/h), el piloto colombiano ha sorprendido a todos y ha logrado su primera Pole de la temporada, la primera que consigue en el Pocono Raceway, y la octava de su carrera deportiva en la NASCAR.
- "Para ser honesto contigo, no estoy seguro si estoy más sorprendido de estar en la Pole ahora mismo, por cómo se han desarrollado las últimas carreras y por cómo ha ido la temporada para nosotros, o por estar el la Pole en Pocono. Este es un circuito en el que normalmente no lo hago bien en la clasificatoria" - admitía Montoya tras lograr el mejor tiempo de la sesión.
Los pilotos que salieron a pista de los primeros, junto a Montoya, han copado las primeras posiciones. Denny Hamlin ha sido segundo, seguido por Paul Menard. Kasey Kahne y el australiano Marcos Ambrose han completado el Top5.
La Pennsylvania 400 se disputa el domingo a mediodía, hora de la costa Este americana, en el Pocono Raceway.
Resultado Completo:
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 176.043 | 51.124 | Leader |
| 2 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 175.795 | 51.196 | -0.072 |
| 3 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Menards / Serta | 175.627 | 51.245 | -0.121 |
| 4 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Chevrolet | Farmers Insurance | 175.439 | 51.300 | -0.176 |
| 5 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 175.432 | 51.302 | -0.178 |
| 6 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Chevrolet | Phoenix Construction Services | 175.339 | 51.329 | -0.205 |
| 7 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Zest | 175.169 | 51.379 | -0.255 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | Diet Mountain Dew / AMP Energy / National Guard | 175.131 | 51.390 | -0.266 |
| 9 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | Haas Automation / Quicken Loans | 175.097 | 51.400 | -0.276 |
| 10 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 175.067 | 51.409 | -0.285 |
| 11 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row / Farm American | 175.036 | 51.418 | -0.294 |
| 12 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 174.964 | 51.439 | -0.315 |
| 13 | 43 | Aric Almirola | Ford | Automotive Lift Institute | 174.805 | 51.486 | -0.362 |
| 14 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 174.795 | 51.489 | -0.365 |
| 15 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 174.618 | 51.541 | -0.417 |
| 16 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Allstate | 174.561 | 51.558 | -0.434 |
| 17 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Fastenal | 174.432 | 51.596 | -0.472 |
| 18 | 55 | Mark Martin | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 174.419 | 51.600 | -0.476 |
| 19 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | Toyota | 5-hour Energy | 174.314 | 51.631 | -0.507 |
| 20 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 174.277 | 51.642 | -0.518 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 174.213 | 51.661 | -0.537 |
| 22 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 174.162 | 51.676 | -0.552 |
| 23 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Enersys / Odyssey Battery | 173.920 | 51.748 | -0.624 |
| 24 | 10 | David Reutimann | Chevrolet | TMone.com | 173.571 | 51.852 | -0.728 |
| 25 | 22 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 173.524 | 51.866 | -0.742 |
| 26 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | ModSpace | 173.410 | 51.900 | -0.776 |
| 27 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 173.300 | 51.933 | -0.809 |
| 28 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot "Back to School" | 173.197 | 51.964 | -0.840 |
| 29 | 13 | Casey Mears | Ford | GEICO | 172.864 | 52.064 | -0.940 |
| 30 | 119 | Mike Bliss | Toyota | Plinker Tactical | 172.619 | 52.138 | -1.014 |
| 31 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 172.371 | 52.213 | -1.089 |
| 32 | 34 | David Ragan | Ford | Taco Bell | 172.038 | 52.314 | -1.190 |
| 33 | 23 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 171.917 | 52.351 | -1.227 |
| 34 | 26 | Josh Wise* | Ford | MDS Transport | 171.913 | 52.352 | -1.228 |
| 35 | 37 | J.J. Yeley | Chevrolet | Max Q Motorsports | 171.808 | 52.384 | -1.260 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Toyota | Inception Motorsports | 171.638 | 52.436 | -1.312 |
| 37 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Toyota | Burger King / Dr Pepper | 171.246 | 52.556 | -1.432 |
| 38 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AM / FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves | 170.804 | 52.692 | -1.568 |
| 39 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Scott Products | 170.658 | 52.737 | -1.613 |
| 40 | 191 | Reed Sorenson | Ford | Plinker Tactical | 170.581 | 52.761 | -1.637 |
| 41 | 32 | Jason White+ | Ford | Zaxby's | 167.876 | 53.611 | -2.487 |
| 42 | 36 | Tony Raines+ | Chevrolet | @TMone / CRM Hiring Veterans | - | - | - |
| 43 | 98 | Mike Skinner | Ford | TRAQM.com | 170.516 | 52.781 | -1.657 |
- Foto: Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images
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