Brian Vickers, de Toyota, conquistou nesta sexta-feira (14/08), a pole-position para a CARFAX 400, no Michigan International Speedway, 23ª etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series. O piloto da Red Bull conquistou a sua 6ª pole na temporada. Vickers fez o tempo de 38s453, média de 187, 242 mp/h, e sai na primeira posição pela terceira vez consecutiva em Michigan.
Mark Martin, de Chevrolet, alinha pelo lado de fora da primeira fila. Juan Pablo Montoya continua sua ascensão rumo ao Chase, e larga em terceiro, ao lado do tri-campeão Jimmie Johnson, ambos de Chevrolet. Martin Truex Jr, de Chevrolet, sai em 5º, com Kurt Busch, de Dodge, na 6ª posição.
O lÁder da temporada, Tony Stewart, de Chevrolet, larga em 18º.
Grid:
1. Brian Vickers Toyota 38.453 Â Â Â
2. Mark Martin Chevrolet 38.500 Â Â Â
3. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 38.540
4. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 38.620
5. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet    38.655   Â
6. Kurt Busch Dodge 38.677 Â Â Â
7. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 38.728 Â Â Â
8. Joey Logano Toyota 38.741 Â Â Â
9. Bill Elliott Ford 38.750 Â Â Â
10. Kasey Kahne Dodge 38.755 Â Â Â
11. Scott Speed Toyota 38.756 Â Â Â
12. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 38.766 Â Â Â
13. A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 38.786 Â Â Â
14. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 38.798 Â Â Â
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 38.817
16. Denny Hamlin Toyota 38.825 Â Â Â
17. Greg Biffle Ford 38.838 Â Â Â
18. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 38.854
19. Jamie McMurray Ford 38.863 Â Â Â
20. David Stremme Dodge 38.907
21. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 38.932 Â Â Â
22. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 38.946 Â Â Â
23. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 39.006
24. Robby Gordon Toyota 39.066
25. Matt Kenseth Ford 39.091 Â Â Â
26. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 39.094 Â Â Â
27. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 39.136 Â Â Â
28. Mike Bliss Dodge 39.143 Â Â Â
29. John Andretti Chevrolet 39.153
30. Michael Waltrip Toyota 39.183 Â Â Â
31. David Reutimann Toyota 39.194
32. Carl Edwards Ford 39.238 Â Â Â
33. Bobby Labonte Ford 39.282 Â Â Â
34. Elliott Sadler Dodge 39.290 Â Â Â
35. Paul Menard Ford 39.297 Â Â Â
36. David Gilliland Chevrolet    39.307   Â
37. David Ragan Ford 39.352 Â Â Â
38. Joe Nemechek Toyota 39.373 Â Â Â
39. Kyle Busch Toyota 39.399 Â Â Â
40. Reed Sorenson Dodge 39.492 Â Â Â
41. Dave Blaney Toyota 39.501 Â Â Â
42. Mike Skinner Toyota 39.624 Â Â Â
43. Casey Mears Chevrolet    39.644   Â
Não classificado:
Tony Raines Dodge 39.673 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â