Daniel Suárez (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) conquistou nesta sexta-feira (12/07) a pole-position para a Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart, no Kentucky Speedway, 19ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Suárez no ano, e segunda na categoria. Na pista de 1,5 milha, o mexicano fez o tempo de 29s254 (184.590 mph).
Aric Almirola completa a dobradinha da SHR na primeira fila.
Brad Keselowski (Team Penske Ford) e Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) formam a segunda fila.
Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) e Daniel Hemric (Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet) formam a terceira fila.
Amanhã acontece uma vistoria antes da corrida, para confirmar as posições de largada.
Grid:
1 41 Daniel Suárez Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.254
2 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.380
3 2 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 29.437
4 1 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.451
5 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.458
6 8 Daniel Hemric (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.526
7 14 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 29.535
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.575
9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 29.580
10 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.601
11 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 29.620
12 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.625
13 48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.646
14 21 Paul Menard Wood Brothers Racing Ford 29.667
15 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 29.671
16 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.686
17 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.752
18 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.763
19 42 Kyle Larson Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 29.776
20 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.779
21 20 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 29.821
22 88 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 29.874
23 6 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 29.887
24 95 Matt DiBenedetto Leavine Family Racing Toyota 29.914
25 38 David Ragan Front Row Motorsports Ford 29.948
26 37 Chris Buescher JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 29.954
27 13 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 29.985
28 43 Darrell Wallace Jr. Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 30.008
29 32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 30.014
30 47 Ryan Preece (R) JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 30.023
31 36 Matt Tifft (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 30.172
32 51 Bayley Currey (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 30.387
33 15 Ross Chastain (i) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 30.421
34 00 Landon Cassill (i) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 30.533
35 52 B. J. McLeod (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 30.964
36 77 Quin Houff (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 31.031