Martin Truex Jr. (Furniture Row Racing Toyota) conquistou nesta sexta-feira (13/07) a pole-position para a Quaker State 400, no Kentucky Speedway, 19ª etapa da Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a quarta pole de Truex Jr. no ano, e 19ª na categoria. O atual campeão fez o tempo de 28s588 (188.890 mph).
Vencedor da última etapa, em Daytona, Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) completa a primeira fila.
Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) e Brad Keselowski (Team Penske Ford) formam a segunda fila. Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) e Paul Menard (Wood Brothers Racing Ford) formam a terceira fila.
Grid:
1 Martin Truex Jr. #78, Furniture Row Racing, Toyota
2 Erik Jones #20, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
3 Kevin Harvick #4, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
4 Brad Keselowski #2, Team Penske, Ford
5 Kyle Busch #18, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
6 Paul Menard #21, Wood Brothers Racing, Ford
7 Ryan Blaney #12, Team Penske, Ford
8 Clint Bowyer #14, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
9 Kurt Busch #41, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
10 Ryan Newman #31, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
11 Daniel Suarez #19, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
12 Aric Almirola #10, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford
13 Austin Dillon #3, Richard Childress Racing, Chevrolet
14 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. #17, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
15 Alex Bowman #88, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
16 Chase Elliott #9, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
17 Matt Kenseth #6, Roush Fenway Racing, Ford
18 Kyle Larson #42, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
19 Joey Logano #22, Team Penske, Ford
20 Chris Buescher #37, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
21 William Byron #24, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
22 Jamie McMurray #1, Chip Ganassi Racing, Chevrolet
23 Michael McDowell #34, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
24 David Ragan #38, Front Row Motorsports, Ford
25 Darrell Wallace Jr. #43, Richard Petty Motorsports, Chevrolet
26 A.J. Allmendinger #47, JTG Daugherty Racing, Chevrolet
27 Jimmie Johnson #48, Hendrick Motorsports, Chevrolet
28 Kasey Kahne #95, Leavine Family Racing, Chevrolet
29 Ross Chastain #15, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
30 Ty Dillon #13, Germain Racing, Chevrolet
31 Corey Lajoie #72, TriStar Motorsports, Chevrolet
32 J.J. Yeley #23, BK Racing, Toyota
33 Landon Cassill #00, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
34 B.J. McLeod #51, Rick Ware Racing, Chevrolet
35 Garrett Smithely #99, StarCom Racing, Chevrolet
36 Denny Hamlin #11, Joe Gibbs Racing, Toyota
37 Matt DiBenedetto #32, Go Fas Racing, Ford
38 Jesse Little #7, Premium Motorsports, Chevrolet
39 Timmy Hill #66, MBM Motorsports, Toyota