Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick Chevrolet) marcou a pole-position para a Quaker State 400, no Kentucky Speedway, 17ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Earnhardt no ano, e 12ª na categoria. Com o tempo de 29s406 (183.636 mph), o piloto da Hendrick Motorsports quebrou o recorde da pista.
Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Ford) completa a primeira fila. Lider do campeonato, Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Chevrolet) abre a segunda fila, seguido por Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Toyota).
Marcos Ambrose (Petty Ford) e Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Toyota) formam a terceira fila. Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Chevrolet), o atual campeão Brad Keselowski (Penske Ford), Brian Vickers (Waltrip Toyota) e Juan Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet) completam os dez primeiros.
Grid:
1. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 29s406
2. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 29.459
3. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 29.48
4. Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Toyota 29.574
5. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 29.575
6. Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Toyota 29.615
7. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 29.629
8. Brad Keselowski Penske Ford 29.639
9. Brian Vickers Waltrip Toyota 29.683
10. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 29.716
11. Joey Logano Penske Ford 29.718
12. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 29.727
13. Ricky Stenhouse Jr Roush Fenway Ford 29.770
14. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 29.775
15. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 29.808
16. Matt Kenseth Joe Gibbs Toyota 29.816
17. AJ Allmendinger JTG Daugherty Toyota 29.852
18. Aric Almirola Petty Ford 29.856
19. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 29.862
20. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 29.873
21. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 29.894
22. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 29.904
23. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 29.926
24. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 30.005
25. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 30.006
26. Austin Dillon Phoenix Chevrolet 30.033
27. Kurt Busch Furniture Row Chevrolet 30.102
28. David Stremme Swan Toyota 30.155
29. Danica Patrick Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 30.177
30. Landon Cassill Circle Sport Chevrolet 30.292
31. Casey Mears Germain Ford 30.297
32. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet 30.340
33. Michael McDowell Parsons Ford 30.386
34. David Gilliland Front Row Ford 30.425
35. JJ Yeley Baldwin Chevrolet 30.571
36. David Reutimann BK Toyota 30.597
37. Josh Wise Front Row Ford 30.615
38. David Ragan Front Row Ford 30.622
39. Mike Bliss Humphrey Smith Toyota 30.714
40. Travis Kvapil BK Toyota 30.733
41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota 30.816
42. Scott Riggs Xxxtreme Ford 30.832
43. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford 31.216