Pole Report: Kobalt Tools 400 (NSCS - Las Vegas)

Matt Kenseth captured the pole at Las Vegas Motor Speedway; his last pole was at Darlington in 2009. Kenseth broke the track record with a speed of 188.884 mph. Kurt Busch held the previous record with a speed of 188.719 mph, which was set last year. This is Kenseth’s fifth career pole. He is working to end his 72-race losing streak.

Lineup for Sunday’s race at Las Vegas:

2. Marcos Ambrose

3. Carl Edwards

4. Greg Biffle

5. Kyle Busch

6. Joey Logano

7. A.J. Allmendinger

8. Ryan Newman

9. Martin Truex Jr.

10. Mark Martin

11. Jamie McMurray

12. Regan Smith

13. Jeff Gordon

14. Jimmie Johnson

15. Tony Stewart

16. Trevor Bayne

17. Denny Hamlin

18. Paul Menard

19. Brian Vickers

20. Brad Keselowski

21. Jeff Burton

22. Kurt Busch

23. Juan Pablo Montoya

24. Bobby Labonte

25. David Reutimann

26. Kevin Harvick

27. Casey Mears

28. Clint Bowyer

29. Mike Skinner

30. Kasey Kahne

31. Joe Nemechek

32. J.J. Yeley

33. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

34. Dave Blaney

35. David Gilliland

36. Landon Cassill

37. Bill Elliott

38. Robby Gordon

39. Travis Kvapil

40. Andy Lally

41. Tony Raines

42. David Ragan

43. Michael McDowell

Who did not make it:

Brian Keselowski

Sprint Cup TV schedule:

Saturday:

Practice- 1 PM on Speed (Tape delayed until 6PM)

Sunday:

Sprint Cup Series at Las Vegas- 3 PM

Photo courtesy: AP Images