NSCS Pole Report: Denny Hamlin wins pole at Fontana


Denny Hamlin won his ­­­10th career pole for the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California Friday night. He had a lap time of 38.626 at 186.403 mph. This is Hamlin’s first pole of 2012 and second pole at Auto Club Speedway. Kyle Busch, Mark Martin, Greg Biffle, and Kasey Kahne round out the top-5.

The lineup for Sunday’s race:

1. Denny Hamlin
2. Kyle Busch
3. Mark Martin
4. Greg Biffle
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Ryan Newman
7. Kevin Harvick
8. Joey Logano
9. Tony Stewart
10. Jimmie Johnson
11. Clint Bowyer
12. Carl Edwards
13. Martin Truex Jr.
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
15. Matt Kenseth
16. Jamie McMurray
17. Brad Keselowski
18. David Reutimann
19. Jeff Burton
20. David Stremme
21. Jeff Gordon
22. Regan Smith
23. Kurt Busch
24. Juan Pablo Montoya
25. AJ Allmendinger
26. Bobby Labonte
27. Paul Menard
28. Aric Almirola
29. Marcos Ambrose
30. Josh Wise
31. Landon Cassill
32. Michael McDowell
33. Casey Mears
34. Dave Blaney
35. Scott Riggs
36. J.J. Yeley
37. Brendan Gaughan
38. David Ragan
39. Mike Bliss
40. Travis Kvapil
41. David Gilliland
42. Ken Schrader
43. Reed Sorenson

Who did not make it:
Timmy Hill
Robby Gordon
Joe Nemechek

Television schedule:
Practice- 12:30 p.m. ET Saturday on SPEED
Practice- 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday on SPEED
Race at Fontana- 2:30 p.m. ET Sunday on FOX
NSCS Pole Report: Denny Hamlin wins pole at Fontana NSCS Pole Report: Denny Hamlin wins pole at Fontana Reviewed by Holly Machuga on Friday, March 23, 2012 Rating: 5