NSCS Pole Report: Johnson on pole for Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway

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Jimmie Johnson continues his path towards a sixth championship, winning the pole award for tomorrow's Quaker State 400. With a lap of 29.700 seconds, 181.818 mph, Johnson is joined on the front row by 2011 race winner Kyle Busch. This is Johnson's 26th pole in 380 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.

The starting lineup for the Quaker State 400:

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

Failing to qualify: JJ Yeley and Mike Skinner