NSCS Pole Report: Jimmie Johnson on the pole for first 2012 Chase race

The winner of the pole for the Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway is Jimmie Johnson, who had a lap of 29.530 seconds at 182.863 mph. This is Johnson’s second pole of 2012 and twenty-seventh of his Sprint Cup Series career. The top-five consists of Aric Almirola in second, Matt Kenseth in third, Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth, and Carl Edwards in fifth.

Here’s the lineup:

1. Jimmie Johnson

2. Aric Almirola

3. Matt Kenseth

4. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5. Carl Edwards

6. Kasey Kahne

7. Regan Smith

8. Denny Hamlin

9. Clint Bowyer

10. Joey Logano

11. Paul Menard

12. Jamie McMurray

13. Brad Keselowski

14. Trevor Bayne

15. Mark Martin

16. Sam Hornish Jr.

17. Marcos Ambrose

18.Martin Truex Jr.

19. Jeff Gordon

20. Ryan Newman

21. Kyle Busch

22. Greg Biffle

23. Bobby Labonte

24. Michael McDowell

25. Scott Speed

26. Landon Cassill

27. Casey Mears

28. Juan Pablo Montoya

29. Tony Stewart

30. Kurt Busch

31. David Stremme

32. Jeff Burton

33. Joe Nemechek

34. Mike Bliss

35. Kevin Harvick

36. Cole Whitt

37. David Ragan

38. Travis Kvapil

39. T.J. Bell

40. David Gilliland

41. Danica Patrick

42. Dave Blaney

43. Josh Wise

Who did not make it:

Scott Riggs

Reed Sorenson

JJ Yeley

Jason Leffler

Television schedule:

Race at Chicago- 1 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPN and RaceBuddy