Denny Hamlin wins Coors Light Pole Award at Auto Club Speedway

Denny Hamlin seemed unaffected by the controversy that surrounded him this week as he put the No. 11 FedEx Camry on the pole at Fontana with a speed of 187.451 mph and a time of  38.410. The top four positions all ran in the 38.4 range with Greg Biffle's 38.458 good enough for the front row.

Unfortunately, the No. 16 3M Window Film Fusion blew an engine in practice so Biffle will drop to the back of the field, as will third-place Brad Keselowski. The Blue Deuce didn't blow an engine but the No. 2 team made the change just to be on the safe side since the two-mile track keeps RPMs high for almost the whole 400 miles.

Kyle Busch, who earned fourth position but will start the race beside teammate Hamlin, holds the track record from 2005 with a 38.248 at 188.245 mph. Matt Kenseth put the third JGR car up front with his fifth-place effort and will start behind Hamlin.

Only 43 cars attempted to qualify, so there were no DNQs.

Hamlin earned the 13th pole of his nine-year Cup career, his third at Fontana. He'll be making his fourth top-ten start of the season.

The highest qualifying rookie was Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in 31st.

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