Almirola and Richard Petty on pole at Charlotte

If Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) dominated the All-Star Race held last week on the same oval, the Chevrolet driver was beaten by the drivers of Richard Petty Motorsorts. Aric Almirola, who has the heavy responsibility of representing the No. 43 which belonged to the famous driver of the eponymous team, was the only one to complete the lap of the oval in less than 28 seconds (27"988) ahead of his teammate Marcos Ambrose by two tenths. “It’s fantastic to get my first pole at home, in Charlotte”, comments the pole sitter. “We were struggling in the All-Star Race and we had a bad race. This week is completely different and the car is really fast. »

Behind the winner of the All-Star Race, Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) took third place ahead of Clint Bowyer and Mark Martin, two drivers from Michael Waltrip Racing. Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) is seventh ahead of Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing), while Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing) and Regan Smith (Furniture Row Racing) complete the top ten ahead of AJ Allmendinger (Penske Racing). Juan-Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) continues his path of the cross by only taking 29th position. Danica Patrick will start from 40th place thanks to the top 35 of her team, Tommy Baldwin Racing. The former pilot of theIndyCar was actually not fast enough to be one of the 43 qualified drivers on the grid. After setting the 14th fastest time in practice, Kurt Busch (Phoenix Racing) hit the wall in his first flying lap and will only start from the penultimate position.