Nascar – Johnson takes pole in Kentucky

Jimmie Johnson takes his first pole of the season by setting a new record time at Kentucky Speedway. The heat is in order for the race and tensions have already risen a notch during testing.

Published on 30/06/2012 à 10:04

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Jimmie Johnson a définitivement lancé sa saison en signant sa première pole depuis la course de Dover en 2010 sur le Kentucky Speedway. Le quintuple champion de la Sprint Cup a réalisé un nouveau record du tour avec un chrono de 29 »700 (à 181,818mph de moyenne). Le pilote de la Hendrick Motorsports a devancé de 65 millièmes la Toyota n°18 de Kyle Busch, vainqueur de la course l’an passé, tandis que Denny Hamlin, autre pilote de la Joe Gibbs Racing, a pris la troisième place à un dixième de la pole. Kevin Harvick (Richard Childress Racing) et Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing) complete the top five on the grid.

Brad Keselowski (Penske Racing) places the first Dodge in eighth place behind the No. 15 Toyota of Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing), winner last weekend at Sonoma, and the No. 88 Chevrolet of Dale Earnhardt Jr (Hendrick Motorsports). ). The driver of the No. 2 Charger clashed with Juan-Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) during practice when the two drivers made contact twice. Strong winds interrupted the qualifying session and the heat will make tonight's race particularly difficult with track temperatures having already exceeded 50°C.