Nascar – Gordon beats Harvick in Charlotte qualifying

Kevin Harvick (Richard Childress Racing) hoped to repeat his feat at Kansas Speedway by taking the pole and victory in Charlotte, but the driver of the No. 29 Chevrolet had to lose to the No. 24 of Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports ) who signed the 74th pole of his career by beating his direct opponent by 15 thousandths after completing a lap in 27”791. “I can assure you that I feel better with each race”, declared the pole sitter who occupies fourth place in the Chase, 32 points behind leader Matt Kenseth. “We are able to fight at the front every weekend. We don't think about points yet and we just try to win races. »

Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway Racing) took third ahead of Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) who completed the second row ahead of teammates Kasey Kahne and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Ryan Newman (Stewart-Haas Racing) moved up to seventh position ahead of Juan-Pablo Montoya (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing) and the Busch brothers, Kyle (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Kurt (Furniture Row Racing). Joey Logano (Penske Racing) will start from 12th, Clint Bowyer (Michael Waltrip Racing) from 14th while Carl Edwards (Roush Fenway Racing) follows in 15th. On the other hand, Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) will only start from 20th place and risks having difficulty protecting his leading position in the Championship since he only has three points ahead of Jimmie Johnson.