Nascar – Kyle Busch starts strong at Bristol

Kyle Busch affiche de belles prétentions ce week-end sur l’ovale de Bristol. Le pilote de la Toyota n°18, qui s’est imposé sur le fil hier en Nationwide, s’est offert la pole avec un chrono de 14 »813. La Camry de la Joe Gibbs Racing signe le nouveau record sur ce circuit, le dernier datant de 2003. La Gen 6 des voitures Nascar shows increased performance as two other drivers beat the previous record. Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports) failed at 62 thousandths while Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) took third place just four thousandths behind the Chevrolet.

Brian Vickers (Michal Waltrip Racing) is the first driver to fall more than a tenth from pole. Paul Menard (Richard Childress Racing) completes the top five on the grid ahead of Jamie McMurray (Earnhardt Ganassi Racing). Defending champion Brad Keselowski (Penske Racing) took seventh place after being fastest in practice. Tony Stewart (Stewart-Haas Racing), Martin Truex Jr (Michael Waltrip Racing) and Joey Logano (Penske Racing) complete the top ten. Sprint Cup leader Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports) will start from 13th position behind Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing), winner last weekend in Las Vegas. Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing) will only start from 41st place.