Nascar – Matt Kenseth wins pole in Kansas

With a time of 28, Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing) took not only the pole for the STP 145 but also the lap record which had been held since last October by Kasey Kahne (Hendrick Motorsports). There are even four to have beaten him since Carl Edwards and Ricky Stenhouse Jr, residents of Roush Fenway Racing, lost by less than 400 thousandths. Sam Hornish Jr (Penske Racing) was also on a very good pace and placed himself on the second row of the grid while Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing), pole sitter and winner last weekend in Texas, completed the top five.

Hendrick Motorsports has come to a halt at Kansas Speedway since Jimmie Johnson, the team's first driver and leader of the Sprint Cup Series, will only start from 21st position, with Richard Childress Racing notably having been further back. comfortable with his Chevrolet SS. Brad Keselowski (Penske Racing) will also have to move up the ranks in the peloton since the reigning champion who was penalized in the general classification will only start from 33rd place. Danica Patrick (Stewart-Haas Racing), on the other hand, performed well in qualifying, taking 25th place.