Kahne Grabs Pole In Kansas
Kahne wins pole for Banquet 400
Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Shaking off the effects of an early exit last Sunday at Dover, Kasey Kahne blistered the field in Friday's qualifying for Sunday's Banquet 400 Nextel Cup race at Kansas Speedway.
Kahne turned the fast lap of the day in 30.273 seconds (178.377 mph) to beat Evernham Motorsports teammate Scott Riggs for the pole by .075 seconds. The next-to-last driver to make a qualifying attempt, Riggs ran a lap at 177.936 mph to earn his front-row starting position.
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson (176.887 mph) and Brian Vickers (176.846 mph) will start side-by-side on the second row.
In addition to Kahne and Johnson, the other competitors in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup qualified as follows: Matt Kenseth 8th, points leader Jeff Burton 10th, Jeff Gordon 11th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12th, Kyle Busch 13th, Kevin Harvick 14th, Mark Martin 19th and Denny Hamlin 25th.
There was a difference of nearly four miles per hour between Kahne's pole speed and Hamlin's qualifying effort at 174.390 mph.
For Kahne, it was a remarkable turnaround from last Sunday's 38th-place finish, the result of an early wreck with Tony Stewart. Kahne left that race 182 points behind Burton in the points standings.
But the passage of few days has restored Kahne's optimism, especially since he's driving the same car that has won five times in seven races of use this season.
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Reid Spencer
Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- Shaking off the effects of an early exit last Sunday at Dover, Kasey Kahne blistered the field in Friday's qualifying for Sunday's Banquet 400 Nextel Cup race at Kansas Speedway.
Kahne turned the fast lap of the day in 30.273 seconds (178.377 mph) to beat Evernham Motorsports teammate Scott Riggs for the pole by .075 seconds. The next-to-last driver to make a qualifying attempt, Riggs ran a lap at 177.936 mph to earn his front-row starting position.
Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jimmie Johnson (176.887 mph) and Brian Vickers (176.846 mph) will start side-by-side on the second row.
In addition to Kahne and Johnson, the other competitors in the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup qualified as follows: Matt Kenseth 8th, points leader Jeff Burton 10th, Jeff Gordon 11th, Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12th, Kyle Busch 13th, Kevin Harvick 14th, Mark Martin 19th and Denny Hamlin 25th.
There was a difference of nearly four miles per hour between Kahne's pole speed and Hamlin's qualifying effort at 174.390 mph.
For Kahne, it was a remarkable turnaround from last Sunday's 38th-place finish, the result of an early wreck with Tony Stewart. Kahne left that race 182 points behind Burton in the points standings.
But the passage of few days has restored Kahne's optimism, especially since he's driving the same car that has won five times in seven races of use this season.
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