Gordon Rolls To Michigan Pole

Jeff Gordon continues to roll.

The four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion claimed the pole position for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway Friday with a new track record lap in 34.857 seconds, with an average speed of 206.558 mph.

The new track record was the 17^th in 23 races so far this season, the 76^th Sprint Cup pole for Gordon in his 748^th career series start and his second in the last two weeks. His sixth Michigan pole ties him with Bill Elliott for second on the all-time list, behind NASCAR Hall Of Famer David Pearson, who won 10, and today’s 206.558 mph average is the seventh fastest NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole of all-time.

Joey Logano qualified second, claiming his seventh front row start of the season. He has now made the final round of qualifying in 19 of the 20 races this season. Carl Edwards will start third, followed by Brian Vickers and Brad Keselowski. Ryan Blaney qualified the #21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford in 28^th position, that car will be driven by Trevor Bayne Sunday. Matt Crafton qualified Martin Truex Jr.’s Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 39^th, while Truex attended longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex during surgery for ovarian cancer earlier today.

Unofficial Time Trial Results

Pos         #              Driver

1                24            Jeff Gordon

2               22            Joey Logano

3                99            Carl Edwards

4               55            Brian Vickers

5               2               Brad Keselowski

6               4               Kevin Harvick

7                27             Paul Menard

8               3                Austin Dillon #

9               1                Jamie McMurray

10             17             Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

11             16             Greg Biffle

12             31             Ryan Newman

13             42            Kyle Larson #

14             10             Danica Patrick

15             5               Kasey Kahne

16             41             Kurt Busch

17             51             Justin Allgaier #

18             20            Matt Kenseth

19             15             Clint Bowyer

20             9               Marcos Ambrose

21             11             Denny Hamlin

22            47             AJ Allmendinger

23             43             Aric Almirola

24            18             Kyle Busch

25            88            Dale Earnhardt Jr.

26            13             Casey Mears

27             14             Jeff Burton

28            21             Ryan Blaney

29            38             David Gilliland

30             48            Jimmie Johnson

31             83             Ryan Truex #

32             23             Alex Bowman #

33             98            Josh Wise

34             34             David Ragan

35             7                Michael Annett #

36             26            Cole Whitt #

37             37             Dave Blaney

38             32             Travis Kvapil

39             78             Matt Crafton

40            36             Reed Sorenson

41             33             Alex Kennedy

42            66            Joe Nemechek

43             40            Landon Cassill