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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: A speed limit sign in support of Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, is seen prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Coors Light Pole Award winner Jeff Gordon will start in back up after contact with Danica Patrick Saturday in practice.
Coors Light Pole Award winner Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet will start in back up due to contact with Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet in final practice Saturday. Tweeted by Jeff Gordon “Just when you think everything is starting to go your way the # 10 spins in front of you & ruins your day & the 3M Racing Team Chevy. Going to backup!”
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, gets in his car in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
David Ragan, who qualified 13th, will also will go to a backup car after slapping the wall in final practice and will join Gordon on tail.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 07: Danica Patrick, driver of the #10 GoDaddy Chevrolet, stands in the garage during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 7, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 18th Annual Kobalt 400 with a track qualifying record lap of 27.738 seconds, 194.679 mph. The previous record was set in 2014 by Joey Logano (27.939 sec/193.278 mph). This is his 79th pole in 764 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Gordon’s pole total is 3rd on the all-time series poles list. This is his 2nd pole and 2nd Top 10 start in 2015. Gordon also won the pole for the Daytona 500. This is his first pole in 18 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His previous best starting position at Las Vegas was second, twice (2003 and 2010).
Gordon has now won at least one pole at every track except Kentucky Speedway and Kansas Speedway. He has started four races at Kentucky and 18 races at Kansas.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 06: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, celebrates after winning the Coors Light pole award for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Joey Logano 2nd place posted his 3rd top 10 start of 2015 and his 5th in 7 races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Kasey Kahne 3rd place posted his eighth top-10 start at Las Vegas Motor Speedway . It is his 2nd in three races this season.
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 06: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Pennzoil Platinum Ford, qualifies for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 6, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Time Trial Results
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 18th Annual Kobalt 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, March 06, 2015 @ 08:40 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Qualifying Record: Jeff Gordon 03/06/15 27.738 194.679
Qualifying Round: 3
Position Car Driver # Team Time Speed
1. Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet 27.738 194.679
2. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Platinum Ford 27.790 194.315
3. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 27.794 194.287
4. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 27.822 194.091
5. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 27.841 193.959
6. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota 27.888 193.632
7. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 27.906 193.507
8. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 27.923 193.389
9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 27.931 193.334
10. Car 1 Jamie McMurray CESSNA Chevrolet 27.963 193.112
11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.044 192.555
12. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 28.083 192.287
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LAS VEGAS, NV – MARCH 06: Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 3M Chevrolet, sits in his car on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR
Qualifying Round: 2
Position Car Driver # Team Time Speed
1. Car 1 Jamie McMurray CESSNA Chevrolet 27.859 193.833
2. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 27.880 193.687
3. Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet 27.885 193.653
4. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Platinum Ford 27.908 193.493
5. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 27.928 193.354
6. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 27.928 193.354
7. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota 27.937 193.292
8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 27.984 192.967
9. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 27.996 192.885
10. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 27.996 192.885
11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.005 192.823
12. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 28.011 192.781
13. Car 18 David Ragan M&M’s Crispy Toyota 28.025 192.685
14. Car 19 Carl Edwards Comcast Business Toyota 28.048 192.527
15. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 28.056 192.472
16. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 28.063 192.424
17. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 28.082 192.294
18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet 28.084 192.280
19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 28.157 191.782
20. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 28.159 191.768
21. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 28.195 191.523
22. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet 28.222 191.340
23. Car 33 Brian Scott(i) Whitetail Chevrolet 28.337 190.564
24. Car 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 28.422 189.994
Qualifying Round: 1
Position Car Driver # Team Time Speed
1. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Platinum Ford 27.966 193.092
2. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 27.994 192.898
3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota 28.057 192.465
4. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet 28.097 192.191
5. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 28.105 192.137
6. car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 28.124 192.007
7. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 28.128 191.980
8. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet 28.132 191.952
9. Car 19 Carl Edwards Comcast Business Toyota 28.144 191.870
10. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 28.194 191.530
11. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 28.196 191.517
12. Car 18 David Ragan M&M’s Crispy Toyota 28.236 191.245
13. Car 1 Jamie McMurray CESSNA Chevrolet 28.236 191.245
14. Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet 28.245 191.184
15. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 28.274 190.988
16. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 28.292 190.867
17. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 28.313 190.725
18. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford 28.326 190.638
19. Car 33 Brian Scott(i) Whitetail Chevrolet 28.332 190.597
20. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota 28.340 190.543
21. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet 28.345 190.510
22. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet 28.350 190.476
23. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 28.352 190.463
24. Car 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 28.355 190.443
25. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Energy & Water Chevrolet 28.368 190.355
26. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 28.426 189.967
27. Car 7 Alex Bowman Nikko/Toy State Chevrolet 28.429 189.947
28. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aarons60thAnnivDreamMachine Toyota 28.448 189.820
29. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford 28.462 189.727
30. Car 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 28.504 189.447
31. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 28.518 189.354
32. Car 95 Michael McDowell KLOVE Radio Ford 28.524 189.314
33. Car 46 Michael Annett Cypress Chevrolet 28.537 189.228
34. Car 41 Regan Smith(i) Haas Automation Chevrolet 28.539 189.215
35. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 28.571 189.003
36. Car 34 Brett Moffitt Shaw’s Southern Belle Seafood Ford 28.649 188.488
37. Car 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford 28.865 187.078
38. Car 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford 28.948 186.541
39. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 28.970 186.400
40. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr. Pepper Toyota 29.008 186.156
41. Car 26 Jeb Burton # MaximFantasySports.com Toyota 29.076 185.720
42. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevrolet 29.441 183.418
43. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet 29.518 182.939
44. Car 32 Mike Bliss(i) Draftdemons.com Ford 29.092 185.618
45. Car 29 Reed Sorenson Toyota 29.201 184.925
46. Car 44 Travis Kvapil(i) Phoenix Warehouse Chevrolet 29.247 184.634
47. Car 66 Mike Wallace RoyalTeakCollection.com Chevrolet 29.794 181.245
48. Car 83 Matt DiBenedetto Burger King Toyota 29.889 180.668
Starting Line Up by Row
Las Vegas Motor Speedway 18th Annual Kobalt 400
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Fri, March 06, 2015 @ 09:02 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Brad Keselowski 03/09/14 02:35:24 154.633
Position Car # Driver Team
Row 1:
1. Car 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet
2. Car 22 Joey Logano Pennzoil Platinum Ford
Row 2:
3. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet
4. Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet
Row 3:
5. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet
6. Car 20 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Toyota
Row 4:
7. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet
8. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row Chevrolet
Row 5:
9. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet
10. Car 1 Jamie McMurray CESSNA Chevrolet
Row 6:
11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
12. Car 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
Row 7:
13. Car 18 David Ragan M&M’s Crispy Toyota
14. Car 19 Carl Edwards Comcast Business Toyota
Row 8:
15. Car 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford
16. Car 16 Greg Biffle Cheez-It Ford
Row 9:
17. Car 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet
18. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s/Budweiser Chevrolet
Row 10:
19. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
20. Car 15 Clint Bowyer 5-Hour Energy Toyota
Row 11:
21. Car 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet
22. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Clorox Chevrolet
Row 12:
23. Car 33 Brian Scott(i) Whitetail Chevrolet
24. Car 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet
Row 13:
25. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Energy & Water Chevrolet
26. Car 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
Row 14:
27. Car 7 Alex Bowman Nikko/Toy State Chevrolet
28. Car 55 Brian Vickers Aaron’s60thAnnivDreamMachine Toyota
Row 15:
29. Car 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford
30. Car 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
Row 16:
31. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford
32. Car 95 Michael McDowell KLOVE Radio Ford
Row 17:
33. Car 46 Michael Annett Cypress Chevrolet
34. car 41 Regan Smith(i) Haas Automation Chevrolet
Row 18:
35. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford
36. Car 34 Brett Moffitt Shaw’s Southern Belle Seafood Ford
Row 19:
37. Car 38 David Gilliland Love’s Travel Stops Ford Owner Points
38. Car 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford Owner Points
Row 20:
39. Car 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford Owner Points
40. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr. Pepper Toyota Owner Points
Row 21:
41. Car 26 Jeb Burton # MaximFantasySports.com Toyota Owner Points
42. Car 40 Landon Cassill(i) Carsforsale.com Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 22:
43. Car 62 Brendan Gaughan(i) South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet Owner Points
Starting Line Up by Row unless a team make an engine change, unauthorised modifications or switch to back-up car.
Did Not Qualify: # 32 Mike Bliss(i); # 29 Reed Sorenson; # 44 Travis Kvapil(i); # 66 Mike Wallace; # 83 Matt DiBenedetto.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
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