CP MOTORSPORTS - CARL EDWARDS DOES IT AGAIN; THIS TIME AT THE BRICKYARD
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Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have kissed the bricks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway three times since the inaugural running of the Brickyard 400 in 1994. But JGR hasn't celebrated at Indianapolis since Tony Stewart's win back in 2007.
Carl Edwards, the newest member of JGR, made a huge stride in breaking the team's streak at the storied speedway by recording the quickest time in Saturday's qualifying for the Jeff Kyle 400 on Sunday afternoon.
Edwards now has two pole position starts this season; Edwards only won 13 poles in 11 seasons while competing in the Sprint Cup series with Roush Fenway Racing.
It's also the first time Edwards will roll of first for a race at Indianapolis.
"After yesterday, guys, this is amazing," Edwards said. "We started so slow and struggled. I think at one point (crew chief) Darian (Grubb) and I were looking at each other and going, 'what are we going to do here?' It was a struggle and everybody buckled down and worked hard. I'm so proud of my guys.
"I didn't realize this is the first pole at the Brickyard for Toyota. There's a lot of pride in that for me. TRD and Toyota have been putting so much effort into this whole program. And Stanley, Stanley has been behind us 100 percent. Not just me but Matt Kenseth and our whole team so this is big. It'll be neat to start up front."
For Daytona 500 champion Logano it will be the 14th time he has started inside the top ten this season. The starting spot also puts him closer to giving his team owner Roger Penske his first ever win at Indianapolis in the Sprint Cup series.
For the second week in a row David Ragan was able to put his No. 55 Aaron's Toyota in the third qualifying position followed by the fastest driver in the opening round of qualifying Tony Stewart in fourth place and Kyle Larson in fifth.
Kevin Harvick, who won the Brickyard 400 in 2003, will roll off in sixth place. Clint Bowyer will start in seventh place followed by Dale Earnhardt, Jr, Kyle Busch and Jamie McMurray rounding out the top ten.
Previous Brickyard 400 winners Paul Menard and Jimmie Johnson will start just outside the top ten in 11th and 12th, respectively.
Jeff Gordon, who is expected to be making his final start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, failed to advance to qualifying's final round and will start in the 19th position. Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports teammate Chase Elliott made the field of 43 and will start in the 28th spot.
Ryan Newman, who won at Indianapolis in 2013, had his qualifying time disallowed and will start in 43rd for Sunday's race.
Josh Wise, Jeb Burton and Reed Sorenson all failed to qualify for the race.
Time Trial Results
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
22nd Annual Crown Royal presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at The Brickyard
Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, July 25, 2015 @ 02:41 PM Eastern
Driver Date Time Speed
Track Qualifying Record: Kevin Harvick 07/27/14 47.753 188.47
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 2
1 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 49.056 183.464 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 49.143 183.139 1 1 0.087 0.087
3 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 49.211 182.886 1 1 0.155 0.068
4 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 49.228 182.823 1 1 0.172 0.017
5 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 49.279 182.634 1 1 0.223 0.051
6 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevrolet 49.329 182.448 1 1 0.273 0.050
7 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 49.347 182.382 1 1 0.291 0.018
8 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 49.367 182.308 1 1 0.311 0.020
9 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 49.375 182.278 1 1 0.319 0.008
10 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet 49.386 182.238 1 1 0.330 0.011
11 27 Paul Menard Duracell/Menards Chevrolet 49.443 182.028 1 1 0.387 0.057
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 49.454 181.987 1 1 0.398 0.011
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed Lap # # Laps -Fastest -Next
Qualifying Round: 1
1 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 48.505 185.548 1 1 0.000 0.000
2 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 48.541 185.410 1 1 0.036 0.036
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 48.825 184.332 1 1 0.320 0.284
4 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 48.830 184.313 1 1 0.325 0.005
5 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's/Cessna Chevrolet 48.905 184.030 1 1 0.400 0.075
6 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevrolet 48.920 183.974 1 1 0.415 0.015
7 55 David Ragan Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 49.033 183.550 1 1 0.528 0.113
8 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 49.038 183.531 1 1 0.533 0.005
9 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 49.045 183.505 1 1 0.540 0.007
10 18 Kyle Busch Skittles Toyota 49.052 183.479 1 1 0.547 0.007
11 27 Paul Menard Duracell/Menards Chevrolet 49.068 183.419 1 1 0.563 0.016
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 49.077 183.385 1 1 0.572 0.009
13 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 49.116 183.240 1 1 0.611 0.039
14 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet 49.161 183.072 1 1 0.656 0.045
15 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 49.180 183.001 1 1 0.675 0.019
16 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 49.270 182.667 1 1 0.765 0.090
17 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 49.278 182.637 1 1 0.773 0.008
18 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank Ford 49.320 182.482 1 1 0.815 0.042
19 24 Jeff Gordon 3M Chevrolet 49.345 182.389 1 1 0.840 0.025
20 16 Greg Biffle Lilly/American Diabetes Association Ford 49.353 182.360 1 1 0.848 0.008
21 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 49.386 182.238 1 1 0.881 0.033
22 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 49.420 182.113 1 1 0.915 0.034
23 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota 49.429 182.079 1 1 0.924 0.009
24 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevrolet 49.467 181.939 1 1 0.962 0.038
25 3 Austin Dillon Dow/Mycogen Chevrolet 49.470 181.928 1 1 0.965 0.003
26 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger/Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet 49.475 181.910 1 1 0.970 0.005
27 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Chevrolet 49.618 181.386 1 1 1.113 0.143
28 25 Chase Elliott(i) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 49.714 181.036 1 1 1.209 0.096
29 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. NOS Energy Drink Ford 49.734 180.963 1 1 1.229 0.020
30 21 Ryan Blaney(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane/JDRF Ford 49.746 180.919 1 1 1.241 0.012
31 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 49.764 180.854 1 1 1.259 0.018
32 95 Michael McDowell Thrivent Financial Ford 49.785 180.777 1 1 1.280 0.021
33 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 49.870 180.469 1 1 1.365 0.085
34 46 Michael Annett Switch Hitch Chevrolet 49.882 180.426 1 1 1.377 0.012
35 7 Alex Bowman Marsh Supermarkets Chevrolet 49.910 180.325 1 1 1.405 0.028
36 33 Brian Scott(i) Shore Lodge Chevrolet 49.994 180.022 1 1 1.489 0.084
37 OP 38 David Gilliland FFA Ford 50.147 179.472 1 1 1.642 0.153
38 OP 23 JJ Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 50.164 179.412 1 1 1.659 0.017
39 OP 34 Brett Moffitt # CSX Play It Safe Ford 50.174 179.376 1 1 1.669 0.010
40 OP 83 Matt DiBenedetto # VooDoo BBQ & Grill Toyota 50.304 178.912 1 1 1.799 0.130
41 OP 35 Cole Whitt Speed Stick Ford 50.625 177.778 1 1 2.120 0.321
42 OP 98 Timmy Hill(i) Curb Records Ford 54.211 166.018 1 1 5.706 3.586
43 OP 31 Ryan Newman Grainger Chevrolet 0.000 0.000 0 1 ----- -----
44 32 Josh Wise Brandise Machinery Ford 50.296 178.941 1 1 1.791 -3.915
45 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim Fantasy Sports/Estes Toyota 51.087 176.170 1 1 2.582 0.791
46 62 Reed Sorenson Chevrolet 51.564 174.540 1 1 3.059 0.477