Kahne wins pole at Infineon:

  • #9-Kasey Kahne won the Coors Pole for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sprint Cup Series race at Infineon Raceway with a speed of 93.893mph for his 1st pole of 2010 and 17th of his career. It is Kahne’s first pole since Infineon Raceway in June 2008. #48-Johnson will start 2nd followed by #2-Busch, #29-Harvick, #24-Gordon, #47-Ambrose, #14-Stewart, #71-Labonte, #16-Biffle and #56-Truex Jr. #6-Ragan wrecked on his lap, getting in to a tire barrier, and will go to a backup car for the race and will fall to the rear before the start of the race, but he’ll start 42nd, so he is already in the rear. Mattias Ekstrom, in the #83 Red Bull Toyota this week, will start 38th.
    The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #26-Said, #38-Gilliland, #87-Nemechek, #13-Papis, #09-Magnussen, #07-Jones, #46-Yeley and #66-Blaney
    The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #36-Simo, #02-Ash and #55-Waltrip [no word if the sponsifier scheme will move to the #66 or other Toyota for the race.
    See the starting lineup, qualifying speeds and notes on my Infineon Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results page.(6-18-2010)