#5-Kasey Kahne won the pole for the Hollywood Casino 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway with a new track record speed of 191.360mph for his 4th pole of 2012 and 26th career pole. Every driver to make a qualifying attempt broke the old track record of 180.856mph.
#55-Martin will start 2nd followed by #15-Bowyer, #18-Busch, #43-Almirola, #39-Newman, #48-Johnson, #20-Logano, #11-Hamlin, and #29-Harvick.
The go-or-go homers who made the race (8): #98-McDowell, #37-Yeley, #19-Bliss, #21-Bayne, #91-Sorenson, #95-Speed, #87-Nemechek and #79-Bires.
The go-or-go homers who failed to qualify for the race (3): #33-Whitt, #30-Stremme and #26-Wise.
See qualifying results & starting lineup on the Kansas Qualifying Page.(10-19-2012)
