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Qualifying is scheduled to START at approx 7:50pm/et on Friday, March 13, 2015

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  • 2014 March Pole Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 139.384mph, finished 3rd

  • 2014 November Pole Winner: #11-Denny Hamlin, 142.113mph, finished 5th

  • Track Qualifying Record: Joey Logano, 11/7/2014, 142.141mph (set in round 1 of qualifying)

  • Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 54 years, 1 month, 23 days, 3/1/2013

  • Youngest Pole Winner: Kyle Busch, 20 years, 11 months, 20 days, 4/22/2006

  • Fastest First Practice Speed: #22-Logano, 138.771 mph


  • Harvick wins Phoenix pole: #4-Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light pole for the Campingworld.com 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway with speed of 140.751mph for his 1st pole of 2015, 1st at Phoenix and 15th of his career.
    #22-Logano is on the outside pole followed by #1-McMurray, #20-Kenseth, #31-Newman, #2-Keselowski, #19-Edward, #41-Busch, #5-Kahne, #24-Gordon, #3-Dillon, and #42-Larson.
    Missing the race were: #44-Kvapil and #66-Berryhill.(3-13-2015)

  • Qualifying Fast Facts - Phoenix:
    Kevin Harvick won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 11th Annual CampingWorld.com 500 with a lap of 25.577 seconds, 140.751 mph.
    This is his 15th pole in 506 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
    This is his first pole and second top-10 start in 2015.
    This is his first pole in 25 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
    Joey Logano (second) posted his fourth top-10 start of 2015 and his eighth in 13 races at Phoenix International Raceway.
    Jamie McMurray (third) posted his ninth top-10 start at Phoenix International Raceway. It is his third in four races this season.
    Jeb Burton (41st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
    (NASCAR Statistics)(3-13-2015)

  • Second Round of Qualifying for the Campingworld.com 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over after 10 scheduled minutes.
    #4-Harvick 140.537
    #5-Kahne 140.411
    #22-Logano 140.329
    #20-Kenseth 140.040
    #19-Edwards 139.920
    the rest of the top 12: 1 2 31 41 42 24 3;
    out of the top 12 and not advancing to round 3: 18 17 78 88 14 55 16 48 27 47 10 13
    (3-13-2015)

  • First Round of Qualifying for the Campingworld.com 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over, after 15 scheduled minutes.
    #18-Ragan 138.878
    #31-Newman 138.734
    #5-Kahne 138.659
    #41-Busch 138.627
    #1-McMurray 138.584
    the rest of the top 24: 20 88 42 55 16 3 47 14 4 27 48 19 17 2 24 10 22 13 78;
    out of the top 24 and not advancing to round 2: 11 7 9 51 38 15 46 43 40 98 83 6 32 34 35 23 26 62 33 44
    Drivers who will miss the race: #44-Kvapil and #66-Berryhill.
    (3-13-2015)

  • For group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

  • Coverage of Qualifying for the Campingworld.com 500(k) Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is scheduled for Friday, March 13, 2014 at 7:50pm/et.
    Television (TV): FS2, 7:30pm/et
    Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
    Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: Saturday, March 14th at 10:00am/et on FS1

  • Qualifying Progression:
    driver that was fastest after the each session of group qualifying.
    First Session: #18-Ragan, 138.878mph, starts 13th
    Second Session: #4-Harvick, 140.537mph, 1stBR> Final Session: #4-Harvick, 140.751mph starts 1st on the pole

  • Rookie of the Year Candidates Qualifying Results:
    #26-Jeb Burton, starts 42nd

  • Friday practice for the campingworld.com 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway is over after 75 minutes, the top five, slowest two and some notes:
    #22-Logano 138.771
    #5-Kahne 138.063
    #31-Newman 137.936
    #4-Harvick 137.836
    #78-Truex, Jr. 137.799
    Most laps run: #14-Stewart 29, #33-Kennedy 31
    slowest #46-Annett 130.833 & #33-Kennedy 130.369.
    notes: #88-Earnhardt, Jr. thinks the team will have to change a transmission before qualifying.
    See fastest speeds, laps run, best 10 Consecutive Lap Average on the Phoenix practice 1 speeds page (pdf).(3-13-2015)

  • Race info at: Race Info Page

  • Event Entry List

  • Qualifying Rules

  • Past Champions Provisional

  • All Time Sprint Cup Pole Winners

  • 2015 Pole Winners / 2016 Sprint Unlimited


Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Starting
Position
Car# Driver Sponsor
Manu
Qualifying
Speed
(mph)
Qualifying
Time
(secs)
1 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevrolet 140.751 25.577
2 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 140.543 25.615
3 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 140.422 25.637
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Dollar General Toyota 140.072 25.701
5 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet 139.833 25.745
6 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 139.817 25.748
7 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 139.779 25.755
8 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevrolet 139.665 25.776
9 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 139.643 25.780
10 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 139.535 25.800
11 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 138.969 25.905
12 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 138.755 25.945
13 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota 139.157 25.870
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 139.141 25.873
15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet 138.884 25.921
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevrolet 138.814 25.934
17 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 138.718 25.952
18 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 138.654 25.964
19 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 138.515 25.990
20 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevrolet 138.483 25.996
21 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet 138.478 25.997
22 47 A.J. Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevrolet 138.430 26.006
23 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevrolet 138.297 26.031
24 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevrolet 137.862 26.113
25 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 137.562 26.170
26 7 Alex Bowman Nikko/Toy State Chevrolet 137.363 26.208
27 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford 137.211 26.237
28 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 136.674 26.340
29 38 David Gilliland MDS Transport Ford 136.586 26.357
30 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 136.550 26.364
31 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevrolet 136.467 26.380
32 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 136.405 26.392
33 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC 1 Tank Renew Chevrolet 136.266 26.419
34 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 136.245 26.423
35 83 Matt Dibenedetto Burger King Toyota 135.834 26.503
36 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 135.675 26.534
37-OP 32 Mike Bliss(i) DraftDemons.com Ford 135.110 26.645
38-OP 34 Brett Moffitt Dockside Logistics Ford 135.029 26.661
39-OP 35 Cole Whitt Sprouts Farmer's Market/Harvest Meats Ford 134.948 26.677
40-OP 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 134.625 26.741
41-OP 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim.com Toyota 134.409 26.784
42-OP 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Chevrolet 133.417 26.983
43-OP 33 Alex Kennedy Dream Factory Chevrolet 132.319 27.207
DNQ 44 Travis Kvapil(i) Chevy 132.533 27.163
DNQ 66 Tanner Berryhill(i) Chevy 132.086 27.255

RED = Needed to qualify by speed, not eligible for a regular provisional, no owners points or too deeply ranked in owners points

PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

Starting Lineup (pdf)


Qualifying Results
Qualifying Round 3
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Rank Car# Driver Manu Qualifying
Speed
(mph)
Qualifying
Time
(secs)
Practice
Speed
Practice
Speed
Rank
Difference from
practice speed
Owners
Points
Rank
1 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy 140.751 25.577 138.132 4 2.619 1
2 22 Joey Logano Ford 140.543 25.615 138.771 1 1.772 3
3 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 140.422 25.637 138.021 6 2.401 28
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota 140.072 25.701 137.889 9 2.183 10
5 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 139.833 25.745 137.936 7 1.897 14
6 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford 139.817 25.748 138.750 2 1.067 18
7 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 139.779 25.755 137.678 13 2.101 26
8 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy 139.665 25.776 137.289 17 2.376 13
9 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 139.643 25.780 138.424 3 1.219 6
10 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy 139.535 25.800 137.862 10 1.673 32
11 3 Austin Dillon Chevy 138.969 25.905 136.245 28 2.724 25
12 42 Kyle Larson Chevy 138.755 25.945 137.091 18 1.664 23


Qualifying Results
Qualifying Round 2
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Rank Car# Driver Manu Qualifying
Speed
(mph)
Qualifying
Time
(secs)
Practice
Speed
Practice
Speed
Rank
Difference from
practice speed
Owners
Points
Rank
1 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy 140.537 25.616 138.132 4 2.405 1
2 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 140.411 25.639 138.424 3 1.987 6
3 22 Joey Logano Ford 140.329 25.654 138.771 1 1.558 3
4 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota 140.040 25.707 137.889 9 2.151 10
5 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 139.920 25.729 137.678 13 2.242 26
6 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 139.887 25.735 138.021 6 1.866 28
7 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford 139.871 25.738 138.750 2 1.121 18
8 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 139.828 25.746 137.936 7 1.892 14
9 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy 139.567 25.794 137.289 17 2.278 13
10 42 Kyle Larson Chevy 139.502 25.806 137.091 18 2.411 23
11 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy 139.243 25.854 137.862 10 1.381 32
12 3 Austin Dillon Chevy 139.238 25.855 136.245 28 2.993 25
Failed to Advance to 3rd / Final round of qualifying
13 18 David Ragan Toyota 139.157 25.870 137.794 12 1.363 21
14 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 139.141 25.873 137.588 14 1.553 34
15 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 138.884 25.921 137.799 11 1.085 4
16 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 138.814 25.934 137.931 8 0.883 2
17 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Chevy 138.718 25.952 136.483 26 2.235 38
18 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 138.654 25.964 137.399 16 1.255 11
19 16 Greg Biffle Ford 138.515 25.990 137.002 20 1.513 12
20 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy 138.483 25.996 137.483 15 1.000 7
21 27 Paul Menard Chevy 138.478 25.997 136.965 21 1.513 15
22 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy 138.430 26.006 137.007 19 1.423 5
23 10 Danica Patrick Chevy 138.297 26.031 136.690 23 1.607 22
24 13 Casey Mears Chevy 137.862 26.113 136.846 22 1.016 9


Qualifying Results
Qualifying Round 1
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Rank Car# Driver Manu Qualifying
Speed
(mph)
Qualifying
Time
(secs)
Practice
Speed
Practice
Speed
Rank
Difference from
practice speed
Owners
Points
Rank
1 18 David Ragan Toyota 138.878 25.922 137.794 12 1.084 21
2 31 Ryan Newman Chevy 138.734 25.949 137.936 7 0.798 14
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevy 138.659 25.963 138.424 3 0.235 6
4 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Chevy 138.627 25.969 137.289 17 1.338 13
5 1 Jamie McMurray Chevy 138.584 25.977 138.021 6 0.563 28
6 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Toyota 138.509 25.991 137.889 9 0.620 10
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevy 138.414 26.009 137.931 8 0.483 2
8 42 Kyle Larson Chevy 138.408 26.010 137.091 18 1.317 23
9 55 Brian Vickers Toyota 138.244 26.041 137.399 16 0.845 11
10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 138.244 26.041 137.002 20 1.242 12
11 3 Austin Dillon Chevy 138.217 26.046 136.245 28 1.972 25
12 47 A.J. Allmendinger Chevy 138.143 26.060 137.007 19 1.136 5
13 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Chevy 138.106 26.067 136.483 26 1.623 38
14 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Chevy 138.069 26.074 138.132 4 -0.063 1
15 27 Paul Menard Chevy 138.069 26.074 136.965 21 1.104 15
16 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Chevy 138.037 26.080 137.483 15 0.554 7
17 19 Carl Edwards Toyota 137.994 26.088 137.678 13 0.316 26
18 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 137.963 26.094 137.588 14 0.375 34
19 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Ford 137.873 26.111 138.750 2 -0.877 18
20 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Chevy 137.852 26.115 137.862 10 -0.010 32
21 10 Danica Patrick Chevy 137.804 26.124 136.690 23 1.114 22
22 22 Joey Logano Ford 137.709 26.142 138.771 1 -1.062 3
23 13 Casey Mears Chevy 137.625 26.158 136.846 22 0.779 9
24 78 Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 137.562 26.170 137.799 11 -0.237 4
Failed to Advance to 2nd round of qualifying
25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 137.562 26.170 138.090 5 -0.528 8
26 7 Alex Bowman Chevy 137.363 26.208 135.476 31 1.887 41
27 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Ford 137.211 26.237 136.379 27 0.832 20
28 51 Justin Allgaier Chevy 136.674 26.340 136.508 24 0.166 30
29 38 David Gilliland Ford 136.586 26.357 135.690 30 0.896 19
30 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 136.550 26.364 136.493 25 0.057 16
31 46 Michael Annett Chevy 136.467 26.380 134.378 37 2.089 35
32 43 Aric Almirola Ford 136.405 26.392 135.221 34 1.184 17
33 40 Landon Cassill(i) Chevy 136.266 26.419 135.772 29 0.494 46
34 98 Josh Wise Ford 136.245 26.423 134.564 36 1.681 43
35 83 Matt Dibenedetto Toyota 135.834 26.503 134.068 38 1.766 39
36 6 Trevor Bayne Ford 135.675 26.534 135.374 32 0.301 27
37 32 Mike Bliss(i) Ford 135.110 26.645 133.939 39 1.171 36
38 34 Brett Moffitt Ford 135.029 26.661 135.298 33 -0.269 29
39 35 Cole Whitt Ford 134.948 26.677 134.675 35 0.273 33
40 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Toyota 134.625 26.741 133.299 41 1.326 40
41 26 Jeb Burton # Toyota 134.409 26.784 133.393 40 1.016 44
42 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Chevy 133.417 26.983 131.989 44 1.428 42
43 33 Alex Kennedy Chevy 132.319 27.207 132.489 42 -0.170 24
44 66 Tanner Berryhill(i) Chevy 132.533 27.163 131.262 45 1.271 47
45 44 Travis Kvapil(i) Chevy 132.086 27.255 132.329 43 -0.243 45

RED = Needs to qualify by speed, not eligible for a regular provisional, no owners points or too deeply ranked in owners points

PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

Ties are broken as follows:
1) Owners Points
2) Best finishes, most wins, 2nds, 3rds and so on until the tie is broken
3) If tie still remains, then the team with the highest position first breaks the tie
(so if two are ties, both have a win, then the team who won first gets the spot)

Qualifying Results (pdf)


Qualifying Order
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Campingworld.com 500(k)
Phoenix International Raceway
Provided by NASCAR Statistics

Sched
Qual
Pos
Car# Driver Sponsor/
Manu
Owners
Points
Rank
Owners
Race
Attempts
First
Practice
Speed
Practice
Speed
Rank
1 98 Josh Wise Phil Parsons Racing Ford 43 3 134.564 36
2 2 Brad Keselowski (PC3) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 18 3 138.750 2
3 10 Danica Patrick GoDaddy Chevy 22 3 136.690 23
4 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevy 15 3 136.965 21
5 55 Brian Vickers Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota 11 3 137.399 16
6 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 3 3 138.771 1
7 38 David Gilliland MDS Transport Ford 19 3 135.690 30
8 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevy 4 3 137.799 11
9 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford 17 3 135.221 34
10 62 Brendan Gaughan (i) Chevy 42 3 131.989 44
11 14 Tony Stewart (PC4) Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1 Chevy 38 3 136.483 26
12 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fastenal Ford 34 3 137.588 14
13 48 Jimmie Johnson (PC2) Lowe's Chevy 7 3 137.483 15
14 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Ford 27 3 135.374 32
15 18 David Ragan Snickers Xtreme Toyota 21 3 137.794 12
16 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 8 3 138.090 5
17 41 Kurt Busch (PC5) Haas Automation Chevy 13 3 137.289 17
18 13 Casey Mears GEICO Chevy 9 3 136.846 22
19 83 Matt Dibenedetto Burger King Toyota 39 3 134.068 38
20 66 Tanner Berryhill(i) Chevy 47 3 131.262 45
21 26 Jeb Burton # Maxim.com Toyota 44 3 133.393 40
22 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevy 28 3 138.021 6
23 33 Alex Kennedy Dream Factory Chevy 24 3 132.489 42
24 4 Kevin Harvick (PC1) Jimmy John's/Budweiser Chevy 1 3 138.132 4
25 19 Carl Edwards Stanley Toyota 26 3 137.678 13
26 23 J.J. Yeley(i) Dr Pepper Toyota 40 3 133.299 41
27 16 Greg Biffle Ortho Ford 12 3 137.002 20
28 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevy 23 3 137.091 18
29 32 Mike Bliss(i) DraftDemons.com Ford 36 3 133.939 39
30 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevy 6 3 138.424 3
31 47 A.J. Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Chevy 5 3 137.007 19
32 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevy 25 3 136.245 28
33 20 Matt Kenseth (PC6) Dollar General Toyota 10 3 137.889 9
34 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Chevy 2 3 137.931 8
35 40 Landon Cassill(i) CRC 1 Tank Renew Chevy 46 3 135.772 29
36 31 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevy 14 3 137.936 7
37 35 Cole Whitt Sprouts Farmer's Market/Harvest Meats Ford 33 3 134.675 35
38 44 Travis Kvapil(i) Phoenix Warehouse Chevy 45 2 132.329 43
39 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 16 3 136.493 25
40 9 Sam Hornish Jr. Medallion Bank/Camping World Ford 20 3 136.379 27
41 51 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevy 30 3 136.508 24
42 24 Jeff Gordon (PC7) Drive to End Hunger Chevy 32 3 137.862 10
43 46 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Chevy 35 3 134.378 37
44 34 Brett Moffitt Dockside Logistics Ford 29 3 135.298 33
45 7 Alex Bowman Nikko/Toy State Chevy 41 3 135.476 31

RED = Needs to qualify by speed, not eligible for a regular provisional, no owners points or too deeply ranked in owners points

OP = made race via owners points / provisional, then starting spot set by speed

PC1 = is the first past champ eligible, PC2 is the 2nd...and so on if more

# Sunoco Rookie of the Year candidate

(i) = driver not running for Sprint Cup Series Championship Drivers Points

Qualifying Order (pdf)


  • For the group qualifying rules and starting procedures, see the Qualifying Rules page

  • Qualifying order is by a random draw. Someone from the team draws a bingo like ball just before the first practice of the event.

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