The qualifying session for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has been rained out. As a result the starting lineup will be determined by 2012 points which will place Brad Keselowski on the pole.
Danica Patrick who was in danger of going home if she did not make the race on time will be in the field while Mike Bliss will have to head home.
Las Vegas marks the final week that last season’s points will be used to determine the race lineup if both practice and qualifying are rained out. The top 36 starters would be determined by last year’s owner’s points, with the remainder of the field set by owners’ points or qualifying attempts this season. If Sprint Cup practice does get in but qualifying does not, the field would be set by practice speeds.
Starting Lineup for Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:
1 Brad Keselowski
2 Clint Bowyer
3 Jimmie Johnson
4 Kasey Kahne
5 Greg Biffle
6 Denny Hamlin
7 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8 Kevin Harvick
9 Tony Stewart
10 Jeff Gordon
11 Martin Truex Jr.
12 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13 Kyle Busch
14 Ryan Newman
15 Mark Martin
16 Carl Edwards
17 Paul Menard
18 Matt Kenseth
19 Marcos Ambrose
20 Jeff Burton
21 Joey Logano
22 Aric Almirola
23 Jamie McMurray
24 Kurt Busch
25 Juan Pablo Montoya
26 Bobby Labonte
27 Austin Dillion
28 Travis Kvapil
29 David Ragan
30 Casey Mears
31 David Gilliland
32 David Reutimann
33 Dave Blaney
34 Ken Schrader
35 JJ Yeley
36 Trevor Bayne
37 Danica Patrick
38 David Stremme
39 Michael McDowell
40 Scott Speed
41 Landon Cassill
42 Joe Nemechek
43 Josh Wise
