Ryan Newman won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Newman claimed the top spot with a speed of 187.531 to beat out Jimmie Johnson for the top spot.
Newman was the last car to qualify and the Indiana native did not disappoint the hometown crowd in his Quicken Loans/Smurfs 2 No. 39 Chevrolet setting a new track record. It is the 50th pole of Newman’s career.
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The Crown Royal 400 will take place on Sunday with coverage beginning at 1:00 pm ET on ESPN.
A total of 45 cars attempted to qualify for the race. Mike Blissand Scott Speed failed to make the field for Sunday’s race.
Qualifying Results for the Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
- Ryan Newman
- Jimmie Johnson
- Carl Edwards
- Denny Hamlin
- Tony Stewart
- Kurt Busch
- Kasey Kahne
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Jeff Gordon
- Marcos Ambrose
- Joey Logano
- Brad Keselowski
- Matt Kenseth
- AJ Allmendinger
- Dale Earnhardt Jr
- Jeff Burton
- Clint Bowyer
- Jamie McMurray
- Kyle Busch
- Austin Dillon
- Aric Almirola
- Travis Kvapil
- Paul Menard
- Kevin Harvick
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Mark Martin
- Greg Biffle
- Trevor Bayne
- Landon Cassill
- Casey Mears
- David Reutimann
- Josh Wise
- Danica Patrick
- Bobby Labonte
- Michael McDowell
- David Ragan
- David Stremme
- Martin Truex Jr
- JJ Yeley
- Joe Nemechek
- Dave Blaney
- David Gilliland
- Timmy Hill
- Mike Bliss – DNQ
- Scott Speed – DNQ
