Jeff Gordon wins pole at Richmond, full qualifying results for Federated Auto Parts 400

Jeff Gordon won the pole in qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway.

The Federated Auto Parts 400 will be held Saturday night at the 3/4 mile Richmond International Raceway. A total of 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series cars will take the green flag for the 400 lap race which consists of 300 miles.

Alongside Gordon on the front row will be Kurt Busch. The lone driver who failed to make the event was Mike Bliss.

Currently six drivers are locked into NASCAR Chase spots and after Saturday nights race at Richmond the field of 12 will be set.

THE CHASE: CHASE SCENARIOS FOR RICHMOND

Coverage of Saturday nights race will air on ABC beginning at 7:30 pm ET with the green flag scheduled to drop at 7:44 pm ET.

Regan Smith qualified for Jimmie Johnson, who opted to skip qualifying after his wife gave birth early Friday. Johnson will have to drop to the back of the pack to start Saturday nights race.

Qualifying Results for NASCAR Cup Series at Richmond

1. Jeff Gordon
2. Kurt Busch
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Jeff Gordon
6. Denny Hamlin
7. Jamie McMurray
8. Greg Biffle
9. Regan Smith (Jimmie Johnson will drive car)
10. Joey Logano
11. Martin Truex Jr.
12. Juan Pablo Montoya
13. Kyle Busch
14. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
15. Aric Almirola
16. Mark Martin
17. Kevin Harvick
18. Kasey Kahne
19. Jeff Burton
20. Brian Vickers
21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
22. Paul Menard
23. David Ragan
24. Ryan Newman
25. Casey Mears
26. Carl Edwards
27. Josh Wise
28. Landon Cassill
29. David Stremme
30. Michael McDowell
31. Joe Nemchek
32. Marcos Ambrose
33. Travis Kvapil
34. AJ Allmendinger
35. David Reutimann
36. Danica Patrick
37. David Gilliland
38. Ryan Truex
39. Reed Sorenson
40. Dave Blaney
41. Tony Raines
42. Ken Schrader
43. JJ Yeley