NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis - Race Line-Up

Juan Pablo Montoya, who led 116 laps in last year's race, was quickest in both of Friday's practice sessions for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Juan Pablo Montoya, who led 116 laps in last year's race, was quickest in both of Friday's practice sessions for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

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Juan Pablo Montoya was the fastest in both practice sessions on Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS).  Saturday, the driver of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet again went right to the top of the scoreboard to claim the pole for the Brickyard 400 behind the wheel of the No. 42 Target Chevrolet.

It is the second pole for Montoya this season and the fourth of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career. It is his first career pole at IMS.

Team Chevy had an impressive qualifying day for Sunday’s running of the 17th running of the Brickyard 400.  In total, Chevrolet drivers scored nine of the top-10 starting positions for the 160-lap/400-mile race.

Three-time Brickyard 400 winner Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, will start second. Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, will roll of third.

Jamie McMurray, No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet and Ryan Newman, No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet, will start fourth and fifth respectively. Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Wheaties Fuel Chevrolet, will start in sixth position.

Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, will roll off in eighth position. With Kevin Harvick, No. 29 Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet in ninth and Jeff Burton, No. 31 Prilosec OTC Chevrolet in the 10th starting position.

POS	CAR	DRIVER	MAKE
1	42	Juan Montoya	Chevrolet
2	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chevrolet
3	5	Mark Martin	Chevrolet
4	1	Jamie McMurray	Chevrolet
5	39	Ryan Newman	Chevrolet
6	33	Clint Bowyer	Chevrolet
7	16	Greg Biffle	Ford
8	24	Jeff Gordon	Chevrolet
9	29	Kevin Harvick	Chevrolet
10	31	Jeff Burton	Chevrolet
11	12	Brad Keselowski	Dodge
12	56	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota
13	17	Matt Kenseth	Ford
14	2	Kurt Busch	Dodge
15	14	Tony Stewart	Chevrolet
16	43	A.J. Allmendinger	Ford
17	88	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	Chevrolet
18	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota
19	99	Carl Edwards	Ford
20	71	Landon Cassill	Chevrolet
21	7	Robby Gordon	Toyota
22	78	Regan Smith	Chevrolet
23	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota
24	9	Kasey Kahne	Ford
25	77	Sam Hornish Jr.	Dodge
26	98	Paul Menard	Ford
27	19	Elliott Sadler	Ford
28	6	David Ragan	Ford
29	0	David Reutimann	Toyota
30	82	Scott Speed	Toyota
31	21	Bill Elliott	Ford
32	83	Reed Sorenson	Toyota
33	87	Joe Nemechek	Toyota
34	20	Joey Logano	Toyota
35	13	Max Papis	Toyota
36	9	Bobby Labonte	Chevrolet
37	55	Michael McDowell	Toyota
38	37	Travis Kvapil	Ford
39	164	Todd Bodine	Toyota
40	66	Dave Blaney	Toyota
41	47	Marcos Ambrose+	Toyota
42	34	Kevin Conway+*	Ford
43	132	Jacques Villeneuve	Toyota

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