Morgan Shepherd was the first driver out on the track. He picked up a lot of speed from practice, but he did not have enough to make the field. The first driver to have trouble in the session was Joey Gase. Coming out of turn 1 on his first lap, his left side tires left the racing surface and he got loose. He slid up the track and slammed the outside wall with the rear end of his car. Since he had to make the race on time, he will not be in the race this afternoon. The second driver to have trouble in the session was Alex Bowman. Coming out of turn 4 on lap 1, Bowman got loose and tried to save his car, but his car went up the track and slammed the outside wall. He is in the race, but he will probably have to go to a back-up car. The third and final driver to have trouble in the session was Travis Pastrana. Coming out of turn 1 on lap 1, Pastrana got loose and slid down the track. He made hard contact with the inside wall and then went back up the track and hit the outside wall. He is in the race, but he will have to go to a back-up car. Parker Kligerman went out a few drivers after Pastrana and was able to take the provisional pole with a time that was the first to beat the track record. Sam Hornish Jr. was the next to take the provisional pole with a time that beat Kligerman by three tenths. It seemed like Hornish would walk away with the pole and the track record, but Kyle Busch had something to say about that. Busch went out and bested Hornish by two tenths and the previous track record by a second to grab the pole. The last four drivers were unable to best Busch and he walked away with his fifth pole of the 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series season.
It seems like Kyle Busch is unbeatable this year when he starts up front. In the four races he has started on the pole this year, Busch has walked away with the win after pretty much dominating the race. This race has a little bit more prowess and could prove a challenge to Busch. Even winning at The Brickyard in a series like the Nationwide Series is a great accomplishment and many will be looking to take the victory. Plus, a few of the contenders are starting outside the top 10 and they will look to move up and challenge for the win. It will also be interesting to see if Alex Bowman and Travis Pastrana can move from the back to the front of the field. All in all, it should be a very awesome race at the prestigious Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
(More Stats Down Below!)
Top 5 Qualifiers (With Times):
1st: Kyle Busch 50.099 (179.644 mph)
2nd: Sam Hornish Jr. 50.288 (178.969 mph)
3rd: Trevor Bayne 50.457 (178.370 mph)
4th: Elliott Sadler 50.562 (177.999 mph)
5th: Parker Kligerman 50.578 (177.943 mph)
Notables Not in Top 5 (With Times):
6th: Brian Vickers 50.622 (177.788 mph)
7th: Austin Dillon 50.633 (177.750 mph)
9th: Matt Kenseth 50.665 (177.637 mph)
12th: Kasey Kahne 50.718 (177.452 mph)
13th: Joey Logano 50.725 (177.427 mph)
15th: Kevin Harvick 50.940 (176.678 mph)
Go-or-Go Homers (With Times):
9th: Matt Kenseth 50.665 (177.637 mph)
15th: Kevin Harvick 50.940 (176.678 mph)
18th: Kevin Swindell 51.105 (176.108 mph)
20th: David Starr 51.533 (174.645 mph)
25th: Ryan Sieg 51.911 (173.374 mph)
27th: Tanner Berryhill 52.218 (172.354 mph)
32nd: Josh Wise 52.779 (170.522 mph)
33rd: Jeff Green 52.918 (170.074 mph)
34th: J.J. Yeley 52.918 (170.074 mph)
40th: David Green 55.032 (163.541 mph)#
41st: Matt Dibenedetto 53.096 (169.504 mph)
42nd: Carl Long 53.835 (167.177 mph)
43rd: Morgan Shepherd 53.980 (166.728 mph)
44th: Joey Gase No Time*
(#: David Green used his past champion provisional to make the race.)
(*: Joey Gase wrecked when he was on his run.)
DNQs: Matt Dibenedetto, Carl Long, Morgan Shepherd, and Joey Gase
Credits:
-My Own Notes
-Statistics:
http://www.nascar.com/en_us/nationwide-series/leaderboard/leaderboard-qualification.html
-Image:
https://twitter.com/NASCAR_NNS/status/361194343052238848/photo/1
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