BROOKLYN, Mich. (AP) — Matt Kenseth has won the pole for the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, and Joe Gibbs Racing swept the top three spots in qualifying Friday.
Kenseth won with a lap of 197.488 mph in his No. 20 Toyota, with teammates Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards finishing second and third. Kyle Busch, another JGR driver, was sixth.
It’s the 16th career Sprint Cup pole for Kenseth and third in 2015. He’d never won the pole at MIS.
NASCAR announced after qualifying that the Chase for the Sprint Cup will be held under the original 2015 rules, meaning the track-specific packages at Kentucky, Darlington, Michigan and Indianapolis won’t be used. Lately, it doesn’t seem to matter what rules package is in place. The Gibbs drivers have been strong.
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