It all comes down to one race, but before you race on Sunday you have to qualify on Friday. While it was Brad Keselowski that has the upper hand over second place in points, Jimmie Johnson in the qualifying card; it was Joey Logano who was the fastest car on the track. With a qualifying lap of 30.672 seconds, 176.056 mph, Logano captured his second Coors Light Pole award of the 2012 season and the final in his career with Joe Gibbs Racing. In case you seem to have forgotten, Logano will leave JGR at seasons end and head to Penske Racing to pilot the No. 22. Marcos Ambrose and Brad Keselowski round out the top three in qualifying.
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Coverage for the Ford EcoBoost 400 begins on Sunday at 1:30pm on ESPN.
According to NASCAR, Keselowski clinches his first NASCAR Sprint Cup championship with a finish of 15th or better; or 16th and at least one lap led; or 17th and the most laps led, even if Johnson wins and leads the most laps
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Qualifying results: (Chase Drivers in Bold)
- Joey Logano
- Marcos Ambrose
- Brad Keselowski
- Carl Edwards
- Aric Almirola
- Clint Bowyer
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Mark Martin
- Jimmie Johnson
- Matt Kenseth
- Kasey Kahne
- Greg Biffle
- Jamie McMurray
- Jeff Gordon
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Sam Hornish Jr.
- Paul Menard
- Ryan Newman
- Trevor Bayne
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- David Stremme
- Kevin Harvick
- Regan Smith
- Michael McDowell
- Kurt Busch
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Casey Mears
- Mike Bliss
- Landon Cassill
- Dave Blaney
- Bobby Labonte
- Jeff Burton
- David Ragan
- Tony Stewart
- Josh Wise
- David Reutimann
- Travis Kvapil
- J.J. Yeley
- David Gilliland
- Denny Hamlin
- Kenny Schrader
- Scott Riggs
Did Not Qualify:
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Jason Leffler, Joe Nemechek, Reed Sorenson and Stephen Leicht
