Kyle Busch on pole after qualifying cancelled - Speedway Digest

Mother Nature dominated the speed charts in qualifying as NASCAR was forced to cancel qualifying for the MyAFibStory.com 400. Kyle Busch will start from the pole after setting the fastest time in practice.

Busch turned a lap of 28.207 seconds (191.442 mph) and eclipsed the track qualifying record of 189.414 mph set by Joey Logano last season. Ryan Newman starts alongside Busch for Sunday’s race, as four of the top five are Chase drivers. Defending race winner Matt Kenseth rolls off fifth. Six of the top 10 are drivers in the Chase, as Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are seventh and eighth respectively.

Qualifying being rained out hurt the Penske cars, as Brad Keselowski was 25^th in practice with Logano in 28^th. The Chicagoland race favors drivers starting outside the top 10, with five of the 14 races being won from 10^th or better. No driver has ever won Chicagoland from the pole. Kyle Busch won from the first starting position in 2008 after that qualifying session was cancelled for the first night race at the track. Kevin Harvick holds the worst starting position for a Chicagoland winner (32^nd) in 2002.

The 2011 (Tony Stewart) and 2012 Cup champs (Brad Keselowski) went on to win Chicagoland en route to their successful Chase seasons. The winners the last three years three have finished no worse than second in the final standings.

NASCAR got the one and only practice in today and looks to get the Lucas Oil 225 truck race in on Friday night. The Sprint Cup Series will have two practices on Saturday in preparation for Sunday’s race. The first practice takes place at 11 a.m. ET with TV coverage on FS1. The green flag for the MyAFibStory.com 400 drops shortly after 2 p.m. ET Sunday and will be shown on ESPN.

MyAFibStory.com 400 Starting Lineup Top 10

1. #18 Kyle Busch

2. #31 Ryan Newman

3. #99 Carl Edwards

4. #17 Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.

5. #20 Matt Kenseth

6. #15 Clint Bowyer

7. #48 Jimmie Johnson

8. #24 Jeff Gordon

9. #27 Paul Menard

10. #42 Kyle Larson

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Currently, I’m a journalism student in college who enjoys the sport of racing. I've been following NASCAR in-depth since 2001.Along with my love of racing, I’m also into baseball, football (college & pro), and college basketball.I also have my own website, The Life of Kyle, where I write about various topics.And to get my feet wet into radio, I have my own show called Overdrive. I started it with my friend. Since we can’t record together most of the time, we have our own versions. I cover NASCAR and ARCA, and he takes Formula One and IndyCar.Not forgetting to mention, I have my own YouTube channel as well.As for race tracks, I’ve gone to races at Pocono, Watkins Glen, Daytona, Dover, Loudon and a few local short tracks as well. I hope to cross the Indianapolis 500 off my list in the future. I hope to become a man of many hats.