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Juan Pablo Montoya rolls off last in Coors Light Pole Qualifying, 5:10 p.m. ET, ESPN2

      Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, 7/10/05, 28.701 sec./188.147 mph
# Car Driver Team
1 38 David Gilliland Long John Silver’s Ford
2 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford
3 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald’s Chevrolet
4 7 Dave Blaney Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
5 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
6 13 Casey Mears Geico Ford
7 18 Kyle Busch Doublemint Toyota
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
9 87 Joe Nemechek(i) Royal Teak Collection Toyota
10 27 Paul Menard Quaker State / Menards Chevrolet
11 43 Aric Almirola Eckrich Ford
12 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
13 78 Kurt Busch Furniture Row / Serta Chevrolet
14 15 Clint Bowyer Peak Antifreeze Toyota
15 55 Brian Vickers(i) Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota
16 30 Cole Whitt(i) Swan Energy / Lean1 Toyota
17 93 Travis Kvapil Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota
18 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
19 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford
20 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Time Warner Cable Chevrolet
22 95 Reed Sorenson(i) Leavine Family Racing Ford
23 47 AJ Allmendinger Kingsford Charcoal Toyota
24 34 David Ragan Taco Bell Ford
25 83 David Reutimann Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota
26 39 Ryan Newman Quicken Loans Chevrolet
27 20 Matt Kenseth Dollar General Toyota
28 98 Michael McDowell Phil Parsons Racing Ford
29 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet
30 32 Timmy Hill # U.S. Chrome Ford
31 33 Tony Raines(i) LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet
32 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford
33 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford
34 40 Landon Cassill(i) Hillman Racing Chevrolet
35 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevrolet
36 16 Greg Biffle Post-it Ford
37 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
38 51 Justin Allgaier(i) Brandt Chevrolet
39 14 Mark Martin Mobil 1 / Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
40 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet
41 35 Josh Wise(i) MDS Transport Ford
42 36 JJ Yeley Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet
43 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target / Kraft Chevrolet

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Brad Keselowski rolls off last in Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, 4:05 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1

      Track Qualifying Record: Steve Arpin, 9/16/11, 30.768 sec./175.507 mph
# Trk Driver Team
1 0 * Chris Lafferty KOMA Unwind Chevrolet
2 57 Norm Benning Watt’s Truck Center Chevrolet
3 84 Mike Harmon(i) Chevrolet
4 93 * Chris Jones RSS Racing Chevrolet
5 10 * Jennifer Jo Cobb KOMA Unwind RAM
6 50 * Danny Efland(i) AES Racing Chevrolet
7 63 * Justin Jennings LGSeeds.com Chevrolet
8 07 Jimmy Weller III Toyota
9 38 * JJ Yeley(i) RSS Racing Chevrolet
10 99 Bryan Silas Bell Trucks America Ford
11 92 * Scott Riggs(i) CarQuest WorldPac / Goodyear Fleet HQ Chevrolet
12 60 Dakoda Armstrong Winfield Chevrolet
13 39 Ryan Sieg RSS Racing Chevrolet
14 27 * Jeff Agnew West Virginia Coal Association Chevrolet
15 81 Kenny Wallace(i) American Ethanol Toyota
16 8 Max Gresham AmWINS Chevrolet
17 7 John Wes Townley Zaxby’s Toyota
18 30 * Ben Kennedy Chevrolet
19 02 * Tyler Young Randco Industries Chevrolet
20 77 German Quiroga # NET10 Wireless Toyota
21 17 Timothy Peters Parts Plus Toyota
22 6 * Justin Lofton Lofton Cattle / J6 Ink Chevrolet
23 88 Matt Crafton Serta / Menards Toyota
24 62 Brendan Gaughan South Point Hotel & Casino Chevrolet
25 98 Johnny Sauter Carolina Nut / Curb Records Toyota
26 29 Ryan Blaney # Cooper Standard Ford
27 32 Miguel Paludo Brandt Do Brasil Chevrolet
28 54 Darrell Wallace Jr. # ToyotaCare Toyota
29 24 Austin Dillon(i) Qore-24 Chevrolet
30 18 Joey Coulter Darrell Gwynn Foundation Toyota
31 4 Jeb Burton # Arrowhead Chevrolet
32 9 Ron Hornaday Jr. Anderson’s Maple Syrup / Jewel-Osco Chevrolet
33 31 James Buescher Rheem Chevrolet
34 51 Kyle Busch(i) Dollar General Toyota
35 3 Ty Dillon Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet
36 19 Brad Keselowski(i) Draw-Tite Ford

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Austin Dillon rolls off last in NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying at 12:05 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 2

      Track Qualifying Record: Ryan Newman, 7/09/05, 28.9641 sec/186.438 mph
# Car Driver Team
1 79 Maryeve Dufault SKHandtool.com Ford
2 23 Juan Carlos Blum # VMP Nutrition / Oleofinos Ford
3 24 Brett Butler Five Star Lodge & Stables / ReMax Toyota
4 89 * Morgan Shepherd King’s Tire / Racing with Jesus Chevrolet
5 52 * Joey Gase DonateLifeIllinois.org Chevrolet
6 15 * Carl Long(i) Qolix Chevrolet
7 37 * Tanner Berryhill NationalCashLenders.com Dodge
8 46 * JJ Yeley(i) Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet
9 42 * Josh Wise Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet
10 40 Reed Sorenson Curtis Key Plumbing Chevrolet
11 10 * Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota
12 74 * Kevin Lepage Dodge
13 00 * Blake Koch Kappa Sigma Military Heroes Campaign Toyota
14 87 Joe Nemechek pelletgrillsusa.com Toyota
15 51 Jeremy Clements Repairable Vehicles.com / US Petroleum Chevrolet
16 19 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota
17 4 Landon Cassill Line-X Chevrolet
18 18 * Matt Kenseth(i) GameStop Toyota
19 70 Johanna Long ForeTravel Motorcoach Chevrolet
20 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Ford
21 11 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Toyota
22 44 Chad Hackenbracht(i) Ingersoll Rand Toyota
23 14 Eric McClure Hefty Ultimate with Arm & Hammer Toyota
24 22 Joey Logano(i) Discount Tire Ford
25 88 * Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Great Clips Chevrolet
26 20 Brian Vickers Dollar General Toyota
27 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
28 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Rheem / Menards Chevrolet
29 43 Michael Annett Pilot Travel Centers Ford
30 7 Regan Smith Clean Coal Chevrolet
31 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
32 01 Mike Wallace G&K Services Chevrolet
33 29 * Kenny Wallace ToyotaCare Toyota
34 60 Travis Pastrana Roush Fenway Racing Ford
35 2 Brian Scott Shore Lodge Chevrolet
36 32 Kyle Larson # Snickers Chevrolet
37 6 Trevor Bayne Ford EcoBoost Ford
38 77 Parker Kligerman Bandit Chippers Toyota
39 99 Alex Bowman # ToyotaCare Toyota
40 5 Brad Sweet CorvetteParts.net Chevrolet
41 98 * Kevin Swindell # Carroll Shelby Engine Co. Ford
42 30 Nelson Piquet Jr. # Hooters Chevrolet
43 3 Austin Dillon AdvoCare Chevrolet

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Burton takes first stall toward Turn 1 at Chicagoland Speedway

Jeb Burton won the pole for Friday night’s EnjoyIllinois.com 225. And with that honor comes the first choice in pit stall selection for the race.

Burton and his No. 4 Arrowhead Chevrolet will pit in the first stall toward Turn 1 off pit road.

Immediately behind Burton is J.J. Yeley and his No. 38 RSS Racing Chevrolet in stall 2.

Points leader Matt Crafton occupies stall 3 in his No. 88 Serta/Menards Toyota.

Brad Keselowski and his No. 19 DrawTite Ford will pit in the 21st stall with an opening in front of him and two stalls removed from the start/finish line.

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Live: Camping World Truck Series practice, 10 a.m. ET, Sept. 13, from Chicagoland

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Get event times, TV information and more for this weekend’s NASCAR action

This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the NASCAR Nationwide Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series are at Chicagoland Speedway.

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15:

GEICO 400 from Chicagoland Speedway, race was scheduled to start at 2:18 p.m. ET (ESPN coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET).

Editor’s Note: The start of the race was delayed by rain. The race did get underway but was red flagged for rain, though, at lap 110, before resuming just after 10 p.m. ET.

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

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— 10-11:30 a.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practice, FOX Sports 1 (Get results)
— Noon-12:50 p.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Series final practice, FS1 (Get results)
— 1-2:30 p.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS1 (Get results)
— 2:40-3:55 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series practice, FS1 (Get results)
— 4:05 p.m. ET, NASCAR Camping World Truck Keystone Light Pole Qualifying, FS1 (Get results)
— 5:10 p.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, ESPN2 (Get results)
— 6:35-7:50 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series practice, FOX Sports 2 (Get results)
— 8:30 p.m. ET, Camping World EnjoyIllinois.com 225 (150 laps, 225 miles), FS1 on air at 8 p.m. ET (Get results)

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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14

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— 12:05 p.m. ET, NASCAR Nationwide Series Coors Light Pole Qualifying, FS2 (Get results)
— 2-2:50 p.m. ET, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, FS2 (Get results)
— 3:30 p.m ET, Nationwide Dollar General 300 powered by Coca-Cola (200 laps, 300 miles), ESPN2 (Get results)

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Buescher preps for Chicagoland by keeping his momentum high

One year after winning his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title, James Buescher is making a push to put a second championship trophy on his mantel.

Buescher arrives at Chicagoland Speedway for Friday night’s EnjoyIllinois.com 225 (8:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) second in the standings, 37 points behind Matt Crafton, and after winning his second race in four events.

"I couldn’t be more excited about going back to Chicagoland Speedway, especially coming off a huge win for our Turner Scott Motorsports team last weekend at Iowa Speedway," Buescher said. "I think it goes without saying that this style of track falls right into our wheelhouse."

In addition to his two wins this season, he compiled four top fives, nine top 10s and two poles in 15 starts. Going into this weekend, he’s posted four consecutive top 10s, bookended by wins (Michigan and Iowa). He also had finishes of seventh (Bristol) and ninth (Canadian Tire) during that stretch.

In that four-week span, he’s also jumped two positions and cut into 27 points from Crafton’s lead.

He’s led only six laps at Chicagoland in his four visits with the truck series; however, he visited Victory Lane last year. His three other showings resulted in 20th-, 12th- and 11th-place finishes.

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Chicagoland will be Earnhardt Jr.’s fourth and final Nationwide Series start of the season

Several weeks ago, Regan Smith was able to test at Chicagoland Speedway, providing him and his team much needed information headed into Saturday’s Dollar General 300 Powered by Coca-Cola (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2) at the track.

The knowledge he and his team took away from the testing session and the July race where he finished 13th have the 29-year-old driver from Cato, N.Y., eager to add another win to his 2013 resume and climb back up the standings.

"We’re at the point now where it’s imperative we get the best finish and all the points we can each week," said Smith, who already has two wins this season (Talladega and Michigan). "There aren’t too many races left in this championship battle and you don’t want to be the team making mistakes."

With eight races left before a new champion is crowned — reigning back-to-back champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. moved to a full-time ride in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series prior to the beginning of the season — Smith is in third place in the standings, 26 points behind leader Sam Hornish Jr. Austin Dillon is second, 10 markers in front of Smith.

This weekend, when Smith lines up for the start of the race, his owner and teammate, NASCAR Sprint Cup regular Dale Earnhardt Jr. will also be wheeling a JR Motorsports Chevrolet. The race will be Earnhardt’s fourth and final series start of the season.

With Earnhardt in the race, expect Earnhardt and Smith along with their teams to be more than willing to share notes on car set-ups and racing conditions in an effort to help the latter move up the standings. 

In four NASCAR Nationwide starts at Chicagoland, Smith’s best finish came in the July race. His other three showings resulted with less-than-spectacular results: 26th, 40th and 28th. In four NASCAR Sprint Cup starts at the track, he’s placed 34th, 20th, 17th and 34th.

Earnhardt, who won back-to-back NASCAR Nationwide titles in 1998-1999, has made one previous start at the Joliet, Ill., oval. He finished 15th in 2006. In 12 NASCAR Sprint Cup starts, he has one victory (2005), three top fives and five top 10s.

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