NASCAR at Richmond 2016 Qualifying Results: Race Order, Final Times and Reaction

The field for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Federated Auto Parts 400 from Richmond International Speedway was set during Friday's qualifying, and it was Denny Hamlin who took the pole in his home state of Virginia, via Fox Sports: With the best time of 22.069, he will top the field, which looks like this: Hamlin, who has two wins at Richmond in his career, didn't hold back in qualifying. While most drivers waited until later in the rounds to wait for the coolest possible track temperature, Hamlin was the first out of the pits in the final round and posted the fastest time. But it's been almost six years since he's won the checkered flag at Richmond, with his last victory coming in September 2010. It was also Hamlin's first pole of the sea...

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