Carl Edwards wrote the next chapter in the resurgence of Roush Fenway Racing in indelible ink—not just by winning the pole for Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen but by blowing away the rest of the NASCAR Sprint Cup field in the process.
Edwards sped around the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen International in 70.882 seconds (124.432 mph), just .084 seconds off Jeff Gordon’s 2003 track record. NASCAR.com
Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing teammates Jamie McMurray, No. 1 McDonald’s Chevrolet, and Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, will start second and third respectively
A.J. Allmendinger (Ford) and Kurt Busch (Dodge) complete the top-five qualifiers.
Five-time Watkins Glen International race winner Tony Stewart, No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet, will start sixth and Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, will roll off ninth to give Team Chevy four of the top-10 starters.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 99 Carl Edwards Ford 2 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 4 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 5 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 7 16 Greg Biffle Ford 8 82 Scott Speed Toyota 9 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 10 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 11 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 12 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 13 83 Boris Said Toyota 14 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 15 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 16 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 17 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford 18 20 Joey Logano Toyota 19 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 21 36 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 23 98 Paul Menard Ford 24 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 25 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 26 55 Michael McDowell Toyota 27 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 28 13 Max Papis Toyota 29 9 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 30 0 David Reutimann Toyota 31 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 32 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 33 71 Andy Lally Chevrolet 34 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 35 6 David Ragan Ford 36 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 37 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 38 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 39 207 P.J. Jones Toyota 40 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 41 37 Travis Kvapil+ Ford 42 34 Kevin Conway+* Ford 43 38 David Gilliland Ford
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