Jimmie Johnson scorched the field in qualifying at Dover International Speedway on Friday to grab the pole for the AAA 400.
Johnson, who won at Dover in May, lapped the one-mile concrete oval at 157.356 m.p.h. (22.878 seconds) in his No.48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for his second pole of the season and the 21st of his Sprint Cup Series career. He also won the pole for the 2007 Dover fall race. Kansas City Star
Johnson edged Juan Montoya (156.699 mph), whose No. 42 Chevrolet was the first car on the track.
Ryan Newman (156.393 mph) qualified third and Greg Biffle (156.284 mph) will start fourth, as Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers occupied the top four spots and six of the top seven.
David Reutimann, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard completed the top 10. NASCAR
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 3 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 4 16 Greg Biffle Ford 5 0 David Reutimann Toyota 6 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 7 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 8 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 9 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 10 98 Paul Menard Ford 11 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 12 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 13 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 14 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 15 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 16 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 17 12 David Stremme Dodge 18 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 19 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 20 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 21 6 David Ragan Ford 22 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 23 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 25 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 26 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 27 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 28 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 30 99 Carl Edwards Ford 31 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 32 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 33 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 34 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 35 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 36 9 Mike Bliss Dodge 37 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 38 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 39 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 40 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 41 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 42 37 Tony Raines Dodge 43 36 Michael McDowell Toyota
