Martin Truex Jr. has figured out his home track—Dover International Speedway—pretty well over the past several years.
Truex, who hails from nearby Mayetta, NJ, won the pole for the AAA 400 with a fast lap at 159.004 mph during Saturday’s qualifying at Dover. It was Truex’s sixth career Sprint Cup Series pole, but his first one since May 2010 at this one-mile, concrete-surfaced track.
Truex, a non-Chase driver, became the 17th different pole winner in NASCAR’s premier series this season. His first and only Sprint Cup race win so far came in June 2007 at Dover. MiamiHerald.com
Chase drivers will make up four of the five spots behind Truex, with Kurt Busch starting second, Carl Edwards fourth, Kyle Busch fifth and Jimmie Johnson sixth.
Paul Menard, who was the fastest car in Friday’s practice, will start third.
“I love this place,” said Truex, a native of Mayetta, N.J. “We’ve got a great pit-stall now.
“I feel like I understand what it takes to get around the place.” USA Today
Chase leader Tony Stewart will start 28th. Kevin Harvick, second in the standings, seven points behind Stewart, starts 22nd.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 2 22 Kurt Busch Dodge 3 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 4 99 Carl Edwards Ford 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 6 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 7 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 8 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 9 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota 10 16 Greg Biffle Ford 11 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 12 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 13 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 14 0 David Reutimann Toyota 15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 16 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 17 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 19 6 David Ragan Ford 20 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 21 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 23 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 24 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 25 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet 26 37 Josh Wise Ford 27 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 28 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 29 46 Scott Speed Ford 30 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 31 30 David Stremme Chevrolet 32 55 Travis Kvapil Ford 33 20 Joey Logano Toyota 34 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 35 66 Michael McDowell Toyota 36 34 David Gilliland Ford 37 71 Andy Lally* Ford 38 7 Reed Sorenson Dodge 39 13 Casey Mears Toyota 40 32 Mike Bliss Ford 41 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 42 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 43 38 J.J. Yeley Ford 44 60 Mike Skinner Toyota
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