To call Friday a good day for Elliott Sadler would be a massive understatement.
Approximately one hour after announcing a full-time multi-year Nationwide Series deal with Kevin Harvick Inc., Sadler put the Sprint Cup Series car he will leave at the end of the season on the pole for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.
With a lap at 195.397 mph (27.636 seconds—a speed that shocked his closest competitors for the top spot—Sadler claimed his first Coors Light Pole Award since April 30, 2006, at Talladega and the eighth of his career.
Roush Fenway Racing teammates Greg Biffle (193.653 mph) and Carl Edwards (193.646 mph) were one thousandth of a second apart in capturing the second and third starting positions for the eighth race in the Chase. NASCAR.com
‘‘It’s been a good day to be an Elliott Sadler kind of guy,’’ said the driver of the No. 19 Ford.
Points leader Jimmie Johnson qualified 17th for the race Sunday. He’s locked in a tight battle for the championship with Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick. Harvick is 26th on the starting grid, and Hamlin 30th. FOX News
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 2 16 Greg Biffle Ford 3 99 Carl Edwards Ford 4 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 5 6 David Ragan Ford 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 7 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 8 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 9 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 10 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 11 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 12 98 Paul Menard Ford 13 9 Aric Almirola Ford 14 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 15 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 17 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 18 0 David Reutimann Toyota 19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 20 20 Joey Logano Toyota 21 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 23 82 Scott Speed Toyota 24 83 Kasey Kahne Toyota 25 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 26 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 28 21 Trevor Bayne Ford 29 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 30 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 31 110 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 32 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 33 38 David Gilliland Ford 34 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 35 13 Casey Mears Toyota 36 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 37 26 Patrick Carpentier Ford 38 66 Mike Bliss Toyota 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 40 71 Andy Lally+ Chevrolet 41 34 Travis Kvapil+ Ford 42 37 Dave Blaney+ Ford 43 9 Landon Cassill Chevrolet
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