Points leader Jimmie Johnson got another leg up on a fourth straight championship when rain canceled Saturday’s qualifying for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.
The field will be set on points, meaning the three-time defending Sprint Cup champion will have the first choice of pit stall and lead the 12 Chase drivers to the start. ESPN
Johnson, the three-time defending series champion, has a 118-point advantage over Martin with four races remaining in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. But Talladega is his weakest track, and he’s got a 17.7 average finish.
He’s started from the pole at Talladega two other times, both in his 2002 rookie season. The Associated Press
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 2 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 3 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 9 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford 11 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 12 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 13 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 15 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 16 0 David Reutimann Toyota 17 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 18 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 19 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 20 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 21 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 22 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 23 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 25 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 26 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 27 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 28 6 David Ragan Ford 29 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 30 12 David Stremme Dodge 31 96 Erik Darnell Ford 32 98 Paul Menard Ford 33 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 34 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 35 34 John Andretti Chevrolet 36 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 37 171 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 38 9 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 39 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 40 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 41 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 42 36 Robert Richardson Jr. Toyota 43 113 Max Papis* Toyota
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