Jeff Gordon put the No. 24 DuPont Impala SS on the pole for Sunday’s Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). It is the four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion’s second pole at TMS and his first of the 2009 season.
Gordon has now captured 68 poles in 17 consecutive NSCS seasons.
Kasey Kahne (Dodge), Kurt Busch (Dodge), and Kyle Busch (Toyota) complete the top-five starters.
Tony Stewart, No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Impala SS, will roll off fourth for the 334-lap/501-mile race.
Mark Martin, No. 5 CARQUEST/Kellogg’s Impala SS, will start seventh with Dale Earnhardt, Jr., No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Impala SS, in the ninth staring position.
Clint Bowyer, No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Impala SS, qualified 10th to give Team Chevy five of the top-10 starters for the 34th race of the season.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 6 99 Carl Edwards Ford 7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 8 16 Greg Biffle Ford 9 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 10 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 11 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 12 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 13 0 David Reutimann Toyota 14 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 15 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 16 44 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 17 6 David Ragan Ford 18 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 19 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 20 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 21 202 David Gilliland Toyota 22 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 23 170 Mike Skinner Chevrolet 24 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 25 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 26 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 28 171 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 29 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 30 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 31 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 32 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 33 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 34 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 35 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 36 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 37 36 Michael McDowell Toyota 38 96 Erik Darnell Ford 39 98 Paul Menard Ford 40 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 41 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet 42 31 Jeff Burton+ Chevrolet 43 21 Bill Elliott Ford
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