Dale Earnhardt, Jr. will start the No. 88 AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet on the pole for Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. Earnhardt’s pole speed set a record for fastest in the new-generation NASCAR Sprint Cup Series car. This is his second pole in 22 races at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Four Team Chevy drivers captured top-five starting positions. Juan Pablo Montoya, No. 42 Target Chevrolet, will start third with Mark Martin, No. 5 Hendrickcars.com/GoDaddy.com Chevrolet in the fourth starting spot. Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/National Guard Chevrolet, will roll off fifth for the 325-lap/500.5-mile race.
Ryan Newman qualified the No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet in the seventh starting position to give Chevrolet five of the top-10 starters.
Kyle Busch (Toyota) qualified second.
A total of 14 Team Chevy drivers will take the green flag on Sunday, more than any other manufacturer.
POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 4 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 5 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 6 9 Kasey Kahne Ford 7 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 8 19 Elliott Sadler Ford 9 0 David Reutimann Toyota 10 99 Carl Edwards Ford 11 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 12 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 14 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 15 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 17 6 David Ragan Ford 18 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 19 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 20 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 21 71 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 22 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 23 98 Paul Menard Ford 24 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 25 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford 26 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 27 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 28 12 Brad Keselowski Dodge 29 20 Joey Logano Toyota 30 36 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 31 13 Max Papis Toyota 32 82 Scott Speed Toyota 33 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 34 21 Bill Elliott Ford 35 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 36 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 37 38 David Gilliland Ford 38 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 39 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 40 34 Travis Kvapil+ Ford 41 37 Kevin Conway+* Ford 42 26 Boris Said+ Ford 43 55 Michael McDowell Toyota
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