Ryan Newman won the pole for Saturday’s Aaron’s 312 Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.
Newman turned in the best lap around the 2.66-mile, high-banked oval at 185.877 m.p.h. in the No.33 Chevrolet for Kevin Harvick Inc. It was Newman’s 12th career pole in 41 Nationwide starts.
Brian Vickers will start on the outside pole after posting the second-best qualifying lap at 185.531 m.p.h.
Matt Kenseth will start third, followed by Jason Leffler and Bobby Gerhart, who was the quickest among the drivers required to qualify on time. Gerhart is competing in today’s 250-mile ARCA Series at Talladega. MiamiHerald.com
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 33 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 2 32 Brian Vickers Toyota 3 16 Matt Kenseth Ford 4 38 Jason Leffler Toyota 5 275 Bobby Gerhart Chevrolet 6 60 Carl Edwards Ford 7 11 Scott Lagasse Jr.* Toyota 8 29 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 9 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 10 88 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 11 81 D.J. Kennington Dodge 12 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 13 99 Michael Waltrip Toyota 14 6 David Ragan Ford 15 42 Kenny Hendrick Dodge 16 20 Joey Logano Toyota 17 26 Brian Keselowski Dodge 18 62 Brendan Gaughan* Chevrolet 19 87 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 20 31 Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 21 27 Jason Keller Ford 22 15 Michael Annett* Toyota 23 234 Tony Raines Chevrolet 24 10 David Reutimann Toyota 25 0 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 26 70 Shelby Howard Chevrolet 27 49 Kertus Davis Chevrolet 28 12 Justin Allgaier* Dodge 29 4 Mark Green Chevrolet 30 28 Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 31 9 John Wes Townley* Ford 32 183 John Borneman III Ford 33 52 Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet 34 89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 35 66 Steve Wallace Chevrolet 36 24 Eric McClure Ford 37 7 David Green Toyota 38 1 Danny O'Quinn Jr. Chevrolet 39 23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 40 1 Mike Bliss Chevrolet 41 47 Michael McDowell+* Toyota 42 61 Brandon Whitt+ Ford 43 5 Jeff Green Chevrolet

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