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After failing to win a Cup Series pole for eight years, Mark Martin now has three in one season.
The ninth driver Friday to make a qualifying attempt at 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway, Martin posted a time (26.903 seconds, 133.814 mph) that stood up against the drivers that followed him on a racing surface that cooled throughout the afternoon—but not as much as Martin expected. NASCAR
“I’m excited about the race, and I didn’t expect to get the pole,” Martin said. “That wasn’t a spectacular lap. We didn’t leave a lot laying out there. I really got a lot at Atlanta and Bristol that surprised us.”
Prior to Atlanta, Martin had not won a pole in the series since May 2001 at Richmond.
Kyle Busch will start on the outside pole after posting the second best lap at 133.725 m.p.h. Kansas City Star
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 2 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 3 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 4 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 5 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 7 98 Paul Menard Ford 8 0 David Reutimann Toyota 9 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 10 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 11 99 Carl Edwards Ford 12 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 13 16 Greg Biffle Ford 14 6 David Ragan Ford 15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 16 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 18 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 19 12 David Stremme Dodge 20 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 21 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 22 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 23 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 24 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 25 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 26 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 27 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 28 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 29 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 30 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 31 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 32 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 33 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 34 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 35 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 36 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 37 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 38 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 39 9 Sterling Marlin Dodge 40 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 41 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet 42 96 Bobby Labonte+ Ford 43 73 Tony Raines Dodge
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