Brian Vickers won the pole for the Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 after turning in the fastest lap in Friday’s qualifying at Richmond International Raceway.
Vickers, who went out 10th in qualifying, topped the speed charts at 127.131 m.p.h. in his No.83 Red Bull Racing Toyota. It was his second Sprint Cup Series pole of the season and the seventh of his career. MiamiHerald.com
“It was a great lap,” said Vickers. “The car was unbelievable. I told the guys when I came across the line that it was a pretty good one. Whether or not it was going to be able to hold up, I wasn’t sure.
“I knew that myself and Jeff and Jimmie [Johnson] were very close in practice ... And the sun popped out pretty bright when we ran our lap, and I wasn’t sure if that was going to make a difference. I couldn’t ask any more out of the car. The Red Bull team did a tremendous job ... We had a really good car by the end of practice and made it even better for qualifying. NASCAR.com
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POS CAR DRIVER MAKE 1 83 Brian Vickers Toyota 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 3 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 4 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 5 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 6 9 Mike Bliss Dodge 7 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet 8 82 Scott Speed* Toyota 9 0 David Reutimann Toyota 10 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 11 12 David Stremme Dodge 12 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 13 20 Joey Logano* Toyota 14 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 15 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 16 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 17 2 Kurt Busch Dodge 18 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge 19 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 20 16 Greg Biffle Ford 21 47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota 22 6 David Ragan Ford 23 43 Reed Sorenson Dodge 24 187 Joe Nemechek Toyota 25 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 26 66 Dave Blaney Toyota 27 26 Jamie McMurray Ford 28 77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 29 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 30 55 Michael Waltrip Toyota 31 44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 32 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge 33 98 Paul Menard Ford 34 171 David Gilliland Chevrolet 35 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 36 7 Robby Gordon Toyota 37 99 Carl Edwards Ford 38 41 Jeremy Mayfield Toyota 39 36 Scott Riggs Toyota 40 96 Bobby Labonte Ford 41 7 Casey Mears Chevrolet 42 34 John Andretti+ Chevrolet 43 37 Tony Raines Chevrolet
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