Kyle Busch wins Vegas pole
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| Kyle Busch |
Sprint Cup Series points leader Kyle Busch won the pole Friday for the UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Busch, who also leads the Craftsman Truck Series standings and is second in the Nationwide Series, turned a lap of 182.352 mph in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.
He beat runner-up Carl Edwards by more than a tenth of a second around the 1.5-mile track in Roush Fenway Racing’s Ford.
The pole was the third of Busch’s Cup career and his first since Phoenix in April 2006.
Mark Martin (Dale Earnhardt Inc.) qualified third at 181.293, with Jeff Gordon (Hendrick Motorsports) fourth and Mike Skinner (Bill Davis Racing) fifth.
Greg Biffle (Roush Fenway) was sixth, followed by Scott Riggs (Haas CNC Racing), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Hendrick), Kurt Busch (Penske Racing) and Elliott Sadler (Gillett Evernham Motorsports).
Qualifying Results
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's | 182.352 | 29.613 | Leader |
| 2 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Dish Network | 181.586 | 29.738 | -0.125 |
| 3 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 181.293 | 29.786 | -0.173 |
| 4 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Nicorette / DuPont | 181.238 | 29.795 | -0.182 |
| 5 | 27 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | Bad Boy Mowers | 181.117 | 29.815 | -0.202 |
| 6 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 181.105 | 29.817 | -0.204 |
| 7 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 180.868 | 29.856 | -0.243 |
| 8 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / AMP Energy | 180.838 | 29.861 | -0.248 |
| 9 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 180.777 | 29.871 | -0.258 |
| 10 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 180.717 | 29.881 | -0.268 |
| 11 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Pop-Tarts / CARQUEST | 180.656 | 29.891 | -0.278 |
| 12 | 10 | Patrick Carpentier* | Dodge | Valvoline | 180.608 | 29.899 | -0.286 |
| 13 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | USG Sheetrock | 180.469 | 29.922 | -0.309 |
| 14 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 180.379 | 29.937 | -0.324 |
| 15 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | ALLTEL | 180.355 | 29.941 | -0.328 |
| 16 | 44 | Dale Jarrett | Toyota | UPS | 180.270 | 29.955 | -0.342 |
| 17 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 180.240 | 29.960 | -0.347 |
| 18 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 180.234 | 29.961 | -0.348 |
| 19 | 49 | Ken Schrader | Dodge | Qtrax.com | 179.994 | 30.001 | -0.388 |
| 20 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 179.958 | 30.007 | -0.394 |
| 21 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's | 179.934 | 30.011 | -0.398 |
| 22 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 179.862 | 30.023 | -0.410 |
| 23 | 70 | Jeremy Mayfield | Chevrolet | Haas Automation | 179.820 | 30.030 | -0.417 |
| 24 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 179.796 | 30.034 | -0.421 |
| 25 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 179.575 | 30.071 | -0.458 |
| 26 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 179.354 | 30.108 | -0.495 |
| 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Kinko's | 179.265 | 30.123 | -0.510 |
| 28 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | Coors Light | 179.259 | 30.124 | -0.511 |
| 29 | 28 | Travis Kvapil | Ford | Yates Racing | 178.489 | 30.132 | -0.519 |
| 30 | 96 | J.J. Yeley | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 179.164 | 30.140 | -0.527 |
| 31 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 179.003 | 30.167 | -0.554 |
| 32 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | Jim Beam | 178.992 | 30.169 | -0.556 |
| 33 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 178.944 | 30.177 | -0.564 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | FreeCreditReport.com | 178.465 | 30.258 | -0.645 |
| 35 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 178.389 | 30.271 | -0.658 |
| 36 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 178.347 | 30.278 | -0.665 |
| 37 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 178.330 | 30.281 | -0.668 |
| 38 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA Insurance | 178.312 | 30.284 | -0.671 |
| 39 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios "Circle of Helping Hearts" | 178.271 | 30.291 | -0.678 |
| 40 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Johns Manville / Menards | 177.913 | 30.352 | -0.739 |
| 41 | 45 | Kyle Petty+ | Dodge | Wells Fargo | 177.439 | 30.433 | -0.820 |
| 42 | 40 | Dario Franchitti+* | Dodge | Target | 177.212 | 30.472 | -0.859 |
| 43 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 179.826 | 30.029 | -0.416 |
| DNQ | |||||||
| 44 | 84 | A.J. Allmendinger | Toyota | Red Bull | 178.962 | 30.174 | -0.561 |
| 45 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row/ DenverMattress.com | 177.334 | 30.451 | -0.838 |
| 46 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Front Row Motorsports | 45.952 | 117.513 | -87.900 |
| 47 | 21 | Johnny Sauter | Ford | U.S. Air Force |