Subscribe

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe

Gordon on pole at Phoenix

Jeff Gordon secured tonight his 56th Nextel Cup career pole at Phoenix International Raceway

Gordon, who got married earlier this week in Mexico, made the most of a 134.464mph lap around the oval to beat fellow Chase contender Kevin Harvick to the top spot.

The four-time Cup champion is 157 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson, and he admitted that he is now focusing on winning Sunday's race - and not about winning the 2006 Cup.

"It's been a great week, I'll tell you. Life is good," Gordon said. "We have less pressure on us than the top three or four guys, so it's all about winning for us."

Brian Vickers qualified third, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in fourth.

Among the Chase contenders, points leader Johnson was the lowest down, qualifying in 29th, while his closest rival Matt Kenseth qualified 10th.

Pos  Driver              Make        Speed     Time
 1.  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet   134.464   26.773
 2.  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet   133.973   26.871 + 0.098
 3.  Brian Vickers       Chevrolet   133.949   26.876 + 0.103
 4.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet   133.670   26.932 + 0.159
 5.  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet   133.620   26.942 + 0.169
 6.  Greg Biffle         Ford        133.536   26.959 + 0.186
 7.  Ryan Newman         Dodge       133.516   26.963 + 0.190
 8.  Kurt Busch          Dodge       133.472   26.972 + 0.199
 9.  Kyle Busch          Chevrolet   133.457   26.975 + 0.202
10.  Matt Kenseth        Ford        133.417   26.983 + 0.210
11.  Kasey Kahne         Dodge       133.378   26.991 + 0.218
12.  Carl Edwards        Ford        133.141   27.039 + 0.266
13.  David Gilliland     Ford        133.052   27.057 + 0.284
14.  Jamie McMurray      Ford        132.984   27.071 + 0.298
15.  Bobby Labonte       Dodge       132.944   27.079 + 0.306
16.  Elliott Sadler      Dodge       132.934   27.081 + 0.308
17.  Casey Mears         Dodge       132.856   27.097 + 0.324
18.  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet   132.841   27.100 + 0.327
19.  Michael Waltrip     Dodge       132.836   27.101 + 0.328
20.  Clint Bowyer        Chevrolet   132.763   27.116 + 0.343
21.  Mark Martin         Ford        132.758   27.117 + 0.344
22.  Denny Hamlin        Chevrolet   132.709   27.127 + 0.354
23.  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet   132.685   27.132 + 0.359
24.  Ward Burton         Chevrolet   132.421   27.186 + 0.413
25.  Jeff Green          Chevrolet   132.246   27.222 + 0.449
26.  Martin Truex Jr.    Chevrolet   132.217   27.228 + 0.455
27.  Dale Jarrett        Ford        132.096   27.253 + 0.480
28.  Reed Sorenson       Dodge       131.945   27.284 + 0.511
29.  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet   131.873   27.299 + 0.526
30.  Sterling Marlin     Chevrolet   131.796   27.315 + 0.542
31.  Dave Blaney         Dodge       131.608   27.354 + 0.581
32.  Ken Schrader        Ford        131.608   27.354 + 0.581
33.  Travis Kvapil       Chevrolet   131.473   27.382 + 0.609
34.  Kyle Petty          Dodge       131.396   27.398 + 0.625
35.  J.J. Yeley          Chevrolet   131.200   27.439 + 0.666
36.  David Stremme       Dodge       131.081   27.464 + 0.691
37.  Brandon Whitt       Chevrolet   130.985   27.484 + 0.711
38.  Mike Bliss          Dodge       130.966   27.488 + 0.715
39.  Chad Chaffin        Dodge       130.757   27.532 + 0.759
40.  Robby Gordon+       Chevrolet   130.397   27.608 + 0.835
41.  Tony Raines+        Chevrolet   130.326   27.623 + 0.850
42.  Scott Riggs+        Dodge       129.851   27.724 + 0.951
43.  Bill Elliott        Dodge       Champion's Provisional

Be part of the Autosport community

Join the conversation
Previous article Montoya not expecting a trend
Next article Kenseth wins Phoenix Busch race

Top Comments

There are no comments at the moment. Would you like to write one?

Sign up for free

  • Get quick access to your favorite articles

  • Manage alerts on breaking news and favorite drivers

  • Make your voice heard with article commenting.

Autosport Plus

Discover premium content
Subscribe