Martin Truex Jr draws Budweiser Shootout pole
Martin Truex Jr drew pole position for NASCAR's non-championship Budweiser Shootout curtain-raiser at Daytona
This year the top 25 drivers from the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup standings plus any other Daytona race winners are eligible for the Saturday night event, which features a random grid.
Truex will start on pole for Michael Waltrip Racing, with Joe Gibbs Racing's Kyle Busch alongside in an all-Toyota front row. Busch's brother Kurt makes his first appearance for new team Phoenix Racing from sixth on the grid, with his Penske replacement AJ Allmendinger in ninth.
Reigning champion Tony Stewart drew 15th place.
Pos Driver Team/Car 1. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota 2. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota 3. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge 4. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet 5. David Ragan Front Row Ford 6. Kurt Busch Phoenix Chevrolet 7. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet 9. AJ Allmendinger Penske Dodge 10. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota 11. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford 12. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet 13. Ryan Newman Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 14. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet 15. Tony Stewart Stewart-Haas Chevrolet 16. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota 17. Clint Bowyer Waltrip Toyota 18. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet 19. Kasey Kahne Hendrick Chevrolet 20. Michael Waltrip Waltrip Toyota 21. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford 22. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet 23. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford 24. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet 25. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet
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