Biffle leads Roush front row

Biffle lapped the 0.75-mile oval in Richmond, Virginia, in 21.194 seconds - 0.061 faster than Martin - to capture his second season pole, and his third Cup career pole.

But Biffle, who has qualified in the top ten in all races this season - but finished worse than 30th in three of the last four, said qualifying is not the part that worries him.

"For some reason I've figured out how to go fast for two laps," Biffle said. "now I need to work on the 400 laps part! I don't need to win here, but I've got to finish in the top five."

Martin's 127.029mph lap appeared to be the fastest of the season, but the veteran, who has need been on pole since the Richmond race in 2001, admitted he knew Biffle would beat him.

"When I found out Biffle hadn't gone yet, I knew I was had," Martin said.

Casey Mears and Brian Vickers will start the race on the second row, while Cup points leader Jimmie Johnson will start from fifth place, alongside Kasey Kahne in sixth.

Pos  Driver              Make       Speed    Time
 1.  Greg Biffle         Ford       127.395  21.194
 2.  Mark Martin         Ford       127.029  21.255 + 0.061
 3.  Casey Mears         Dodge      126.862  21.283 + 0.089
 4.  Brian Vickers       Chevrolet  126.648  21.319 + 0.125
 5.  Jimmie Johnson      Chevrolet  126.576  21.331 + 0.137
 6.  Kasey Kahne         Dodge      126.487  21.346 + 0.152
 7.  Denny Hamlin        Chevrolet  126.393  21.362 + 0.168
 8.  Kevin Harvick       Chevrolet  126.310  21.376 + 0.182
 9.  Carl Edwards        Ford       126.310  21.376 + 0.182
10.  Dale Earnhardt Jr.  Chevrolet  126.280  21.381 + 0.187
11.  Matt Kenseth        Ford       126.239  21.388 + 0.194
12.  Kyle Petty          Dodge      126.127  21.407 + 0.213
13.  Kurt Busch          Dodge      126.062  21.418 + 0.224
14.  Ryan Newman         Dodge      126.027  21.424 + 0.230
15.  Jeff Burton         Chevrolet  126.003  21.428 + 0.234
16.  Jeff Gordon         Chevrolet  125.992  21.430 + 0.236
17.  Joe Nemechek        Chevrolet  125.951  21.437 + 0.243
18.  Tony Stewart        Chevrolet  125.892  21.447 + 0.253
19.  Dave Blaney         Dodge      125.892  21.447 + 0.253
20.  Clint Bowyer        Chevrolet  125.862  21.452 + 0.258
21.  Kyle Busch          Chevrolet  125.804  21.462 + 0.268
22.  Martin Truex Jr.    Chevrolet  125.500  21.514 + 0.320
23.  Scott Riggs         Dodge      125.401  21.531 + 0.337
24.  Reed Sorenson       Dodge      125.383  21.534 + 0.340
25.  Jeff Green          Chevrolet  125.342  21.541 + 0.347
26.  Dale Jarrett        Ford       125.220  21.562 + 0.368
27.  Tony Raines         Chevrolet  125.104  21.582 + 0.388
28.  Ken Schrader        Ford       125.052  21.591 + 0.397
29.  David Stremme       Dodge      124.965  21.606 + 0.412
30.  Michael Waltrip     Dodge      124.827  21.630 + 0.436
31.  Jamie McMurray      Ford       124.809  21.633 + 0.439
32.  Sterling Marlin     Chevrolet  124.740  21.645 + 0.451
33.  Scott Wimmer        Chevrolet  124.717  21.649 + 0.455
34.  J.J. Yeley          Chevrolet  124.711  21.650 + 0.456
35.  Bobby Labonte       Dodge      124.579  21.673 + 0.479
36.  Travis Kvapil       Chevrolet  124.567  21.675 + 0.481
37.  Elliott Sadler      Ford       124.407  21.703 + 0.509
38.  Jeremy Mayfield     Dodge      124.304  21.721 + 0.527
39.  Robby Gordon        Chevrolet  124.292  21.723 + 0.529
40.  Kevin Lepage        Dodge      124.264  21.728 + 0.534
41.  Derrike Cope        Dodge      124.218  21.736 + 0.542
42.  Kenny Wallace       Chevrolet  124.081  21.760 + 0.566
43.  Mike Wallace        Dodge      123.491  21.864 + 0.670