Burton takes Brickyard pole
Jeff Burton just edged out teammate Clint Bowyer to claim a Richard Childress 1-2 in qualifying for Sunday's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Burton was two-thousandths of a second faster than teammate Bowyer to take pole position for the four hundred mile race at the famous 'Brickyard'.
Kurt Busch was just seven-thousandths slower than Burton as he set the third best time, but will start at the rear of the after a blown tyre in 'Happy Hour' meant he will start the race in a backup car.
Fourth and fifth fastest were Dodge driver Kasey Kahne and points leader Jimmie Johnson.
Further down the order are some familiar names. Four-time Brickyard 400 winner Jeff Gordon will start 16th while reigning series champion and Indiana native Tony Stewart will start 32nd, one place behind Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 182.778 49.240 2. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 182.771 49.242 +0.002 3. Kurt Busch Dodge 182.752 49.247 +0.007 4. Kasey Kahne Dodge 182.441 49.331 +0.091 5. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 182.238 49.386 +0.146 6. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 182.171 49.404 +0.164 7. Greg Biffle Ford 182.065 49.433 +0.193 8. Ryan Newman Dodge 181.925 49.471 +0.231 9. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 181.877 49.484 +0.244 10. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 181.734 49.523 +0.283 11. Ken Schrader Ford 181.540 49.576 +0.336 12. Scott Riggs Dodge 181.076 49.703 +0.463 13. Tony Raines Chevrolet 181.036 49.714 +0.474 14. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 180.937 49.741 +0.501 15. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 180.509 49.859 +0.619 16. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 180.505 49.860 +0.620 17. Mike Skinner Dodge 180.487 49.865 +0.625 18. Jamie McMurray Ford 180.426 49.882 +0.642 19. Mark Martin Ford 180.234 49.935 +0.695 20. Matt Kenseth Ford 180.126 49.965 +0.725 21. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 180.112 49.969 +0.729 22. Carl Edwards Ford 180.065 49.982 +0.742 23. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 180.065 49.982 +0.742 24. David Stremme Dodge 179.462 50.150 +0.910 25. Chad Chaffin Dodge 179.365 50.177 +0.937 26. Bill Elliott Chevrolet 179.258 50.207 +0.967 27. Elliott Sadler Ford 179.229 50.215 +0.975 28. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 179.201 50.223 +0.983 29. Jeff Green Chevrolet 179.026 50.272 +1.032 30. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 178.973 50.287 +1.047 31. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 178.923 50.301 +1.061 32. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 178.909 50.305 +1.065 33. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 178.845 50.323 +1.083 34. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 178.731 50.355 +1.115 35. Dale Jarrett Ford 178.685 50.368 +1.128 36. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 178.642 50.380 +1.140 37. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 178.522 50.414 +1.174 38. Bobby Labonte Dodge 178.447 50.435 +1.195 39. Casey Mears Dodge 178.348 50.463 +1.223 40. Kyle Petty Dodge 178.024 50.555 +1.315 41. Reed Sorenson Dodge 177.288 50.765 +1.525 42. Dave Blaney Dodge 176.970 50.856 +1.616 43. Boris Said Ford 178.529 50.412 +1.172
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