Carl Edwards handed Martinsville NASCAR Sprint Cup pole as rain causes qualifying to be cancelled
Chase leader Carl Edwards and his Roush Fenway team-mate Matt Kenseth will start Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Martinsville from the front row after Saturday's qualifying session was cancelled
The field has been set based on the owner points standings, which place all the title contenders on the first six rows of the grid.
Points leader Edwards will start from pole position for the first time at the half-mile venue in his Cup career, while Kenseth will be on the front row for only the second time there.
"We hope to have a good run here," said Edwards. "We're leaning on Matt Kenseth's success here from the last race and how well he ran, and I feel that we've got a good car, but you never know.
"This place has been a really tough racetrack for me and for our team, but we have had some really good runs here, and Matt's good run in the spring is really what gives us the confidence we have here, and, hopefully, we can go run well and keep this points lead or extend it moving forward toward some tracks that we're really confident about."
Officials have adjusted Saturday's schedule in the hope of having bigger window for Cup teams to get some practice in, so all drivers can sample the new tyre specification selected by Goodyear for the weekend.
Friday's on-track activities were hampered by rain and weather could still be a factor on Saturday but forecasts predict no rain for Sunday.
Dennis Setzer and Derrike Cope will not make the field for Sunday's 500-lap event as a result of the change to a points-decided grid.
Pos Driver Team/Car
1. Carl Edwards Roush Fenway Ford
2. Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Ford
3. Brad Keselowski Penske Dodge
4. Tony Stewart Stewart Haas Chevrolet
5. Kevin Harvick Childress Chevrolet
6. Kyle Busch Gibbs Toyota
7. Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Chevrolet
8. Kurt Busch Penske Dodge
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr Hendrick Chevrolet
10. Jeff Gordon Hendrick Chevrolet
11. Denny Hamlin Gibbs Toyota
12. Ryan Newman Stewart Haas Chevrolet
13. Clint Bowyer Childress Chevrolet
14. Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
15. Greg Biffle Roush Fenway Ford
16. AJ Allmendinger Petty Ford
17. Marcos Ambrose Petty Ford
18. David Ragan Roush Fenway Ford
19. Mark Martin Hendrick Chevrolet
20. Juan Pablo Montoya Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet
21. Paul Menard Childress Chevrolet
22. Joey Logano Gibbs Toyota
23. Jeff Burton Childress Chevrolet
24. Martin Truex Jr Waltrip Toyota
25. Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
26. Regan Smith Furniture Row Chevrolet
27. Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Chevrolet
28. David Reutimann Waltrip Toyota
29. Bobby Labonte JTG Daugherty Toyota
30. Landon Cassill Phoenix Chevrolet
31. David Gilliland Front Row Ford
32. Dave Blaney Baldwin Chevrolet
33. Casey Mears Germain Toyota
34. Ken Schrader FAS Lane Ford
35. Travis Kvapil Front Row Ford
36. Hermie Sadler TRG Ford
37. Reed Sorenson Gordon Dodge
38. Mike Skinner Max Q Ford
39. Scott Speed Whitney Ford
40. Michael McDowell HP Toyota
41. Joe Nemechek NEMCO Toyota
42. David Stremme Inception Chevrolet
43. JJ Yeley Front Row Ford
Non-qualifiers:
Dennis Setzer K-Automotive Chevrolet
Derrike Cope Stratus Dodge
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