First Bristol pole for Kurt Busch
Kurt Busch scored his first pole ever position at Bristol Motor Speedway, a circuit where he had won five times and more than any other driver in the NASCAR Nextel Cup
"It was on the edge, and it was fast," Busch said after the session. "We've had a lot of good finishes here, but this is the best start we've ever had."
Busch, whose previous best grid position at Bristol was fifth, in 2003, will start Saturday night's Sharpie 500 from the top spot, with Jeff Burton alongside him.
"I guess I'm in a team that can qualify now," said Busch, who formerly raced for Penske Racing South and Roush Racing.
"We've had some great runs this year and one of the best average starting positions at all the tracks so far."
Busch won the March event at Bristol. He is currently 14th in the points standing and remains a contender for the Chase for the Cup, which begins next month.
Behind Busch and Burton, Bobby Labonte and Matt Kenseth will take the second row, with Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin on the fifth and sixth spots.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. Kurt Busch Dodge 124.906 15.362 2. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 124.808 15.374 + 0.012 3. Bobby Labonte Dodge 124.484 15.414 + 0.052 4. Matt Kenseth Ford 124.404 15.424 + 0.062 5. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 124.299 15.437 + 0.075 6. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 124.226 15.446 + 0.084 7. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 124.106 15.461 + 0.099 8. Kyle Petty Dodge 124.082 15.464 + 0.102 9. Elliott Sadler Dodge 123.922 15.484 + 0.122 10. Reed Sorenson Dodge 123.906 15.486 + 0.124 11. Casey Mears Dodge 123.866 15.491 + 0.129 12. Kevin Lepage Dodge 123.770 15.503 + 0.141 13. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 123.754 15.505 + 0.143 14. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 123.714 15.510 + 0.148 15. Mark Martin Ford 123.698 15.512 + 0.150 16. Jeff Green Chevrolet 123.610 15.523 + 0.161 17. Ken Schrader Ford 123.594 15.525 + 0.163 18. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 123.586 15.526 + 0.164 19. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 123.491 15.538 + 0.176 20. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 123.475 15.540 + 0.178 21. Ryan Newman Dodge 123.467 15.541 + 0.179 22. Dave Blaney Dodge 123.467 15.541 + 0.179 23. Scott Riggs Dodge 123.443 15.544 + 0.182 24. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 123.380 15.552 + 0.190 25. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 123.356 15.555 + 0.193 26. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet 123.277 15.565 + 0.203 27. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 123.213 15.573 + 0.211 28. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 123.134 15.583 + 0.221 29. Michael Waltrip Dodge 123.000 15.600 + 0.238 30. Carl Long Chevrolet 122.921 15.610 + 0.248 31. Kasey Kahne Dodge 122.827 15.622 + 0.260 32. Dale Jarrett Ford 122.717 15.636 + 0.274 33. Derrike Cope Dodge 122.701 15.638 + 0.276 34. Tony Raines Chevrolet 122.638 15.646 + 0.284 35. Greg Biffle Ford 122.365 15.681 + 0.319 36. David Stremme Dodge 122.295 15.690 + 0.328 37. Jamie McMurray Ford 122.201 15.702 + 0.340 38. David Gilliland Ford 122.154 15.708 + 0.346 39. Carl Edwards Ford 122.092 15.716 + 0.354 40. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 121.728 15.763 + 0.401 41. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 121.428 15.802 + 0.440 42. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 121.389 15.807 + 0.445 43. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 122.451 15.670 + 0.308
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