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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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