Harvick Takes Talladega Pole
Kevin Harvick will start from pole position in tomorrow's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway
Harvick was over two tenths of a second faster than the man who will start alongside him, Jeff Gordon, who won this race a year ago, for an all-Chevrolet front row. Third on the grid is Elliott Sadler in a Ford, with Scott Riggs in a Chevrolet and Ryan Newman in a Dodge completing the top five.
In a surprise, the DEI team, dominant in recent years at the superspeedways of Daytona and Talladega, will line up 32nd for Martin Truex Jr, 36th for Dale Earnhardt Jr and 38th for Michael Waltrip.
Starting line-up for Aaron's 499, Talladega Superspeedway:
Pos Driver Make Speed Time Gap
1. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 189.804 50.452
2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 188.988 50.670 +0.218
3. Elliott Sadler Ford 188.548 50.788 +0.336
4. Scott Riggs Chevrolet 188.474 50.808 +0.356
5. Ryan Newman Dodge 188.237 50.872 +0.420
6. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 188.226 50.875 +0.423
7. Ricky Rudd Ford 188.156 50.894 +0.442
8. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 187.919 50.958 +0.506
9. Travis Kvapil Dodge 187.857 50.975 +0.523
10. Kurt Busch Ford 187.831 50.982 +0.530
11. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 187.713 51.014 +0.562
12. Boris Said Chevrolet 187.471 51.080 +0.628
13. Jamie McMurray Dodge 187.427 51.092 +0.640
14. Dale Jarrett Ford 187.350 51.113 +0.661
15. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 187.298 51.127 +0.675
16. Mark Martin Ford 187.276 51.133 +0.681
17. Scott Wimmer Dodge 187.276 51.133 +0.681
18. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 187.265 51.136 +0.684
19. Kasey Kahne Dodge 187.247 51.141 +0.689
20. Rusty Wallace Dodge 187.232 51.145 +0.693
21. Carl Edwards Ford 187.192 51.156 +0.704
22. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 187.192 51.156 +0.704
23. Matt Kenseth Ford 187.071 51.189 +0.737
24. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 187.068 51.190 +0.738
25. Sterling Marlin Dodge 186.955 51.221 +0.769
26. Casey Mears Dodge 186.849 51.250 +0.798
27. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 186.710 51.288 +0.836
28. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 186.685 51.295 +0.843
29. Greg Biffle Ford 186.536 51.336 +0.884
30. Hermie Sadler Ford 186.529 51.338 +0.886
31. Kerry Earnhardt Chevrolet 186.496 51.347 +0.895
32. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 186.351 51.387 +0.935
33. Mike Wallace Chevrolet 186.198 51.429 +0.977
34. Mike Skinner Dodge 186.148 51.443 +0.991
35. Kyle Busch* Chevrolet 186.108 51.454 +1.002
36. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 185.934 51.502 +1.050
37. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 185.934 51.502 +1.050
38. Michael Waltrip Chevrolet 185.877 51.518 +1.066
39. Jeff Green Dodge 185.848 51.526 +1.074
40. Bobby Hamilton Jr Chevrolet 185.729 51.559 +1.107
41. Kyle Petty Dodge 185.348 51.665 +1.213
42. Ken Schrader Dodge 183.988 52.047 +1.595
43. Johnny Sauter Dodge 185.151 51.720 +1.268
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