Kahne on pole in Texas
Kasey Kahne continued his strong season performance with his second pole of the year, turning the fastest lat at Texas Motor Speedway ahead of Sunday's Samsung/RadioShack 500
Kahne was the only one to break the 190mph barrier, with a fastest lap of 28.374 seconds - 190.315mph - 0.141 seconds haed of rookie J.J. Yeley, in second.
Mark Martin qualified in third, with Jeff Green taking fourth - his best qualifying result in two years.
Greg Biffle and Matt Kenseth captured the third row, with fifth and sixth respectively.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. Kasey Kahne Dodge 190.315 28.374 2. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 189.374 28.515 + 0.141 3. Mark Martin Ford 189.029 28.567 + 0.193 4. Jeff Green Chevrolet 189.016 28.569 + 0.195 5. Greg Biffle Ford 188.976 28.575 + 0.201 6. Matt Kenseth Ford 188.910 28.585 + 0.211 7. Kurt Busch Dodge 188.897 28.587 + 0.213 8. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 188.772 28.606 + 0.232 9. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 188.640 28.626 + 0.252 10. Bobby Labonte Dodge 188.594 28.633 + 0.259 11. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 188.337 28.672 + 0.298 12. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 188.304 28.677 + 0.303 13. Reed Sorenson Dodge 188.219 28.690 + 0.316 14. Ryan Newman Dodge 188.068 28.713 + 0.339 15. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 188.048 28.716 + 0.342 16. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 187.977 28.727 + 0.353 17. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 187.918 28.736 + 0.362 18. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 187.780 28.757 + 0.383 19. Kyle Petty Dodge 187.754 28.761 + 0.387 20. Casey Mears Dodge 187.748 28.762 + 0.388 21. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 187.598 28.785 + 0.411 22. Scott Riggs Dodge 187.422 28.812 + 0.438 23. Mike Garvey Chevrolet 187.389 28.817 + 0.443 24. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 187.272 28.835 + 0.461 25. Elliott Sadler Ford 187.007 28.876 + 0.502 26. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 186.948 28.885 + 0.511 27. Dale Jarrett Ford 186.903 28.892 + 0.518 28. David Stremme Dodge 186.832 28.903 + 0.529 29. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 186.748 28.916 + 0.542 30. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 186.741 28.917 + 0.543 31. Dave Blaney Dodge 186.696 28.924 + 0.550 32. Ken Schrader Ford 186.696 28.924 + 0.550 33. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 186.580 28.942 + 0.568 34. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 186.574 28.943 + 0.569 35. Kevin Lepage Ford 186.124 29.013 + 0.639 36. Tony Raines Chevrolet 186.066 29.022 + 0.648 37. Carl Edwards Ford 185.822 29.060 + 0.686 38. Derrike Cope Dodge 185.624 29.091 + 0.717 39. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 185.567 29.100 + 0.726 40. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 185.382 29.129 + 0.755 41. Jamie McMurray Ford 184.818 29.218 + 0.844 42. Michael Waltrip Dodge 184.641 29.246 + 0.872 43. Scott Wimmer Chevrolet 184.862 29.211 + 0.837
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