Local claims Busch pole

Mexico City local Jorge Goeters made history by beating a field of regular Busch series drivers to pole in the first ever NASCAR event held outside of the United States, today.

Goeters, who has raced in the Mexico Truck Series and Indy Lights, gave the crowd at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez something to cheer about, lapping the 2.5 mile road course, a fixture on the Champ Car calendar, in 1 minute 27.696.

Robby Gordon was fractionally behind Goeter in second, just ahead of defending Busch champion Martin Truex Jr. Road specialist Boris Said will start tomorrow's race just behind this group, in fifth position.

Qualifying Results - Motorola 200, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, March 5, 2005

1. Jorge Goeters, Ford, 103.366 mph
2. Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 103.174 mph
3. Martin Truex Jr, Chevrolet, 103.109 mph
4. Ron Fellows, Chevrolet, 103.079 mph
5. Boris Said, Dodge, 103.079 mph
6. Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 102.920 mph
7. Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 102.599 mph
8. Carlos Contreras, Dodge, 102.476 mph
9. Carl Edwards, Ford, 102.400 mph
10. Elliott Sadler, Ford, 102.225 mph
11. David Green, Ford, 102.223 mph
12. Tyler Walker, Dodge, 102.005 mph
13. Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 102.004 mph
14. Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 101.954 mph
15. Jason Keller, Ford, 101.918 mph
16. Chris Cook, Chevrolet, 101.761 mph
17. Tim Fedewa, Dodge, 101.721 mph
18. Michel Jourdain Jr, Ford, 101.671 mph
19. Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 101.658 mph
20. Ashton Lewis, Ford, 101.563 mph
21. Ron Hornaday, Chevrolet, 101.385 mph
22. Brent Sherman, Dodge, 101.181 mph
23. J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 101.088 mph
24. Stacy Compton, Ford, 101.073 mph
25. Scott Gaylord, Ford, 101.040 mph
26. Shane Hmiel, Chevrolet, 100.963 mph
27. Jon Wood, Ford, 100.801 mph
28. Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, 100.703 mph
29. Johnny Sauter, Dodge, 100.657 mph
30. Ryan Hemphill, Dodge, 100.642 mph
31. Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 100.619 mph
32. Randy LaJoie, Chevrolet, 100.569 mph
33. Jose Luis Ramirez Magana, Dodge, 100.564 mph
34. Eric Jones, Chevrolet, 100.523 mph
35. Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 100.497 mph
36. Paul Wolfe, Dodge, 100.380 mph
37. Jimmy Morales, Dodge, 100.073 mph
38. Kenny Wallace, Ford, 100.048 mph
39. David Stremme, Dodge, 99.902 mph
40. Ruben Garcia Novoa, Chevrolet, 99.763 mph
41. Todd Souza, Chevrolet, 99.717 mph
42. Justin Labonte, Chevrolet, 99.258 mph
43. Mara Reyes, Ford, 97.522 mph
44. Kim Crosby, Chevrolet, 94.062 mph
45. Mark Montgomery, Chevrolet, 83.830 mph