Martin takes 30th Busch pole
Mark Martin already holds the record for most pole positions in the NASCAR Busch series, and tonight he extended his tally to thirty
Martin after dominated qualifying for Saturday's O'Reilly Challenge at the Texas Motor Speedway, and he ended up as the only driver to lap over 192mph, with fellow 'Buschwacker' Kyle Busch taking the second spot.
Juan Pablo Montoya, in his second Busch appearance, qualified tenth - probably better than he expected after a difficult time throughout practice.
Montoya, who last week finished eleventh in his debut NASCAR race at Memphis, admitted he didn't even think he'd qualify today.
"To be honest, it was a bit of a surprise, as I struggled all day with the handling of the car," the Colombian said, adding: "After practice, the goal was just to make it on the grid."
Another former open-wheel debutant Max Papis qualified 32nd. This is Papis's first oval race, after he finished fourteenth in his first NASCAR race on the street course at Watkins Glenn in August.
2006 Busch champion Kevin Harvick lines up on the second row, in fourth place.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. Mark Martin Ford 192.589 28.039 2. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 191.986 28.127 + 0.088 3. Stephen Leicht Ford 191.625 28.180 + 0.141 4. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 191.211 28.241 + 0.202 5. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 190.934 28.282 + 0.243 6. Carl Edwards Ford 190.349 28.369 + 0.330 7. Matt Kenseth Ford 190.241 28.385 + 0.346 8. Paul Menard Chevrolet 190.161 28.397 + 0.358 9. Ron Hornaday Chevrolet 189.927 28.432 + 0.393 10. Juan Montoya Dodge 189.813 28.449 + 0.410 11. John Andretti Ford 189.620 28.478 + 0.439 12. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 189.460 28.502 + 0.463 13. Kasey Kahne Dodge 189.440 28.505 + 0.466 14. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 189.268 28.531 + 0.492 15. Mike Skinner Dodge 189.215 28.539 + 0.500 16. Casey Atwood Ford 189.155 28.548 + 0.509 17. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 189.076 28.560 + 0.521 18. Greg Biffle Ford 188.917 28.584 + 0.545 19. Ashton Lewis Ford 188.791 28.603 + 0.564 20. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 188.752 28.609 + 0.570 21. David Reutimann Dodge 188.699 28.617 + 0.578 22. Jon Wood Ford 188.429 28.658 + 0.619 23. Reed Sorenson Dodge 188.376 28.666 + 0.627 24. Chad Chaffin Dodge 188.212 28.691 + 0.652 25. Scott Wimmer Ford 188.212 28.691 + 0.652 26. Kenny Wallace Ford 188.212 28.691 + 0.652 27. Todd Kluever Ford 188.212 28.691 + 0.652 28. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 188.009 28.722 + 0.683 29. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 187.963 28.729 + 0.690 30. Shane Huffman Chevrolet 187.800 28.754 + 0.715 31. Regan Smith Ford 187.500 28.800 + 0.761 32. Max Papis Chevrolet 187.311 28.829 + 0.790 33. Stacy Compton Ford 187.136 28.856 + 0.817 34. Ted Musgrave Dodge 186.793 28.909 + 0.870 35. Mike Wallace Dodge 186.445 28.963 + 0.924 36. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 186.278 28.989 + 0.950 37. Steve Wallace Dodge 186.258 28.992 + 0.953 38. Brad Keselowski Chevrolet 186.258 28.992 + 0.953 39. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 186.226 28.997 + 0.958 40. Auggie Vidovich Dodge 186.156 29.008 + 0.969 41. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 185.982 29.035 + 0.996 42. Jay Sauter+ Chevrolet 184.370 29.289 + 1.250 43. Randy LaJoie Chevrolet Champion's Provisional
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