Rookie Hamlin on Pocono pole
Nextel Cup rookie Denny Hamlin has secure pole position for Sunday's Pocono 500 on his first visit to the tri-oval track
Hamlin lapped the 2.5-mile circuit in 53.054 seconds at an average speed of 169.638 mph, beating Kurt Busch by 0.048 seconds.
Kasey Kahne and Brian Vickers take the second row of the grid, with Jeff Burton fifth.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 169.639 53.054 2. Kurt Busch Dodge 169.485 53.102 + 0.048 3. Kasey Kahne Dodge 169.011 53.251 + 0.197 4. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 168.792 53.320 + 0.266 5. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 168.505 53.411 + 0.357 6. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 168.281 53.482 + 0.428 7. Greg Biffle Ford 168.256 53.490 + 0.436 8. Jamie McMurray Ford 168.168 53.518 + 0.464 9. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 168.026 53.563 + 0.509 10. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 167.958 53.585 + 0.531 11. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 167.838 53.623 + 0.569 12. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 167.838 53.623 + 0.569 13. Elliott Sadler Ford 167.826 53.627 + 0.573 14. Ryan Newman Dodge 167.713 53.663 + 0.609 15. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 167.345 53.781 + 0.727 16. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 167.311 53.792 + 0.738 17. Scott Riggs Dodge 167.159 53.841 + 0.787 18. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 166.988 53.896 + 0.842 19. Jeff Green Chevrolet 166.982 53.898 + 0.844 20. Mark Martin Ford 166.932 53.914 + 0.860 21. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 166.827 53.948 + 0.894 22. Casey Mears Dodge 166.790 53.960 + 0.906 23. Bobby Labonte Dodge 166.630 54.012 + 0.958 24. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 166.506 54.052 + 0.998 25. Matt Kenseth Ford 166.436 54.075 + 1.021 26. Jeremy Mayfield Dodge 166.260 54.132 + 1.078 27. Dale Jarrett Ford 166.180 54.158 + 1.104 28. Robby Gordon Chevrolet 165.831 54.272 + 1.218 29. Ken Schrader Ford 165.752 54.298 + 1.244 30. Dave Blaney Dodge 165.706 54.313 + 1.259 31. Tony Raines Chevrolet 165.359 54.427 + 1.373 32. David Stremme Dodge 165.029 54.536 + 1.482 33. Kyle Petty Dodge 165.023 54.538 + 1.484 34. Jimmy Spencer Chevrolet 165.010 54.542 + 1.488 35. Reed Sorenson Dodge 164.965 54.557 + 1.503 36. Michael Waltrip Dodge 164.408 54.742 + 1.688 37. Chad Chaffin Ford 164.299 54.778 + 1.724 38. Travis Kvapil Chevrolet 164.264 54.790 + 1.736 39. Terry Labonte Chevrolet 164.258 54.792 + 1.738 40. Carl Edwards Ford 164.234 54.800 + 1.746 41. Kevin Lepage Dodge 164.213 54.807 + 1.753 42. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 164.138 54.832 + 1.778 43. Mike Garvey Chevrolet 163.782 54.951 + 1.897
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