Texas Cup qualifying rained out
The NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying session for the Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway has been cancelled due to severe weather conditions
Chip Ganassi's David Stremme and Hendrick's Kyle Busch had dominated the only practice session held on Friday, which was interrupted by rain.
The second pratice session also had to be cancelled due to rain, and qualifying had initially been rescheduled from 5:10 pm to 7:30 pm.
However, a tornado watch was issued for northern Texas later in the afternoon, forcing NASCAR officials to cancel qualifying.
The starting grid for Sunday's race has therefore been determined by the current owner points standings, which means Jeff Gordon will start from pole for the third time this year, sharing the front row with Jeff Burton.
Eight drivers will miss Sunday's race as a consequence, including four of the Toyotas. David Reutimann, who had been quick in practice, will miss the field as well as Jeremy Mayfield, AJ Allmendinger and Michael Waltrip.
John Andretti, Ward Burton, Scott Wimmer and Kevin Lepage will also pack up without a chance to try and make the grid.
Samsung 500 Line-Up:
Pos Driver Make 1. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 2. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 4. Matt Kenseth Ford 5. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 6. Mark Martin Chevrolet 7. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 8. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 9. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 10. Carl Edwards Ford 11. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 12. Dale Earnhardt Jr Chevrolet 13. Jamie McMurray Ford 14. David Stremme Dodge 15. Elliott Sadler Dodge 16. Juan Montoya Dodge 17. Kurt Busch Dodge 18. JJ Yeley Chevrolet 19. David Ragan Ford 20. Ryan Newman Dodge 21. Greg Biffle Ford 22. Bobby Labonte Dodge 23. Robby Gordon Ford 24. Martin Truex Jr Chevrolet 25. Joe Nemechek Chevrolet 26. Reed Sorenson Dodge 27. Tony Raines Chevrolet 28. Sterling Marlin Chevrolet 29. Ricky Rudd Ford 30. David Gilliland Ford 31. Jeff Green Chevrolet 32. Kyle Petty Dodge 33. Casey Mears Chevrolet 34. Kasey Kahne Dodge 35. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 36. Brian Vickers Toyota 37. Dale Jarrett Toyota 38. Ken Schrader Ford 39. Scott Riggs Dodge 40. Dave Blaney Toyota 41. Mike Bliss Dodge 42. Paul Menard Chevrolet 43. Kenny Wallace Chevrolet
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