Yeley takes Talladega Busch pole
J.J. Yeley was comfortably fastest in qualifying for Saturday's Aaron's 312 NASCAR Busch Series race at Talladega
Although qualifying positions will be of little relevance once the frenetic pack racing commences around the Alabama superspeedway, Yeley's 0.211 second margin over second placed Clint Bowyer was a relatively large advantage in the very tightly packed field.
Denny Hamlin was third quickest, ahead of Danny O'Quinn and former series champion Brian Vickers.
Current points leader Kevin Harvick will start from a relatively lowly 19th place, two places behind NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart.
Double Busch champion Martin Truex Jr is making his first series appearance of the season at Talladega, and is hoping to secure a third consecutive Busch win at the track. He will start from 12th position.
Champ Car star Paul Tracy's difficult NASCAR programme continued, as he qualified his Chevrolet only 37th.
Pos Driver Make Speed Time 1. J.J. Yeley Chevrolet 184.751 51.832 2. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 184.002 52.043 + 0.211 3. Denny Hamlin Chevrolet 183.931 52.063 + 0.231 4. Danny O'Quinn Jr. Ford 183.829 52.092 + 0.260 5. Brian Vickers Chevrolet 183.765 52.110 + 0.278 6. Aaron Fike Dodge 183.540 52.174 + 0.342 7. Carl Edwards Ford 183.385 52.218 + 0.386 8. Stephen Leicht Ford 183.255 52.255 + 0.423 9. Kyle Busch Chevrolet 183.224 52.264 + 0.432 10. Kertus Davis Chevrolet 183.146 52.286 + 0.454 11. David Green Ford 183.090 52.302 + 0.470 12. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 183.073 52.307 + 0.475 13. Reed Sorenson Dodge 182.888 52.360 + 0.528 14. Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 182.860 52.368 + 0.536 15. Todd Kluever Ford 182.853 52.370 + 0.538 16. Jason Leffler Chevrolet 182.818 52.380 + 0.548 17. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 182.762 52.396 + 0.564 18. Greg Biffle Ford 182.755 52.398 + 0.566 19. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 182.696 52.415 + 0.583 20. Ken Schrader Ford 182.675 52.421 + 0.589 21. Mike Wallace Dodge 182.337 52.518 + 0.686 22. Burney Lamar Chevrolet 182.306 52.527 + 0.695 23. John Andretti Ford 182.084 52.591 + 0.759 24. Scott Riggs Dodge 182.033 52.606 + 0.774 25. Paul Menard Chevrolet 181.991 52.618 + 0.786 26. Jon Wood Ford 181.708 52.700 + 0.868 27. Mark McFarland Chevrolet 181.587 52.735 + 0.903 28. Tracy Hines Dodge 181.515 52.756 + 0.924 29. Tim Sauter Chevrolet 181.470 52.769 + 0.937 30. Jay Sauter Chevrolet 181.446 52.776 + 0.944 31. Steadman Marlin Dodge 181.395 52.791 + 0.959 32. Stacy Compton Ford 181.350 52.804 + 0.972 33. Michael Waltrip Dodge 181.021 52.900 + 1.068 34. Kenny Wallace Ford 180.550 53.038 + 1.206 35. Jamie McMurray Dodge 180.536 53.042 + 1.210 36. Donnie Neuenberger Chevrolet 180.424 53.075 + 1.243 37. Paul Tracy Chevrolet 180.091 53.173 + 1.341 38. Regan Smith Ford 180.027 53.192 + 1.360 39. Mark Green Dodge 179.811 53.256 + 1.424 40. Ashton Lewis Ford 179.595 53.320 + 1.488 41. Derrike Cope Ford 178.807 53.555 + 1.723 42. Justin Ashburn Chevrolet 178.607 53.615 + 1.783 43. Randy MacDonald Chevrolet 173.519 55.187 + 3.355
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