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Sunday, 17 April 2011 04:00 |
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Page 1 of 2  Six time Talladega winner Jeff Gordon won his 70th career pole Saturday after he toured the 2.66 mile track in 53.723 seconds (178.248 mph),and led a power of Hendrick Motorsports car to a sweep of the top four spots at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Aaron's 499 Sprint Cup race, the eighth event of the season, only the third team in NASCAR history to monopolize the first two rows for a Cup race.
The Coors Light pole award was Gordon's first of the season, second at Talladega and the 70th of his career, breaking a tie for third all time with Cale Yarborough, Jimmie Johnson (177.844mph) qualified second, followed by team-mates Mark Martin (177.807mph) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (177.765mph).
Only twice before in Cup racing has an organization swept the top four starting spots for a race. Owner Pete DePaolo's cars started 1-5 at Concord, Charlotte, N.C., in 1956, cars owned by Jack Roush claimed the top four spots on the grid at Fontana, California in 2005.
Talladega Superspeedway - Aaron's 499 race line-up
| Pos. |
N°: |
Driver |
Car |
Sponsor |
Speed |
Time |
Gap |
| 1 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Chevrolet |
Drive to End Hunger |
178.248 |
53.723 |
Leader |
| 2 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Chevrolet |
Lowe's |
177.844 |
53.845 |
-0.122 |
| 3 |
5 |
Mark Martin |
Chevrolet |
Carquest / GoDaddy |
177.807 |
53.856 |
-0.133 |
| 4 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Chevrolet |
National Guard / Amp Energy |
177.765 |
53.869 |
-0.146 |
| 5 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Chevrolet |
Schrock Cabinetry / Menards |
177.702 |
53.888 |
-0.165 |
| 6 |
9 |
Landon Cassill |
Chevrolet |
Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit |
177.685 |
53.893 |
-0.17 |
| 7 |
6 |
David Ragan |
Ford |
UPS "We Love Logistics" |
177.439 |
53.968 |
-0.245 |
| 8 |
22 |
Kurt Busch |
Dodge |
Shell / Pennzoil-AAA |
177.379 |
53.986 |
-0.263 |
| 9 |
83 |
Brian Vickers |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
177.37 |
53.989 |
-0.266 |
| 10 |
33 |
Clint Bowyer |
Chevrolet |
BB&T |
177.353 |
53.994 |
-0.271 |
| 11 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne |
Ford |
Good Sam Club / Camping World |
177.353 |
53.994 |
-0.271 |
| 12 |
115 |
Michael Waltrip |
Toyota |
Aaron's / Auburn National Champions |
177.317 |
54.005 |
-0.282 |
| 13 |
42 |
Juan Montoya |
Chevrolet |
Target |
177.182 |
54.046 |
-0.323 |
| 14 |
0 |
David Reutimann |
Toyota |
Aaron's Dream Machine |
177.143 |
54.058 |
-0.335 |
| 15 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Toyota |
Bush's Baked Beans |
177.12 |
54.065 |
-0.342 |
| 16 |
43 |
A.J. Allmendinger |
Ford |
Best Buy |
177.087 |
54.075 |
-0.352 |
| 17 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
Ford |
3M Scotch-Blue Painter's Tape |
177.074 |
54.079 |
-0.356 |
| 18 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Chevrolet |
Furniture Row Companies |
177.061 |
54.083 |
-0.36 |
| 19 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Miller Lite |
177.032 |
54.092 |
-0.369 |
| 20 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
Aflac |
177.005 |
54.1 |
-0.377 |
| 21 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Chevrolet |
Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |
176.872 |
54.141 |
-0.418 |
| 22 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Toyota |
NEMCO Motorsports |
176.695 |
54.195 |
-0.472 |
| 23 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
Chevrolet |
Haas Automation |
176.659 |
54.206 |
-0.483 |
| 24 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
Ford |
Dewalt |
176.575 |
54.232 |
-0.509 |
| 25 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Ford |
Crown Royal Black |
176.519 |
54.249 |
-0.526 |
| 26 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
Toyota |
NAPA Auto Parts |
176.477 |
54.262 |
-0.539 |
| 27 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Chevrolet |
Cat Financial |
176.461 |
54.267 |
-0.544 |
| 28 |
38 |
Travis Kvapil |
Ford |
Long John Silver's / TMone |
176.425 |
54.278 |
-0.555 |
| 29 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
Toyota |
FedEx Office |
176.37 |
54.295 |
-0.572 |
| 30 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Chevrolet |
Office Depot / Mobil 1 |
176.347 |
54.302 |
-0.579 |
| 31 |
4 |
Kasey Kahne |
Toyota |
Red Bull |
176.298 |
54.317 |
-0.594 |
| 32 |
97 |
Kevin Conway |
Toyota |
Extenze |
176.195 |
54.349 |
-0.626 |
| 33 |
135 |
Steve Park |
Chevrolet |
Tommy Baldwin Racing |
176.162 |
54.359 |
-0.636 |
| 34 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
Toyota |
M&M's Pretzel |
175.939 |
54.428 |
-0.705 |
| 35 |
36 |
Dave Blaney |
Chevrolet |
Golden Corral |
175.806 |
54.469 |
-0.746 |
| 36 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
The Home Depot |
175.41 |
54.592 |
-0.869 |
| 37 |
71 |
Andy Lally + |
Ford |
Interstate Moving Services |
175.349 |
54.611 |
-0.888 |
| 38 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Chevrolet |
Budweiser |
175.154 |
54.672 |
-0.949 |
| 39 |
34 |
David Gilliland |
Ford |
Taco Bell |
175.134 |
54.678 |
-0.955 |
| 40 |
13 |
Casey Mears + |
Toyota |
GEICO |
174.595 |
54.847 |
-1.124 |
| 41 |
32 |
Terry Labonte + |
Ford |
C&J Energy |
174.271 |
54.949 |
-1.226 |
| 42 |
7 |
Sam Hornish Jr. + |
Dodge |
Fast Five / Speed Energy |
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| 43 |
46 |
Bill Elliott |
Chevrolet |
Red Line Oil |
Champion's Provisional
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| DNQ |
60 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota |
Big Red |
175.09 |
54.692 |
-0.969 |
| DNQ |
37 |
Tony Raines |
Ford |
Front Row Motorsports |
175 |
54.72 |
-0.997 |
| DNQ |
66 |
Michael McDowell |
Toyota |
HP Racing LLC |
174.84 |
54.77 |
-1.047 |
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