Jeff Gordon, de Chevrolet, marcou nesta sexta-feira (31/10), a pole-position para a Dickies 500 no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series e 8ª do Play-off. Gordon fez o tempo de 28s652.
Martin Truex Jr., de Chevrolet, completa a primeira fila. Clint Bowyer, de Chevrolet é o 3º, seguido por Jamie McMurray, de Ford. Dale Earnhardt Jr., de Chevrolet, sai em 5º, com Matt Kenseth, de Ford, na 6ª posição.
LÁder da temporada, Jimmie Johnson, de Chevrolet, larga em 7º.
O italiano Max Papis, que acertou um contrato para disputar 18 provas em 2009, com a Geico Racing, não se classificou para a largada.
Grid:
1 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet *
2 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
3 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevrolet *
4 Jamie McMurray Crown Royal Ford
5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP/National Guard Chevrolet *
6 Matt Kenseth Dewalt Ford *
7 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet *
8 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota *
9 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge
10 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet
11 Paul Menard Menards Chevrolet
12 David Reutimann UPS Toyota
13 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
14 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet
15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota
16 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford *
17 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota *
18 David Ragan AAA Ford
19 Greg Biffle Dish Turbo HD Ford *
20 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet
21 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental Dodge
22 Robby Gordon Mapei/Menards Dodge
23 Kevin Harvick Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet *
24 Marcos Ambrose Little Debbie Toyota
25 Regan Smith Principal Financial Chevrolet
26 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge
27 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet
28 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge
29 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota *
30 Elliott Sadler Stanley Tools Dodge
31 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge
32 Ken Schrader DLP HDTV Toyota
33 Scott Speed Red Bull Toyota
34 David Gilliland CitiFinancial Ford
35 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Dodge
36 AJ Allmendinger Country Crock Dodge
37 Brad Keselowski GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
38 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet *
39 Bill Elliott Little Debbie Ford
40 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
41 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota
42 Travis Kvapil Academy Outdoors Ford
43 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
* Participantes do Play-off
Não classificados:
Bryan Clauson Guitar Hero Dodge
Chad McCumbee Marathon Dodge
Johnny Sauter FUBAR Natural Drink Dodge
Max Papis Geico Toyota
Tony Raines Haas Automation Chevrolet