Jeff Gordon, de Chevrolet, marcou nesta sexta-feira (07/03), a pole-position para a Kobalt Tools 500 no Atlanta Motor Speedway, 4º etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series. Gordon marcou a sua 64º pole na categoria, com a média de 185.251 mp/h.
Dale Earnhardt Júnior, companheiro de Gordon na Hendricks Motorsports. Martin Truex Júnior, de Chevrolet e Carl Edwards, de Ford, formam a segunda fila. Bobby Labonte, de Dodge, e o lÁder da temporada Kyle Busch, de Toyota, fecham os seis primeiros.
O bi-campeão Jimmie Johnson, de Chevrolet, larga em 11º. Os ex-IRL, o colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya, de Dodge, é o 19º, o canadense Patrick Carpentier, de Dodge, o 21º, o escocês Dario Franchitti, de Dodge, o 23º e o norte-americano Sam Hornish Júnior, de Dodge, 33º.
Mike Skinner, que substitui A.J. Allmendinger, larga em 34º uma posição a frente de seu companheiro na Red Bull Toyota, Brian Vickers.
Final:
1 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet
2 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP/National Guard Chevrolet
3 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet
4 Carl Edwards Aflac Ford
5 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Dodge
6 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota
7 Clint Bowyer DirecTV Chevrolet
8 Kevin Harvick Shell-Pennzoil Chevrolet
9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge
10 Mark Martin U.S. Army Chevrolet
11 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet
12 Ryan Newman Alltel Dodge
13 Greg Biffle Cub Cadet Ford
14 David Ragan AAA Ford
15 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet
16 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota
17 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet
18 Elliott Sadler Best Buy Dodge
19 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Big Red Dodge
20 Paul Menard Menards Chevrolet
21 Patrick Carpentier Cintas Dodge
22 Denny Hamlin FedEx Toyota
23 Dario Franchitti Fastenal Dodge
24 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford
25 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge
26 Robby Gordon Valvoline Dodge
27 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota
28 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet
29 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge
30 David Reutimann Aaron’s Toyota
31 David Gilliland FreeCreditReport.com Ford
32 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota
33 Sam Hornish Jr. Penske Truck Rental Dodge
34 Mike Skinner Red Bull Toyota
35 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
36 Jeremy Mayfield Haas Automation Chevrolet
37 J.J. Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota
38 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford
39 Casey Mears Kellogg’s Chevrolet
40 Kyle Petty PVA Dodge
41 Regan Smith DEI Chevrolet
42 Travis Kvapil Zaxby’s Ford
43 Dale Jarrett UPS Toyota
Classifição final:
Bill Elliott Little Debbie Ford
Burney Lamar Rhino Energy Drink Dodge
John Andretti Dodge
Johnny Benson Toyota Cert. Used Vehicles Toyota
Ken Schrader QTrax.com Dodge