Denny Hamlin (Toyota) conquistou nesta sexta-feira (22/10), a pole-position para a TUMS Fast Relief 500 no Martinsville Speedway, 32ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, e 6ª do Chase. Foi a 9ª pole de Hamlin na categoria e segunda no ano. Vice-lÁder do Chase o piloto da Joe Gibbs Racing fez o tempo de 19s518 (97.018 mph).
Marcos Ambrose (Toyota) completa a primeira fila. Greg Biffle (Ford) alinhou em 3º, seguido por Ryan Newman (Chevrolet). Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet) e Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) formam a terceira fila.
Carl Edwards (Ford) sai em 7º com David Reutimann (Toyota) na 8ª posição. Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet) e David Ragan (Ford) completam os dez primeiros. Destes Hamlin, Biffle, Stewarte Edwards disputam o Chase.
Entre os demais postulantes ao tÁtulo Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) larga em 11º; Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet) 17º; Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) 18º; o lÁder do Chase Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) 19º; Kyle Busch (Toyota) 26º; Kurt Busch (Dodge) 29º; Matt Kenseth (Ford) 32º; e Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) 36º.
Estreando na Red Bull Racing (com a qual já tem contrato para 2011) Kasey Kahne (Toyota) alinha na 33ª posição, duas a frente de Aric Almirola, seu substituto na Richard Petty Motorsports.
Fazendo a sua primeira prova na Sprint Cup, em dois anos, Ken Schrader (Ford) sai em 38º lugar. Fora da Sprint Cup dese 2006, Hermie Sadler (Chevrolet), irmão mais velho de Elliot, larga da penúltima posição. Elliot é o 31º.
Grid:
1. Denny Hamlin Toyota 19.518 Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 19.521 Â Â Â
3. Greg Biffle Ford 19.524 Â Â Â
4. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 19.527 Â Â Â
5. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 19.530 Â Â Â
6. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 19.544 Â Â Â
7. Carl Edwards Ford 19.555 Â Â Â
8. David Reutimann Toyota 19.557 Â Â Â
9. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 19.583
10. David Ragan Ford 19.585
11. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 19.589 Â Â Â
12. Paul Menard Ford 19.591 Â Â Â
13. Regan Smith Chevrolet 19.598 Â Â Â
14. Scott Speed Toyota 19.601
15. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 19.606 Â Â Â
16. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 19.627
17. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 19.631 Â Â Â
18. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 19.650 Â Â Â
19. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 19.653 Â Â Â
20. Casey Mears Toyota 19.655 Â Â Â
21. Mark Martin Chevrolet 19.675 Â Â Â
22. Joey Logano Toyota 19.678 Â Â Â
23. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 19.686 Â Â Â
24. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 19.691
25. Brad Keselowski Dodge 19.697
26. Kyle Busch Toyota 19.698 Â Â Â
27. Travis Kvapil Ford 19.703 Â Â Â
28. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 19.720 Â Â Â
29. Kurt Busch Dodge 19.748
30. Landon Cassill Toyota 19.748   Â
31. Elliott Sadler Ford 19.754
32. Matt Kenseth Ford 19.773
33. Kasey Kahne Toyota 19.790 Â Â Â
34. Dave Blaney Chevrolet 19.792
35. Aric Almirola Ford 19.799 Â Â Â
36. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 19.824 Â Â Â
37. Joe Nemechek Toyota 19.889 Â Â Â
38. Ken Schrader Ford 19.912 Â Â Â
39. David Gilliland Ford 19.979 Â Â Â
40. Tony Raines Ford 20.125 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
41. Kevin Conway Toyota 20.173 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Hermie Sadler Chevrolet 20.194 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. J.J. Yeley Dodge 19.963 Â Â Â
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Michael McDowell Chevrolet 20.044                    Â
DRobby Gordon Toyota 20.072 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Terry Cook Toyota 20.118                    Â
Johnny Sauter Toyota sem tempo       Â