Jamie McMurray (Chevrolet) marcou nesta sexta-feira (07/05), a pole-position para a Showtime Southern 500, no Darlington Raceway, 11ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a quinta pole de McMurray na categoria, a segunda neste ano. Com o tempo de 27s264 (180.370 mp/h) o piloto da Earnhardt Ganassi Racing estabeleceu o novo recorde da pista.
Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Brian Vickers (Toyota) sai em 3º, ao lado de David Reutimann (Toyota). Mark Martin (Chevrolet), que teve o recorde da pista batido por McMurray, alinha em 5º. Brad Keselowski é o melhor piloto da Dodge, em 10º lugar.
LÁder do campeonato Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) alinha apenas na 35ª posição. o tetra-campeao e vice-lÁder Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) é o 22º.
Estreando na Whitney Motorsports, após Terry Cook deixar a equipe no começo da semana, J.J.Yeley (Dodge) larga da 30ª posição.
A prova acontece na noite de sábado (08/05).Â
Grid:
1. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 27.264 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 27.271 Â Â Â
3. Brian Vickers Toyota 27.322 Â Â Â Â
4. David Reutimann Toyota 27.434 Â Â Â
5. Mark Martin Chevrolet 27.450 Â Â Â
6. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 27.464
7. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 27.467 Â Â Â
8. Denny Hamlin Toyota 27.485 Â Â Â
9. Brad Keselowski Dodge 27.498 Â Â Â
10. Kasey Kahne Ford 27.503 Â Â Â
11. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 27.505 Â Â Â
12. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 27.539 Â Â Â
13. Joey Logano Toyota 27.542 Â Â Â
14. Kurt Busch Dodge 27.560 Â Â Â
15. Juan Montoya Chevrolet    27.584   Â
16. Scott Speed Toyota 27.590 Â Â Â
17. Greg Biffle Ford 27.620 Â Â Â
18. Michael McDowell Toyota 27.636
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 27.644 Â Â Â
20. Paul Menard Ford 27.649 Â Â Â Â
21. David Ragan Ford 27.691 Â Â Â
22. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 27.697
23. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 27.710 Â Â Â
24. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 27.720 Â Â Â
25. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 27.722 Â Â Â
26. Robby Gordon Toyota 27.732 Â Â Â
27. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 27.734 Â Â Â
28. Dave Blaney Toyota 27.757 Â Â Â
29. Matt Kenseth Ford 27.834 Â Â Â
30. J.J. Yeley Dodge 27.852
31. David Stremme Ford 27.902 Â Â Â
32. Regan Smith Chevrolet 27.926 Â Â Â
33. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 27.929 Â Â Â
34. David Gilliland Ford 27.936 Â Â Â
35. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 27.941 Â Â Â
36. Reed Sorenson Toyota 27.943 Â Â Â
37. Todd Bodine Toyota 27.944 Â Â Â
38. Elliott Sadler Ford 27.979 Â Â Â
39. Kyle Busch Toyota 27.989 Â Â Â
40. Travis Kvapil Ford 28.043 Â Â Â
41. Carl Edwards Ford 28.242 Â Â Â
42. Kevin Conway Ford 28.529 Â Â Â
43. Max Papis Toyota 28.023 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Não classificados:
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Joe Nemechek Toyota 28.111 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Casey Mears Chevrolet 28.275 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mike Bliss Chevrolet 28.365 Â Â Â Â