Jeff Gordon, de Chevrolet, conquistou na sexta-feira (06/11), a pole-position para a Dickies 500 no Texas Motor Speedway, 34ª etapa da Nascar Sprint Cup Series e 8ª dos Playoffs. Foi a primeira pole de Gordon no ano e 68ª na categoria. Com o tempo de 28s255 o piloto da Hendrick Motorsports quebrou um jejum de um ano sem conquistar a pole.
Kasey Kahne, de Dodge, alinha em 2º. Kurt Busch, de Dodge, e Tony Stewart, de Chevrolet, dividem a segunda fila. Kyle Busch, de Toyota, em 5º, é o primeiros dos que não disputam os Playoffs. Carl Edwards, de Ford, completa os seis primeiros.
LÁder dos Playoffs, e muito perto do tetracampeonato, Jimmie Johnson, de Chevrolet, larga em 12º.
A prova acontece nete domingo (08/11).
Grid:
1. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.255 Â Â Â
2. Kasey Kahne Dodge 28.276
3. Kurt Busch Dodge 28.281
4. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 28.328 Â Â Â
5. Kyle Busch Toyota 28.343 Â Â Â
6. Carl Edwards Ford 28.399 Â Â Â
7. Mark Martin Chevrolet 28.408 Â Â Â
8. Greg Biffle Ford 28.413 Â Â Â
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28.427 Â Â Â
10. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 28.428 Â Â Â
11. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 28.436 Â Â Â
12. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.442 Â Â Â
13. David Reutimann Toyota 28.448 Â Â Â
14. Joey Logano Toyota 28.451
15. Brian Vickers Toyota 28.452 Â Â Â
16. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 28.466 Â Â Â
17. David Ragan Ford 28.466 Â Â Â
18. Reed Sorenson Dodge 28.482 Â Â Â
19. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 28.483 Â Â Â
20. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 28.510   Â
21. David Gilliland Toyota 28.579 Â Â Â
22. Jamie McMurray Ford 28.589 Â Â Â
23. Mike Skinner Chevrolet 28.595 Â Â Â
24. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 28.617 Â Â Â
25. Denny Hamlin Toyota 28.619 Â Â Â
26. Ryan Newman    Chevrolet 28.625   Â
27. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 28.634
28. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 28.670 Â Â Â
29. Robby Gordon Toyota 28.675 Â Â Â
30. Matt Kenseth Ford 28.677
31. Scott Speed Toyota 28.721 Â Â Â
32. Regan Smith Chevrolet 28.725
33. Elliott Sadler Dodge 28.732 Â Â Â
34. Joe Nemechek Toyota 28.751 Â Â Â
35. Brad Keselowski Dodge 28.754 Â Â Â
36. Casey Mears Chevrolet 28.755 Â Â Â
37. Michael McDowell Toyota 28.804 Â Â Â
38. Erik Darnell Ford 28.849 Â Â Â
39. Paul Menard Ford 28.903 Â Â Â
40. Michael Waltrip Toyota 28.964 Â Â Â
41. John Andretti Chevrolet 29.003 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 29.385 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Bill Elliott Ford sem tempo   Â
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Não classificados:
Tony Raines Chevrolet 28.929 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Dave Blaney Toyota 29.008 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Max Papis Toyota 29.057 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Mike Bliss Dodge 29.413 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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