Martin Truex Jr, de Chevrolet, conquistou neste sábado (05/09), a pole-position para a Pep Boys Auto 500 no Atlanta Motor Speedway, 25ª etapa da Nascar sprint Cup Series. Foi a segunda pole de Truex Jr. no ano e terceira na categoria. O piloto da DEI Ganassi fez o tempo de 30s106.
Kasey Kahne, de Dodge, completa a primeira fila. Parceiros na Hendrick Motorsports, Jimmie Johnson e Jeff Gordon, alinham seu Chevrolet na segunda fila. Kyle Busch, de Toyota, é o 5º, com o Dodge seu irmão mais velho, Kurt, ao seu lado.
David Gilliland, substituindo o campeão de 1988, Bill Elliot, que se machucou ao sofrer um acidente de bicicleta, alinha o Ford da Wood Brothers Racing em 17º. Campeão em 2000 Bobby Labonte pilota o Chevrolet da TRG, que era guiado por Gilliland, e larga em 25º.
Mesmo com o pé direito fraturado, enquanto jogava Frisbee, Carl Edwards, de Ford, sai em 14º.
Grid:
1. Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet 30.106            Â
2. Kasey Kahne Dodge 30.213 Â Â Â
3. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 30.236 Â Â Â
4. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 30.296 Â Â Â
5. Kyle Busch Toyota 30.333 Â Â Â
6. Kurt Busch Dodge 30.340 Â Â Â
7. Mark Martin Chevrolet 30.360 Â Â Â
8. Brian Vickers Toyota 30.378 Â Â Â
9. David Stremme Dodge 30.392 Â Â Â
10. Denny Hamlin Toyota 30.426 Â Â Â
11. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 30.461 Â Â Â
12. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 30.481 Â Â Â
13. Reed Sorenson Dodge 30.487 Â Â Â
14. Carl Edwards Ford 30.516 Â Â Â
15. Matt Kenseth Ford 30.521 Â Â Â
16. David Ragan Ford 30.522 Â Â Â
17. David Gilliland Ford 30.554 Â Â Â
18. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 30.560 Â Â Â
19. Michael Waltrip Toyota 30.560 Â Â Â
20. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 30.571 Â Â Â
21. Elliott Sadler Dodge 30.575 Â Â Â
22. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 30.579 Â Â Â
23. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 30.588
24. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 30.590 Â Â Â
25. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 30.608 Â Â Â
26. Greg Biffle Ford 30.622 Â Â Â
27. Jamie McMurray Ford 30.689 Â Â Â
28. David Reutimann Toyota 30.711 Â Â Â
29. Robby Gordon Toyota 30.722
30. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 30.729
31. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 30.737
32. Scott Speed Toyota 30.774 Â Â Â
33. Casey Mears Chevrolet 30.792 Â Â Â
34. Joey Logano Toyota 30.802 Â Â Â
35. A.J. Allmendinger Dodge 30.805 Â Â Â
36. Joe Nemechek Toyota 30.817 Â Â Â
37. Dave Blaney Toyota 30.856 Â Â Â
38. Mike Bliss Dodge 30.871 Â Â Â
39. Max Papis Toyota 30.885 Â Â Â
40. John Andretti Chevrolet 30.903 Â Â Â
41. Paul Menard Ford 31.006 Â Â Â
42. Erik Darnell Ford 31.773 Â
43. Terry Labonte Toyota
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Regan Smith Chevrolet                        Â
Patrick Carpentier Toyota                        Â
Tony Raines Dodge           Â