Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) marcou no sábado (30/07) a pole-position para a Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500, no Pocono Raceway, 21ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a segunda pole de Stewart no ano. O bicampeão da categoria (2002/ 2005) fez o tempo de 52s511 (171.393 mp/h).
O colombiano Juan Pablo Montoya (Chevrolet) completa a primeira fila. Denny Hamlin (Toyota) alinha em 3º, seguido por Jeff Gordon (Chevrolet). Ryan Newman (Chevrolet) e Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet) fecham os seis primeiros.
Em 7º, A.J.Allmendinger é o melhor piloto da Ford. Brad Keselowski, na 11ª posição, é o melhor da Dodge.
O lÁder do campeonato, Kevin Harvick (Chevrolet) larga da 14ª posição.
Grid:
1. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 52.511 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 52.602 Â Â Â
3. Denny Hamlin Toyota 52.826 Â Â Â
4. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 52.872 Â Â Â
5. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 52.961 Â
6. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 52.972
7. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 52.979
8. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 53.013 Â Â Â
9. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 53.036 Â Â Â
10. Mark Martin Chevrolet 53.062
11. Brad Keselowski Dodge 53.084
12. Greg Biffle Ford 53.114
13. Kurt Busch Dodge 53.116 Â Â Â
14. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 53.203 Â Â Â
15. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 53.216 Â Â Â
16. Kasey Kahne Ford 53.223 Â Â Â
17. Joey Logano Toyota 53.247 Â Â Â
18. David Ragan Ford 53.256 Â Â Â
19. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 53.349 Â Â Â
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 53.358 Â Â Â
21. Kyle Busch Toyota 53.359
22. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 53.380 Â Â Â
23. Paul Menard Ford 53.440 Â Â Â
24. David Reutimann Toyota 53.455
25. Carl Edwards Ford 53.461 Â Â Â
26. Matt Kenseth Ford 53.478 Â Â Â
27. Scott Speed Toyota 53.545 Â Â Â
28. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 53.587 Â Â Â
29. Elliott Sadler Ford 53.631 Â Â Â
30. J.J. Yeley Dodge 53.690
31. Reed Sorenson Toyota 53.773 Â Â Â
32. Travis Kvapil Ford 53.786 Â Â Â
33. Joe Nemechek Toyota 53.842 Â Â Â
34. Regan Smith Chevrolet 53.896 Â Â Â
35. Landon Cassill Chevrolet 53.896
36. Michael McDowell Toyota 53.899 Â Â Â
37. David Gilliland Ford 54.068 Â Â Â
38. Dave Blaney Toyota 54.089 Â Â Â
39. Casey Mears Chevrolet 54.112 Â Â Â
40. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 54.377 Â Â Â
41. Kevin Conway Ford 54.823 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
42. P.J. Jones Toyota sem tempo               Â
43. Todd Bodine Toyota 54.127 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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David Stremme Ford 54.418 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Max Papis Toyota    54.537    Â