Tony Stewart (Chevrolet) marcou nesta sexta-feira (16/04), a pole-position para a Mobile 500 no Texas Motor Speedway, 8ª etapa da NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Foi a primeira pole de Stewart desde 2005, um jejum de 155 provas. Completando 400 provas na categoria, Stewart fez o tempo de 28s224 (191.327 mp/h).
Sam Hornish Jr (Dodge) em seu melhor treino na categoria, completa a primeira fila. Greg Biffle (Ford) sai em 3º, seguido pelo tetra-campeão e lÁder do campeonato, Jimmie Johnson (Chevrolet). Kasey Kahne (Ford) e Jeff Burton (Chevrolet) fecham os seis primeiros.
Grid:
1. Tony Stewart Chevrolet 28.224 Â Â Â Â Â Â
2. Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 28.238 Â Â Â
3. Greg Biffle Ford 28.287   Â
4. Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 28.290 Â Â Â
5. Kasey Kahne Ford 28.315 Â Â Â
6. Jeff Burton Chevrolet 28.383 Â Â Â
7. Kyle Busch Toyota 28.384 Â Â Â
8. Clint Bowyer Chevrolet 28.393 Â Â Â
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 28.403
10. Ryan Newman Chevrolet 28.421   Â
11. Kurt Busch Dodge 28.436 Â Â Â
12. Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 28.446 Â Â Â
13. David Ragan Ford 28.458 Â Â Â
14. Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 28.465 Â Â Â
15. Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 28.503
16. David Reutimann Toyota 28.514   Â
17. A.J. Allmendinger Ford 28.567 Â Â Â
18. Joey Logano Toyota 28.585 Â Â Â
19. Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 28.591 Â Â Â
20. Carl Edwards Ford 28.592 Â Â Â
21. Juan Montoya Chevrolet 28.600   Â
22. Joe Nemechek Toyota 28.605 Â Â Â
23. Scott Speed Toyota 28.606 Â Â Â
24. Dave Blaney Toyota 28.610 Â Â Â
25. Paul Menard Ford 28.617 Â Â Â
26. Regan Smith Chevrolet 28.618 Â Â Â
27. Max Papis Toyota 28.626 Â Â Â
28. Matt Kenseth Ford 28.627 Â Â Â
29. Denny Hamlin Toyota 28.637 Â Â Â
30. Mark Martin Chevrolet 28.675 Â Â Â
31. David Gilliland Ford 28.709 Â Â Â
32. Marcos Ambrose Toyota 28.710 Â Â Â
33. Michael McDowell Toyota 28.724 Â Â Â
34. Mike Bliss Chevrolet 28.732 Â Â Â
35. Travis Kvapil Ford 28.745 Â Â Â
36. Bill Elliott Ford 28.748
37. Brad Keselowski Dodge  28.750
38. Robby Gordon Toyota 28.773   Â
39. Elliott Sadler Ford 28.851 Â Â Â
40. Kevin Conway Ford 28.911 Â Â Â
41. Bobby Labonte Chevrolet 28.932 Â Â Â
42. Brian Vickers Toyota 29.131 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
43. Reed Sorenson Toyota 28.866 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
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David Stremme Ford 28.946 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Terry Cook Dodge 29.029 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Johnny Sauter Chevrolet 29.672 Â Â Â Â