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[/media-credit]Kyle Busch took pole position for tomorrow’s (or Tuesday’s) 26th Annual Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen in commanding style. After the two Richard Petty Motorsports drivers, Marcos Ambrose and A.J. Allmendinger decided to lay down laps fast enough to take the pole (for the time) Kyle Busch, who qualified last because of his first practice speed, decided to add to the drama that was Sprint Cup qualifying here at The Glen.
The #43 car of A.J. Allmendinger became the first Sprint Cup car to break the 70-second mark in qualifying around the 2.45-mile short course here at Watkins Glen International with his lap time of 1:09.997.
Not to be outdone, Kyle Busch’s lap of 1:09.767, the fastest qualifying speed ever here at The Glen, was good enough to take pole position for the 220-mile race slated to go tomorrow at 1PM. His pole here at Watkins Glen marks his 8th of his career, and the first for him this season. Also with the pole today, Joe Gibbs Racing drivers have taken both pole positions this season at the two road courses after Joey Logano took the pole earlier this season at Infineon Raceway.
Busch’s lap time was just a hair off of where Marcos Ambrose’s fast lap was yesterday in Final Practice. Ambrose ran a lap just one-tenth quicker than Busch’s qualifying lap today. Ambrose will start just behind Busch in third tomorrow, and it will be interesting to see how fast he will make a charge to the front following the green-flag around 1PM.
Stay tuned for more here from The Glen…
| Starting Lineup | |||||
| Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at the Glen, Watkins Glen International | |||||
| http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=22 | |||||
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| Pos. | No. | Driver | Make | Speed | Time |
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| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 126.421 | 69.767 |
| 2 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | 126.041 | 69.977 |
| 3 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | 125.984 | 70.009 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 125.662 | 70.188 |
| 5 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | 125.654 | 70.193 |
| 6 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 125.314 | 70.383 |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | 125.238 | 70.426 |
| 8 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | 125.202 | 70.446 |
| 9 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | 124.968 | 70.578 |
| 10 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 124.94 | 70.594 |
| 11 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | 124.915 | 70.608 |
| 12 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | 124.908 | 70.612 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | 124.904 | 70.614 |
| 14 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 124.791 | 70.678 |
| 15 | 51 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | 124.701 | 70.729 |
| 16 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | 124.55 | 70.815 |
| 17 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | 124.451 | 70.871 |
| 18 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | 123.998 | 71.13 |
| 19 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | 123.854 | 71.213 |
| 20 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | 123.682 | 71.312 |
| 21 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | 123.663 | 71.323 |
| 22 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | 123.635 | 71.339 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | 123.517 | 71.407 |
| 24 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | 123.507 | 71.413 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | 123.476 | 71.431 |
| 26 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | 123.455 | 71.443 |
| 27 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | 123.436 | 71.454 |
| 28 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 123.433 | 71.456 |
| 29 | 37 | Scott Speed | Ford | 123.379 | 71.487 |
| 30 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | 123.283 | 71.543 |
| 31 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | 123.176 | 71.605 |
| 32 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | 122.956 | 71.733 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | 122.956 | 71.733 |
| 34 | 150 | T.J. Bell* | Chevrolet | 122.928 | 71.749 |
| 35 | 32 | Andrew Ranger | Ford | 122.372 | 72.075 |
| 36 | 71 | Andy Lally* | Ford | 122.196 | 72.179 |
| 37 | 60 | Mike Skinner | Toyota | 122.13 | 72.218 |
| 38 | 36 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | 121.993 | 72.299 |
| 39 | 0 | David Reutimann | Toyota | 121.66 | 72.497 |
| 40 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | 121.419 | 72.641 |
| 41 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | 120.339 | 73.293 |
| 42 | 11 | Denny Hamlin+ | Toyota | – | – |
| 43 | 38 | Terry Labonte | Ford | Champion’s Provisional | 0 |
