Biffle grabs the Bojangles’ Southern 500 pole

[media-credit name=”Brad Keppel” align=”alignright” width=”249″][/media-credit]Greg Biffle captured the pole for Saturday nights Sprint Cup Series Bojangles’ Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway with a lap of 180.257 MPH (27.281 SECS) for his second career pole at Darlington and the second of the season.

“It was a pretty uneventful lap. The car just had a ton of grip. It stuck to the race track really, really well. I felt like I was a little bit light down in Turns 1 and 2. I should have been a little bit quicker down there but I got a lot out of it in 3 and 4, so it was a great lap.” Biffle said.

Biffle was the next-to-last to hit the track for qualifying and knocked off the Hendrick Motorsports teammates of Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne from the front row.

Johnson qualified second and Kahne qualified third.

“I’m proud of that lap. I felt like there was a little bit left in turns three and four that I didn’t get down there.” Johnson said.

“It was a lot better than where we were in practice. I think the guys did a nice job preparing a little better. We will have to see what happens in the race now. I think we definitely made some gains though.” Kahne said.

Ryan Newman qualified fourth and Kyle Busch qualified fifth.

Making her Sprint Cup debut at Darlington, Danica Patrick qualified 38th.

“It’s the best lap I’ve turned all day in the Cup car, so that’s a positive. We were three-quarters of a second quicker, so for me that’s good. I don’t necessarily find a lot in qualifying from practice. I’m a pretty methodical driver, so that was good. And it shows that the Go Daddy crew did a good job of giving me a good car. It shows me what these Cup guys can do when it comes time to put it on the board. I know the starting spot won’t be great, but it was a step forward for me and those are the things I’m looking for along the way.” Patrick said.

Starting Lineup
Bojangles’ Southern 500, Darlington Raceway
http://www.speedwaymedia.com/Cup/qual.php?race=11
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Pos. No. Driver Make Speed Time
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1 16 Greg Biffle Ford 180.257 27.281
2 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet 179.566 27.386
3 5 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 179.566 27.386
4 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet 179.461 27.402
5 18 Kyle Busch Toyota 179.448 27.404
6 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota 179.317 27.424
7 99 Carl Edwards Ford 179.298 27.427
8 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota 179.187 27.444
9 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet 179.141 27.451
10 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet 179.095 27.458
11 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet 179.089 27.459
12 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet 179.076 27.461
13 43 Aric Almirola Ford 178.991 27.474
14 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet 178.926 27.484
15 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge 178.822 27.5
16 22 AJ Allmendinger Dodge 178.783 27.506
17 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet 178.724 27.515
18 55 Mark Martin Toyota 178.491 27.551
19 17 Matt Kenseth Ford 178.226 27.592
20 83 Landon Cassill Toyota 178.09 27.613
21 20 Joey Logano Toyota 177.98 27.63
22 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota 177.974 27.631
23 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 177.948 27.635
24 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet 177.903 27.642
25 51 Kurt Busch Chevrolet 177.845 27.651
26 15 Clint Bowyer Toyota 177.781 27.661
27 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet 177.307 27.735
28 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford 176.93 27.794
29 179 Scott Speed Ford 176.879 27.802
30 26 Josh Wise* Ford 176.746 27.823
31 13 Casey Mears Ford 176.733 27.825
32 30 David Stremme Toyota 176.606 27.845
33 173 Travis Kvapil Toyota 176.594 27.847
34 36 Dave Blaney Chevrolet 176.53 27.857
35 52 Mike Skinner Toyota 175.899 27.957
36 38 David Gilliland Ford 175.767 27.978
37 34 David Ragan Ford 175.604 28.004
38 10 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 175.497 28.021
39 74 Cole Whitt Chevrolet 175.497 28.021
40 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 175.022 28.097
41 10 David Reutimann+ Chevrolet 174.408 28.196
42 32 Reed Sorenson+ Ford 173.724 28.307
43 249 J.J. Yeley Toyota 174.848 28.125

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Angie Campbell
Angie Campbell
A native of Charlotte, NC, Angela (Angie) was first introduced to racing by her father. An avid fan of NASCAR, she found a way to combine her love of racing with her passion for writing. Angie is also an award-winning member of the National Motorsports Press Association. Follow her on Twitter @angiecampbell_ for the latest NASCAR news and feature stories.

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