NASCAR Cup Series

Matt Kenseth earned Roush Fenway’s team-high 10th Sprint Cup pole of the season, turning a lap of 26.26 seconds (137.101 mph) around the 1-mile low banked tri-oval of Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday to score his career-high third Sprint Cup pole of the season.

AVONDALE, AZ - (November 12, 2011) - Mark Martin, No. 5 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet, leads three Team Chevy drivers with top-10 qualifying efforts for Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500. Martin will start fourth in the 43-car field.

Edwards, No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion (Qualified 9th) “That was a good lap for us. It depends on this clouds. I think someone will hit it and be really fast but I think it can be a top-10 spot and that is all we need. We had a good solid run, practiced well and a solid qualifying lap. We have to keep on moving.”

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) Qualified 12th “That was faster than I thought it was. It’s terrible out there right now, but it’s the same for everybody. I’m happy to pick up, just so hard to tell what’s a good lap and what’s a bad lap right now; really hard to tell.”

Qualifying for the Kobalt Tools 500 in Phoenix was everything but smooth for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers as the new configuration frustrated many drivers including Jeff Gordon and Jamie McMurray.

Each race weekend, selected Dodge Motorsports engineers, Penske Racing engineers and crew chiefs, drivers or engine specialists give their insight on the ‘Keys for Success’ for the upcoming race. This week, Howard Comstock, Dodge Motorsports engineering - provides the keys for Sunday’s Sprint Cup race.

Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, brings a three point Chase standings lead into Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500 over Tony Stewart. Edwards, who posted the second fastest lap time in the final Friday practice at Phoenix International Raceway, talked about racing at PIR and his slim Chase lead.

BRAD KESELOWSKI (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Charger R/T) WHAT DID YOU LEARN TODAY IN PRACTICE? WAS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE FROM THE FIRST PRACTICE TO THE SECOND? “Sure, I mean, the track just keeps changing every time we run out. It’ll be interesting to see come race time. It just keeps changing.”

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing How was practice on the new track surface at Phoenix? "It's been a pretty good weekend so far. We were gaining some speed as the day goes on.

Two races to go in the 2011 Chase for the Sprint Cup, and this week we head to a track that may be the biggest juggernaut of them all, Phoenix International Raceway.