Jimmie Johnson, the driver of the No. 24 Chevrolet backed up his practice win by putting his car on the pole Friday at Dover. The P1 position is his second of the season and at the Monster Mile.
Johnson, who was the 28th driver to make a qualifying attempt, has four wins at Dover, including a victory in the most recent race in May.
Johnson edged Juan Montoya (156.699 mph), whose No. 42 Chevrolet was the first car on the track. Ryan Newman (156.393 mph) qualified third and Greg Biffle (156.284 mph) will start fourth, as Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers occupied the top four spots and six of the top seven.
David Reutimann, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard completed the top 10.
Cup points leader Mark Martin will start 14th.
In addition to the top four, Martin, Kahne and Gordon, other Chase drivers qualified as follows: Brian Vickers, 12th; Denny Hamlin, 13th; Kurt Busch, 16th; Tony Stewart, 22nd; and Carl Edwards, 30th.
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Johnson, who was the 28th driver to make a qualifying attempt, has four wins at Dover, including a victory in the most recent race in May.
Johnson edged Juan Montoya (156.699 mph), whose No. 42 Chevrolet was the first car on the track. Ryan Newman (156.393 mph) qualified third and Greg Biffle (156.284 mph) will start fourth, as Chase for the Sprint Cup drivers occupied the top four spots and six of the top seven.
David Reutimann, Kasey Kahne, Jeff Gordon, Clint Bowyer, Sam Hornish Jr. and Paul Menard completed the top 10.
Cup points leader Mark Martin will start 14th.
In addition to the top four, Martin, Kahne and Gordon, other Chase drivers qualified as follows: Brian Vickers, 12th; Denny Hamlin, 13th; Kurt Busch, 16th; Tony Stewart, 22nd; and Carl Edwards, 30th.
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