Source: NASCAR.com
The 12-driver Chase for the Nextel Cup field served notice Friday that the fight for the title would take place at the front from the drop of the green flag on Sunday, as those drivers swept six of the top eight spots in qualifying for the Dickies 500. In all, seven Chase drivers posted times in the top 15, nine of them will start in the top 20 and none will start from worse than 29th, which should make Sunday's race a shootout. Martin Truex Jr. was the next-to-last Chaser out -- the last being points leader Jeff Gordon -- and Truex made it stand up with the only sub-28-second lap of the session. It was also the first pole of Truex's career. 1 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 193.105 27.964 Meneur 2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 192.424 28.063 -0.099 3 42 Juan Montoya* Dodge Texaco / Havoline 192.417 28.064 -0.100 4 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil 192.239 28.090 -0.126 5 84 A.J. Allmendinger* Toyota Red Bull 192.239 28.090 -0.126 6 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 192.164 28.101 -0.137 7 11 Denny Hamlin Chevrolet FedEx Kinko's 192.130 28.106 -0.142 8 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 192.068 28.115 -0.151 9 25 Casey Mears Chevrolet National Guard / GMAC 191.904 28.139 -0.175 10 01 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 191.605 28.183 -0.219 11 12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 191.557 28.190 -0.226 12 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 191.449 28.206 -0.242 13 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories 191.388 28.215 -0.251 14 36 Mike Skinner Toyota 360 OTC 191.381 28.216 -0.252 15 20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet The Home Depot 191.327 28.224 -0.260 16 15 Paul Menard* Chevrolet Moen / Menards 191.286 28.230 -0.266 17 5 Kyle Busch Chevrolet CARQUEST / Kellogg's 191.272 28.232 -0.268 18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford USG Sheetrock / DEWALT 191.191 28.244 -0.280 19 19 Elliott Sadler Dodge Dodge Dealers Lifetime Powertrain Warranty / UAW 191.022 28.269 -0.305 20 10 Scott Riggs Dodge Stanley Proto Tools / Valvoline 191.022 28.269 -0.305 21 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 190.981 28.275 -0.311 22 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 190.941 28.281 -0.317 23 16 Greg Biffle Ford Jackson Hewitt 190.887 28.289 -0.325 24 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal Special Reserve 190.813 28.300 -0.336 25 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dodge Dealers Lifetime Powertrain Warranty / UAW 190.665 28.322 -0.358 26 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 190.665 28.322 -0.358 27 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 190.570 28.336 -0.372 28 40 David Stremme Dodge HomeLife Communities 190.476 28.350 -0.386 29 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel's 190.181 28.394 -0.430 30 21 Bill Elliott Ford Delimex 190.034 28.416 -0.452 31 41 Reed Sorenson Dodge Target 189.860 28.442 -0.478 32 22 Dave Blaney Toyota Caterpillar 189.820 28.448 -0.484 33 6 David Ragan* Ford AAA Insurance 189.807 28.450 -0.486 34 38 David Gilliland Ford M&M's 189.640 28.475 -0.511 35 78 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet Furniture Row Racing 189.620 28.478 -0.514 36 66 Jeremy Mayfield Chevrolet Best Buy 189.580 28.484 -0.520 37 45 Kyle Petty Dodge National Tire & Battery 189.354 28.518 -0.554 38 18 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 188.114 28.706 -0.742 39 88 Ricky Rudd+ Ford Snickers 187.983 28.726 -0.762 40 96 Tony Raines+ Chevrolet DLP HDTV 187.911 28.737 -0.773 41 7 Robby Gordon+ Ford MAPEI / Menards 187.298 28.831 -0.867 42 70 Johnny Sauter+ Chevrolet FleetPride / Yellow 186.651 28.931 -0.967 43 00 David Reutimann* Toyota Burger King 189.321 28.523 -0.559
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