Friday
2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NSCS Starting Lineup
By R. Mark Stiles
Mark Martin captured his 47th career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light Pole Award, as he ran a qualifying lap speed of 126.808 mph, for Saturday night’s Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway.
This is Martin’s 6th series pole of 2009, which matches the most poles that he has captured in one season, dating back to 1989. This is also his fourth series pole at Richmond International Raceway.
Sharing the front row with Martin is Martin Truex Jr., who ran a speed of 126.731 mph, and they will be followed by Virginia native Denny Hamlin (126.630) starting third, Jimmie Johnson (126.541) fourth, Kasey Kahne (126.452) fifth, Brian Vickers (126.251) sixth, Jeff Gordon (125.992) seventh, Kyle Busch (125.962) eighth, Brad Keselowski (125.921) ninth and Carl Edwards (125.786) rounding out the top-10 starting positions.
Tony Raines, in the #37, was the only driver who failed to make the race.
2009 Chevy Rock & Roll 400 NSCS Starting Lineup
| Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Mark Martin | Kellogg's/CARQUEST Chevrolet | 21.292 | 126.808 |
| 2 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Chevrolet | 21.305 | 126.731 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Express Toyota | 21.322 | 126.63 |
| 4 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's Chevrolet | 21.337 | 126.541 |
| 5 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Budweiser Dodge | 21.352 | 126.452 |
| 6 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Red Bull Toyota | 21.386 | 126.251 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | DuPont/Ntnl Grd Wounded Warrior Chevrolet | 21.43 | 125.992 |
| 8 | 18 | Kyle Busch | M&M's Toyota | 21.435 | 125.962 |
| 9 | 9 | Brad Keselowski | Miccosukee Indian Gmng&Rsrt Chevrolet | 21.442 | 125.921 |
| 10 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Aflac Ford | 21.465 | 125.786 |
| 11 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Reynolds Wrap Dodge | 21.468 | 125.769 |
| 12 | 12 | David Stremme | No. 12 Penske Dodge Dodge | 21.469 | 125.763 |
| 13 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Miller Lite Dodge | 21.5 | 125.581 |
| 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target Chevrolet | 21.502 | 125.57 |
| 15 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet | 21.503 | 125.564 |
| 16 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Clorox/Kingsford Toyota | 21.505 | 125.552 |
| 17 | 44 | A J Allmendinger | PVA.org Dodge | 21.513 | 125.506 |
| 18 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet | 21.517 | 125.482 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet | 21.518 | 125.476 |
| 20 | 82 | Scott Speed # | Red Bull Toyota | 21.528 | 125.418 |
| 21 | 39 | Ryan Newman | U.S. Army/NCO Chevrolet | 21.543 | 125.331 |
| 22 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Caterpillar Chevrolet | 21.55 | 125.29 |
| 23 | 0 | David Reutimann | Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota | 21.57 | 125.174 |
| 24 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M Ford | 21.573 | 125.156 |
| 25 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Crown Royal Ford | 21.576 | 125.139 |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | UPS Ford | 21.608 | 124.954 |
| 27 | 20 | Joey Logano # | Home Depot Toyota | 21.638 | 124.78 |
| 28 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | DeWalt Ford | 21.653 | 124.694 |
| 29 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet | 21.665 | 124.625 |
| 30 | 7 | David Gilliland | Jim Beam Toyota | 21.683 | 124.522 |
| 31 | 71 | Mike Bliss | TRG Motorsports Chevrolet | 21.694 | 124.458 |
| 32 | 66 | Dave Blaney | PRISM Motorsports Toyota | 21.709 | 124.372 |
| 33 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Mobil 1 Dodge | 21.736 | 124.218 |
| 34 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Best Buy Insignia Dodge | 21.78 | 123.967 |
| 35 | 78 | Regan Smith | World Vision Chevrolet | 21.784 | 123.944 |
| 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | ChuckLevins.com Toyota | 21.793 | 123.893 |
| 37 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | DLP Ford | 21.828 | 123.694 |
| 38 | 7 | Casey Mears | Jack Daniel's Chevrolet | 21.83 | 123.683 |
| 39 | 34 | John Andretti | Taco Bell Chevrolet | 21.848 | 123.581 |
| 40 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | NAPA Toyota | 21.872 | 123.446 |
| 41 | 36 | Michael McDowell | Wave Energy Drink Toyota | 21.929 | 123.125 |
| 42 | 98 | Paul Menard | Turtle Wax/Menards Ford | 21.937 | 123.08 |
| 43 | 13 | Max Papis # | GEICO Toyota | 21.992 | 122.772 |
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