Smoke or Edwards? Who’s it going to be? You tell me. Statistically, at this track, I have to go with Edwards, but my heart is with Stewart. Either way, I think each man will be a deserving winner as NASCAR RnR’s Aaron Rosser pointed out earlier in the week.
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My pick to win has be be Edwards because he does better at this track than most others. Although he and Tony both have two wins each, Edwards has his two on the newly configured/banked track while Stewart has his wins on the old track lay-out.
My dark horse pick is Bowyer, as he is trying to hold onto that thirteenth spot, but I’d keep an eye on that 43 car of The ‘Dinger too - I’ve got a good feeling about his race today.
Starting line-up and the last race-time discussion of the year after the jump. See you there!
Starting line-up via nascar.com.
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 175.467 | 30.775 | Leader |
| 2 | 56 | Martin Truex Jr. | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 174.808 | 30.891 | -0.116 |
| 3 | 4 | Kasey Kahne | Toyota | Red Bull | 174.582 | 30.931 | -0.156 |
| 4 | 22 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Shell / Pennzoil | 174.520 | 30.942 | -0.167 |
| 5 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Dodge | Miller Lite | 174.492 | 30.947 | -0.172 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Crown Royal | 174.475 | 30.950 | -0.175 |
| 7 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Drive to End Hunger | 174.436 | 30.957 | -0.182 |
| 8 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M Novec | 174.109 | 31.015 | -0.240 |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's | 174.098 | 31.017 | -0.242 |
| 10 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Express | 173.969 | 31.040 | -0.265 |
| 11 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy | 173.907 | 31.051 | -0.276 |
| 12 | 43 | A.J. Allmendinger | Ford | Best Buy | 173.734 | 31.082 | -0.307 |
| 13 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS My Choice | 173.678 | 31.092 | -0.317 |
| 14 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 173.371 | 31.147 | -0.372 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Mobil 1 | 173.333 | 31.154 | -0.379 |
| 16 | 78 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Companies | 173.321 | 31.156 | -0.381 |
| 17 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Cheerios / Hamburger Helper | 173.277 | 31.164 | -0.389 |
| 18 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | Ford | Stanley | 173.271 | 31.165 | -0.390 |
| 19 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Interstate Batteries | 173.249 | 31.169 | -0.394 |
| 20 | 21 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | 173.160 | 31.185 | -0.410 |
| 21 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Budweiser | 173.155 | 31.186 | -0.411 |
| 22 | 51 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit | 173.094 | 31.197 | -0.422 |
| 23 | 27 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Duracell / Menards | 173.083 | 31.199 | -0.424 |
| 24 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 172.966 | 31.220 | -0.445 |
| 25 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 172.889 | 31.234 | -0.459 |
| 26 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 172.701 | 31.268 | -0.493 |
| 27 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 172.656 | 31.276 | -0.501 |
| 28 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine | 172.425 | 31.318 | -0.543 |
| 29 | 84 | Cole Whitt | Toyota | Kangaroo Express | 172.392 | 31.324 | -0.549 |
| 30 | 55 | J.J. Yeley | Ford | Ingersoll Rand | 171.991 | 31.397 | -0.622 |
| 31 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar | 171.821 | 31.428 | -0.653 |
| 32 | 20 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 171.685 | 31.453 | -0.678 |
| 33 | 66 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | HP Racing LLC | 171.059 | 31.568 | -0.793 |
| 34 | 135 | Dave Blaney | Chevrolet | Big Red | 171.027 | 31.574 | -0.799 |
| 35 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Toyota | Reese Towpower | 170.881 | 31.601 | -0.826 |
| 36 | 30 | David Stremme | Chevrolet | Inception Motorsports | 170.881 | 31.601 | -0.826 |
| 37 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | AMFMEnergy.com / Pellet & Wood Stoves | 170.578 | 31.657 | -0.882 |
| 38 | 34 | David Gilliland | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 170.143 | 31.738 | -0.963 |
| 39 | 13 | Casey Mears | Toyota | Hard Rock Vodka | 169.929 | 31.778 | -1.003 |
| 40 | 38 | Travis Kvapil+ | Ford | Long John Silver's | 169.178 | 31.919 | -1.144 |
| 41 | 32 | T.J. Bell+* | Ford | Green Smoke | 167.707 | 32.199 | -1.424 |
| 42 | 36 | Geoffrey Bodine+ | Chevrolet | Luke & Associates | 162.842 | 33.161 | -2.386 |
| 43 | 71 | Mike Bliss | Ford | School Media | 169.940 | 31.776 | -1.001 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 46 | Scott Speed | Ford | Green Stuff Absorbent | 169.529 | 31.853 | -1.078 |
| 45 | 7 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Speed Energy / Mapei | 169.359 | 31.885 | -1.110 |
| 46 | 37 | Mike Skinner | Ford | Koma Unwind | 168.587 | 32.031 | -1.256 |
| 47 | 192 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | BBI Waste Industries / Melling Engine Parts | 167.775 | 32.186 | -1.411 |
| 48 | 193 | Grant Enfinger | Chevrolet | Hewes Concrete Polishing | 165.807 | 32.568 | -1.793 |
+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
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