You can bet David Ragan needed this. Now he just needs to turn his outstanding qualifying effort on Friday at Texas Motor Speedway into a good run during Saturday’s Samsung Mobile 500.
NASCAR Texas Motor Speedway Starting Lineup Finalized: David Ragan Wins First Career Pole
Ragan, the last top-35 car to make a lap in qualifying, shoved Roush Fenway Racing teammate Carl Edwards off the pole by two-tenths of a second to take his first career No. 1 starting position.
Ragan recorded a lap of 189.820 mph, ahead of Edwards (188.571 mph), Clint Bowyer, Matt Kenseth and Regan Smith.
Jimmie Johnson, Marcos Ambrose, Joey Logano, Greg Biffle and Kurt Busch rounded out the top 10.
Travis Kvapil failed to qualify for the race. He was the only driver to be sent home.
Here is the starting lineup for Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway:
- David Ragan
- Carl Edwards
- Clint Bowyer
- Matt Kenseth
- Regan Smith
- Jimmie Johnson
- Marcos Ambrose
- Joey Logano
- Greg Biffle
- Kurt Busch
- Kyle Busch
- Jeff Burton
- Kasey Kahne
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- AJ Allmendinger
- Ryan Newman
- Jamie McMurray
- Trevor Bayne
- Paul Menard
- Michael McDowell
- Mark Martin
- Casey Mears
- Denny Hamlin
- Landon Cassill
- David Reutimann
- Tony Stewart
- Brad Keselowski
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kevin Harvick
- Brian Vickers
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Jeff Gordon
- David Starr
- Bobby Labonte
- JJ Yeley
- Mike Skinner
- Joe Nemechek
- Dave Blaney
- Andy Lally
- Robby Gordon
- David Gilliland
- Ken Schrader
- Tony Raines
DNQ: Travis Kvapil was the 41st-fastest qualifier, but the slowest of the go-or-go-home cars, so he failed to make the race.
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