Martin Truex Jr. picked up his first pole position of the year on Friday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway and will lead the starting lineup for Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500.
NASCAR At Texas Motor Speedway 2012: Starting Lineup For Samsung Mobile 500
The pole was the first at a 1.5-mile track for Truex since 2009 and just the seventh overall in his NASCAR career.
“We’ve come a long way,” said Truex, who enters Texas tied for third in points. “We’re starting to gel as a team. We’re not there yet.”
Roush Fenway Racing drivers Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle qualified second and third, followed by Mark Martin, Kasey Kahne and Ryan Newman.
Marcos Ambrose, Brad Keselowski, Jamie McMurray and Jimmie Johnson rounded out the top 10.
Three drivers failed to qualify for Saturday’s race: David Stremme, Joe Nemechek and Stacy Compton, who was attempting to make his first Cup race since 2003.
Here is the starting lineup for Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 NASCAR race at Texas Motor Speedway:
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Matt Kenseth
- Greg Biffle
- Mark Martin
- Kasey Kahne
- Ryan Newman
- Marcos Ambrose
- Brad Keselowski
- Jamie McMurray
- Jimmie Johnson
- Paul Menard
- AJ Allmendinger
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Kevin Harvick
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Kyle Busch
- Clint Bowyer
- Trevor Bayne
- Carl Edwards
- David Ragan
- Casey Mears
- Aric Almirola
- Jeff Burton
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Regan Smith
- Kurt Busch
- Landon Cassill
- Tony Stewart
- Bobby Labonte
- David Reutimann
- Josh Wise
- Michael McDowell
- Jeff Gordon
- David Gilliland
- JJ Yeley
- Travis Kvapil
- Scott Speed
- Reed Sorenson
- Scott Riggs
- Dave Blaney
- Tony Raines
- Mike Bliss
DNQ: David Stremme, Joe Nemechek, Stacy Compton.
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