Mark Martin backed up his fast practice lap from Friday to win the pole position for Sunday’s FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway, beating Jimmie Johnson as the final car to make an attempt in Saturday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying.
NASCAR Dover Starting Lineup 2012: Mark Martin Nips Jimmie Johnson In Qualifying
Martin’s pole was his third of the season in just 10 attempts, as the veteran driver is racing a part-time schedule this season.
Johnson looked to have the pole if he could survive just one more car, but Martin beat him by five-thousandths of a second with a speed of 158.297 mph.
“I left a little on the table,” Johnson said. “Mark found five-thousandths. ... Mark is one heck of a wheelman, and he continues to show it.”
Ryan Newman will start third, followed by Clint Bowyer and Matt Kenseth.
Young drivers Josh Wise and Cole Whitt failed to qualify for Sunday’s race.
Here’s the starting lineup for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway:
- Mark Martin
- Jimmie Johnson
- Ryan Newman
- Clint Bowyer
- Matt Kenseth
- Kevin Harvick
- Greg Biffle
- Kyle Busch
- Kurt Busch
- Denny Hamlin
- Joey Logano
- Aric Almirola
- Kasey Kahne
- Jeff Gordon
- Jeff Burton
- Brad Keselowski
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Carl Edwards
- Paul Menard
- Marcos Ambrose
- Bobby Labonte
- AJ Allmendinger
- Jamie McMurray
- Scott Speed
- Regan Smith
- Landon Cassill
- David Ragan
- Tony Stewart
- David Gilliland
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- David Stremme
- Michael McDowell
- JJ Yeley
- Joe Nemechek
- Mike Bliss
- Stephen Leicht
- Reed Sorenson
- David Reutimann
- Casey Mears
- Dave Blaney
- Travis Kvapil
- Scott Riggs
DNQ: Josh Wise, Cole Whitt.
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