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2012 Talladega II: NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying Results - Kahne, Chevrolet On Pole!

Kasey Kahne and his No. 5 Chevrolet takes NASCAR Sprint Cup Pole at Talladega II. Credit: PaddockTalk/Scott Schilke
By PaddockTalk.com Staff Writers
Kasey Kahne and his No. 5 Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 44th Annual Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 with a lap of 50.017 seconds, 191.455 mph. This is his 25th pole in 318 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races and his third pole and 21st top-10 start in 2012. This is also his first pole in 18 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Also qualifying on the front row, Ryan Newman and his No. 39 US Army Chevrolet posted his 17th top-10 start of 2012 and his ninth in 22 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Qualifying third, Clint Bowyer and his No. 15 5-hourEnergyBenefittingAvonFoundationforWomen Toyota posted his fifth top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his 13th in 30 races this season.
Tony Stewart and his No. 14 Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet will start fourth with Greg Biffle and his No. 16 3M / National Breast Cancer Foundation Ford rounding out the top five.
Josh Wise was the fastest qualifying rookie, he'll start 33rd.
Overall, 43 NASCAR Sprint Cup entries attempted to qualify for tomorrow' race.
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Time Trial Results Talladega Superspeedway 44th Annual Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 Provided by NASCAR Statistics - Sat, October 06, 2012 @ 02:31 PM Eastern Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott 04/30/87 44.9981 212.809
| Pos |
Car |
Driver |
Team |
Time |
Speed |
Fastest |
Next |
| 1 |
5 |
Kasey Kahne |
Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet |
50.017 |
191.455 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
| 2 |
39 |
Ryan Newman |
US Army Chevrolet |
50.098 |
191.145 |
0.081 |
0.081 |
| 3 |
15 |
Clint Bowyer |
5-hourEnergyBenefittingAvonFoundationforWomen Toyota |
50.105 |
191.119 |
0.088 |
0.007 |
| 4 |
14 |
Tony Stewart |
Mobil 1 / Office Depot Chevrolet |
50.138 |
190.993 |
0.121 |
0.033 |
| 5 |
16 |
Greg Biffle |
3M / National Breast Cancer Foundation Ford |
50.148 |
190.955 |
0.131 |
0.010 |
| 6 |
24 |
Jeff Gordon |
Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet |
50.176 |
190.848 |
0.159 |
0.028 |
| 7 |
99 |
Carl Edwards |
Subway Ford |
50.193 |
190.784 |
0.176 |
0.017 |
| 8 |
21 |
Trevor Bayne(i) |
Motorcraft / Quick Lane / Warriors in Pink Ford |
50.208 |
190.727 |
0.191 |
0.015 |
| 9 |
56 |
Martin Truex Jr. |
NAPA Auto Parts Toyota |
50.225 |
190.662 |
0.208 |
0.017 |
| 10 |
22 |
Sam Hornish Jr.(i) |
SKF Dodge |
50.234 |
190.628 |
0.217 |
0.009 |
| 11 |
55 |
Michael Waltrip |
Charlie Loudermilk Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota |
50.277 |
190.465 |
0.260 |
0.043 |
| 12 |
88 |
Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Diet Mountain Dew Paint the 88 / National Guard Chevrolet |
50.287 |
190.427 |
0.270 |
0.010 |
| 13 |
18 |
Kyle Busch |
M&M's Toyota |
50.289 |
190.419 |
0.272 |
0.002 |
| 14 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
The Home Depot Toyota |
50.296 |
190.393 |
0.279 |
0.007 |
| 15 |
17 |
Matt Kenseth |
Frd EcoBoost / National Breast Cancer Foundation Ford |
50.302 |
190.370 |
0.285 |
0.006 |
| 16 |
27 |
Paul Menard |
Certain Teed Insulation / Menards Chevrolet |
50.312 |
190.332 |
0.295 |
0.010 |
| 17 |
48 |
Jimmie Johnson |
Lowe's Chevrolet |
50.321 |
190.298 |
0.304 |
0.009 |
| 18 |
43 |
Aric Almirola |
Gwaltney Ford |
50.321 |
190.298 |
0.304 |
0.000 |
| 19 |
13 |
Casey Mears |
GEICO Ford |
50.353 |
190.177 |
0.336 |
0.032 |
| 20 |
9 |
Marcos Ambrose |
DeWalt Ford |
50.355 |
190.170 |
0.338 |
0.002 |
| 21 |
29 |
Kevin Harvick |
Budweiser Chevrolet |
50.370 |
190.113 |
0.353 |
0.015 |
| 22 |
2 |
Brad Keselowski |
Miller Lite Dodge |
50.459 |
189.778 |
0.442 |
0.089 |
| 23 |
11 |
Denny Hamlin |
FedEx Freight Toyota |
50.467 |
189.748 |
0.450 |
0.008 |
| 24 |
1 |
Jamie McMurray |
Bass Pro Shops / Allstate Chevrolet |
50.469 |
189.740 |
0.452 |
0.002 |
| 25 |
34 |
David Ragan |
MHP-8 hour Alert Ford |
50.502 |
189.616 |
0.485 |
0.033 |
| 26 |
31 |
Jeff Burton |
Caterpillar / DriveCat.com Chevrolet |
50.519 |
189.552 |
0.502 |
0.017 |
| 27 |
42 |
Juan Pablo Montoya |
Target / Gillette Chevrolet |
50.565 |
189.380 |
0.548 |
0.046 |
| 28 |
78 |
Regan Smith |
Furniture Row / Farm American Chevrolet |
50.582 |
189.316 |
0.565 |
0.017 |
| 29 |
51 |
Kurt Busch |
Phoenix Construction Chevrolet |
50.660 |
189.025 |
0.643 |
0.078 |
| 30 |
30 |
David Stremme |
SwanEnergyInc.com Toyota |
50.681 |
188.947 |
0.664 |
0.021 |
| 31 |
32 |
Terry Labonte |
C&J Energy Services Ford |
50.722 |
188.794 |
0.705 |
0.041 |
| 32 |
38 |
David Gilliland |
Peanut Patch Boiled Peanuts / Margaret Holmes Ford |
50.740 |
188.727 |
0.723 |
0.018 |
| 33 |
26 |
Josh Wise # |
MDS Transport Ford |
50.761 |
188.649 |
0.744 |
0.021 |
| 34 |
98 |
Michael McDowell |
K-LOVE / Curb Records Ford |
50.764 |
188.638 |
0.747 |
0.003 |
| 35 |
97 |
Timmy Hill(i) |
AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves / SWM Toyota |
50.848 |
188.326 |
0.831 |
0.084 |
| 36 |
93 |
Travis Kvapil |
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota |
50.856 |
188.296 |
0.839 |
0.008 |
| 37 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek(i) |
AM/FM Energy Wood & Pellet Stoves Toyota |
50.936 |
188.001 |
0.919 |
0.080 |
| 38 |
83 |
Landon Cassill |
Burger King / Dr Pepper Toyota |
50.940 |
187.986 |
0.923 |
0.004 |
| 39 |
36 |
Dave Blaney |
Golden Corral Chevrolet |
51.083 |
187.460 |
1.066 |
0.143 |
| 40 |
47 |
Bobby Labonte |
Scott / Kingsford / Bush Beans Toyota |
51.211 |
186.991 |
1.194 |
0.128 |
| 41 |
10 |
David Reutimann |
CVP@Tmone.com Chevrolet |
51.268 |
186.783 |
1.251 |
0.057 |
| 42 |
33 |
Cole Whitt(i) |
LittleJoesAutos.com Chevrolet |
51.404 |
186.289 |
1.387 |
0.136 |
| 43 |
23 |
Robert Richardson Jr.(i) |
North Texas Pipe Toyota |
51.500 |
185.942 |
1.483 |
0.096 |
*Required to qualify on time, OP - Top 35 in Owner Points, PC - Past Champion,(i)Ineligible for driver points in this series
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