Pole Report: Kyle Busch steals pole from Richard Petty Motorsports
Kyle Busch was the last to qualify at Watkins Glen on Saturday, and was successful in knocking A.J. Allmendinger off the pole as well as Allmendinger’s teammate, Marcos Ambrose off the front row. This is Busch’s eighth career pole. In 2008, he drove from the pole to Victory Lane at Watkins Glen.
With the Chase winding down, drivers are starting to scramble for the wild card positions. After Denny Hamlin crashed during his qualifying run he and his team determined that they will NOT go to a back up car for the race at The Glen tomorrow.
Here is the field:
1. Kyle Busch
2. A.J. Allmendinger
3. Marcos Ambrose
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Juan Pablo Montoya
6. Ryan Newman
7. Tony Stewart
8. Carl Edwards
9. Martin Truex, Jr.
10. Regan Smith
11. Bobby Labonte
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Joey Logano
14. Jamie McMurray
15. Boris Said
16. David Ragan
17. Jeff Gordon
18. Kasey Kahne
19. Clint Bowyer
20. Brian Vickers
21. Joe Nemechek
22. Mark Martin
23. Kevin Harvick
24. Matt Kenseth
25. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
26. Casey Mears
27. Kurt Busch
28. Greg Biffle
29. Scott Speed
30. J.J. Yeley
31. Robby Gordon
32. Paul Menard
33. Michael McDowell
34. T.J. Bell
35. Anderw Ranger
36. Andy Lally
37. Mike Skinner
38. Ron Fellows
39. David Reutimann
40. Jeff Burton
41. David Gilliland
42. Denny Hamlin
43. Terry Labonte
Who did not make it:
Dave Blaney
Brian Simo
P.J. Jones
Television schedule:
26th Annual Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen- 1 PM ET Sunday on ESPN
Pole Report: Kyle Busch steals pole from Richard Petty Motorsports
Reviewed by Holly Machuga
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Saturday, August 13, 2011
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