Pole Report: Tony Stewart wins 13th career pole



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Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet, sits in his car during practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Oct. 13 in Concord, N.C.

In 459 career Sprint Cup starts, Tony Stewart won his 13th pole at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is his first pole at Charlotte in 26 starts. He had a lap time of 28.131 seconds at a speed of 191.959. Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards round out the top three.

1. Tony Stewart
2. Matt Kenseth
3. Carl Edwards
4. AJ Allmendinger
5. Greg Biffle
6. Ryan Newman
7. Paul Menard
8. Kasey Kahne
9. Jimmie Johnson
10. Trevor Bayne
11. David Ragan
12. Marcos Ambrose
13. Mark Martin
14. Kevin Harvick
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16. Joey Logano
17. Denny Hamlin
18. Martin Truex Jr.
19. Clint Bowyer
20. Kurt Busch
21. Regan Smith
22. Bobby Labonte
23. Jeff Gordon
24. Casey Mears
25. Kyle Busch
26. Brad Keselowski
27. Jamie McMurray
28. Jeff Burton
29. David Reutimann
30. Landon Cassill
31. Brian Vickers
32. Juan Pablo Montoya
33. David Gilliland
34. Travis Kvapil
35. Dave Blaney
36. David Stremme
37. Michael McDowell
38. JJ Yeley
39. Joe Nemechek
40. Andy Lally
41. Hermie Sadler
42. Mike Bliss
43. Robby Gordon

Who did not make it:
Geoffrey Bodine
Scott Speed
Josh Wise

Television schedule:
Practice- 4 PM ET Friday ESPN 2
Practice- 6 PM ET Friday ESPN 2
Race at CMS- 7:30 PM ET Saturday ABC
Pole Report: Tony Stewart wins 13th career pole Pole Report: Tony Stewart wins 13th career pole Reviewed by Holly Machuga on Thursday, October 13, 2011 Rating: 5