Marcos Ambrose on pole for Sprint Cup 28th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen

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Marcos Ambrose scored his third career Sprint Cup pole by taking the Stanley Ford to the top of the pylon Saturday at Watkins Glen. He's hoping to take home his third career win and third consecutive win at the New York road course.

The Tasmanian Devil, who was part of last season's epic last-lap battle with Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch, bumped Clint Bowyer off of the provisional pole. Bowyer starts second, with teammate Martin Truex, Jr. rolling off third. 

AJ Allmendinger was a little disappointed in his lap, but his fourth-place starting slot is the best for JTG Daugherty since Ambrose's outside pole at Martinsville in 2010. 

Kyle Busch wound up with a fifth-place starting spot, making it four Toyotas in the top five. 

Filling in for the injured Tony Stewart, Max Papis starts the No. 14 from 29th. 

Coverage for the 1 p.m. NSCS: Cheez-It 355 at The Glen runs on ESPN, with the green flag flying at 1:19 p.m..

Full starting order: 

Rank Driver
1   Marcos Ambrose
2   Clint Bowyer
3   Martin Truex, Jr.
4   A.J. Allmendinger
5   Kyle Busch
6   Jamie McMurray
7   Paul Menard
8   Brad Keselowski
9   Joey Logano
10   Matt Kenseth
11   Juan Pablo Montoya
12   Michael McDowell
13   Kurt Busch
14   Ryan Newman
15   Brian Vickers
16   Carl Edwards
17   Greg Biffle
18   Jimmie Johnson
19   Kasey Kahne
20   Denny Hamlin
21   David Gilliland
22   Jeff Burton
23   Owen Kelly
24   Ron Fellows
25   Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
26   Kevin Harvick
27   Boris Said
28   Jeff Gordon
29   Max Papis
30   Casey Mears
31   David Ragan
32   Aric Almirola
33   Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
34   Victor Gonzalez, Jr.
35   Danica Patrick
36   David Reutimann
37   Alex Kennedy
38   Travis Kvapil
39   David Stremme
40   Dave Blaney
41   Landon Cassill
42   Tomy Drissi
43   Brian Keselowski

Marcos Ambrose on pole for Sprint Cup 28th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Marcos Ambrose on pole for Sprint Cup 28th Annual Cheez-It 355 at The Glen Reviewed by Janine Cloud on Saturday, August 10, 2013 Rating: 5