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

Credit: Debbie Ross/Skirts and Scuffs

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