Sprint Showdown And All-Star Race Lineup

Carl Edwards won the pole for Saturday night's All-Star race at Charlotte after knocking Kurt Busch from the spot.

“This is so unbelievable, because we tried so hard,” Edwards said after qualifying. “This is such an exciting qualifying format. There’s so much pressure, and to get the pole -- it’s spectacular. Our car was fast. Our pit crew was fast. It was awesome."

Instead of his own name above the driver side window, Edwards replaced it with the late Dick Trickle's.  Trickle died Thursday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Boger City, N.C.  “We felt like we needed to do something to honor him,” Edwards said. “I don’t know that I deserved to have his name above my window.”

In a conventional two-lap qualifying session that preceded the Sprint All-Star Race time trials, Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for Saturday’s Sprint Showdown at 193.424 mph (27.918 seconds), edging Jamie McMurray (192.699 mph) for the top starting spot.

The top two finishers in the Showdown, which features a field of 23 cars this year, will transfer into the main event. Winless since 2007, Truex is a veteran of the Showdown, and he confessed to being envious of those who were exempt into the All-Star Race.

“I’m definitely jealous that I’m not out there tonight,” Truex said after winning the pole. “For an event like this, it’s neat to see them mix it up and do something different because it’s an All-Star race. There’s not points here. You don’t have to go by the book.  “This is the weekend where you want to throw out the rules and make new stuff up, which generally they like to do.”

The Sprint Showdown will start at 7:30 p.m. ET, followed by the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at 9 p.m. ET, both televised on SPEED.

Sprint Showdown
1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Jamie McMurray
3. Juan Pablo Montoya
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. Casey Mears
6. Jeff Burton
7. Danica Patrick
8. Paul  Menard
9. J.J. Yeley
10. Landon Cassill
11. Bobby Labonte
12. Aric Almirola
13. Scott Riggs
14. David Gilliland
15. Michael McDowell
16. David Reutimann
17. Mike Bliss
18. Travis Kvapil
19. Dave Blaney
20. Timmy Hill
21. Joe Nemechek
22. David Stremme

All-Star
1. Carl Edwards
2. Kurt Busch
3. Greg Biffle
4. Kyle Busch
5. Joey Logano
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Denny Hamlin
8. Mark Martin
9. Kasey Kahne
10. Jeff Gordon
11. Ryan Newman
12. Brad Keselowski
13. Tony Stewart
14. David Ragan
15. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
16. Matt Kenseth
17. Marcos Ambrose
18. Jimmie Johnson
19. Kevin Harvick

Michael Waltrip To Race In Daytona 500

Thursday it was announced by Swan Racing that Michael Waltrip will drive the No. 30 Toyota in 2013's opening race at Daytona. 

"This race is what defines NASCAR," said Waltrip, who started 25 consecutive Daytona 500s from 1987-2011.  "Even if someone isn't a NASCAR fan, they understand what the Daytona 500 is.  I like getting up for the big games, and this is a big one.  I'm honored I'll always be introduced as a Daytona 500 champion.  I come here with a lot of respect for those before me who made the event what it is"

Waltrip will replace David Stremme, who is scheduled to drive the Swan Racing entry for the rest of the season. Stremme gave the move his blessing because he could see the rapport of Waltrip, Eury and Swan competition director Steve Hmiel.  Waltrip is teaming up again with crew chief Tony Eury Jr., who was atop the pit box for him during the 2005 season at Dale Earnhardt Inc. 

"Michael is a familiar face for a lot of us here at Swan Racing," Eury said. "We know each other's habits, wants and needs on the track. We're going to Daytona to compete and hopefully we'll make a mark for Swan Racing."

Waltrip has won two Daytona 500s (2001, 2003).  His four victories in the Sprint Cup Series all came at restrictor-plate tracks, three at Daytona International Speedway and one at Talladega Superspeedway.

The Great American Race will be ran February 14.

Daytona Preseason Thunder Schedule

Thursday, Jan. 10

9 a.m.-noon on SPEED.com

1 p.m.-5 p.m. on SPEED

Friday, Jan. 11

9 a.m.-noon on SPEED.com

1 p.m.-5 p.m. on SPEED

Saturday, Jan. 12

9 a.m.-noon on SPEED.com

1 p.m.-5 p.m. on SPEED

Performers Announced For Sprint Cup Awards

Musicians such as Lifehouse, Train, Natasha Bedingfield, Phillip Phillips and performers from the Beatles LOVE will be this year's entertainers at the Sprint Cup Awards in Las Vegas.

The show will be hosted by Howie Mandel on November 30th with live coverage beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET on SPEED.

NSCS Results: Ford EcoBoost 400 At Homestead

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

NNS Results: Ford EcoBoost 300 At Homestead

Smith and Championship winner Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

Ford EcoBoost 300 Results
1. Regan Smith
2. Kyle Busch
3. Brendan Gaughan
4. Sam Hornish Jr.
5. Austin Dillon
6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
7. Brian Scott
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Elliott Sadler
10. Cole Whitt
11. Justin Allgaier
12. Michael Annett
13. Danica Patrick
14. Joey Coulter
15. Kenny Wallace
16. Joey Logano
17. Brad Sweet
18. Joe Nemechek
19. Mike Bliss
20. Scott Lagasse Jr.
21. Kevin Swindell
22. Jeremy Clements
23. Jeffrey Earnhardt
24. David Starr
25. Dakoda Armstrong
26. Mike Wallace
27. Eric McClure
28. Andrew Ranger
29. Jason Bowles
30. Hal Martin
31. Danny Efland
32. Joey Gase
33. Robert Richardson Jr.
34. Johanna Long
35. Erik Darnell
36. John Blankenship
37. Juan Carlos Blum
38. Ryan Truex
39. Black Koch
40. Jeff Green
41. Chase Miller
42. Josh Wise
43. Dexter Stacey

Gale Wins Homestead, Buescher Takes Championship

Friday under the lights was a battle all the way to the end between Cale Gale and Kyle Busch.  Gale beat Busch to the finish line and picked up his first Camping World Truch Series win at Homestead-Miami Speedway. 

On the last restart of the season finale, Busch lead the field to the green but Gale had a slightly better run coming off of turn four.  He took the inside as the two rubbed and collided.  "I can tell you right now, coming off of [turn] four, that's not my driving style...I had to take it while I could", Gale said of the rough racing.  "Kyle's a racer. He's been in the same position I've been in. We've all seen hungry racers get an opportunity and take it. That's what you have to do in this sport."

James Buescher started the race in the 17th spot but quickly moved his way up to secure his first Championship title after Dillon's hopes were shattered..  "Everybody on this team has done a fantastic job," said Buescher, who won four races this season. "We had a shot at it last year, but we came into this year swinging and did a lot of work over the offseason.  It definitely paid off.  This is definitely the coolest thing I've ever done in racing."

Ford EcoBoost 200 Results
1. Cale Gale
2. Kyle Busch
3. Joey Coulter
4. Nelson Piquet Jr.
5. Miguel Paludo
6. Johnny Sauter
7. Parker Kligerman
8. Timothy Peters
9. Justin Lofton
10. Ross Chastain
11. Todd Bodine
12. Matt Crafton
13. James Buescher
14. Ryan Sieg
15. German Quiroga
16. David Starr
17. Jason White
18. Tim George Jr.
19. Jason Leffler
20. Ron Hornaday
21. Mario Gosselin
22. Jake Crum
23. Max Gresham
24. Jeff Agnew
25. Ty Dillon
26. Travis Miller
27. Kyle Larson
28. Ryan Blaney
29. Norm Benning
30. Ryan Lynch
31. Jennifer Jo Cobb
32. John Wes Townley
33. Bryan Silas
34. Dusty Davis
35. Chris Jones
36. Blake Koch

NNS Starting Lineup: Homestead-Miami Speedway

Ford EcoBoost 300 Lineup
1. Kyle Busch
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Austin Dillon
4. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
5. Joey Logano
6. Justin Allgaier
7. Brian Scott
8. Cole Whitt
9. Blake Koch
10. Regan Smith
11. Sam Hornish Jr.
12. Ryan Truex
13. Scott Lagasse Jr.
14. Danica Patrick
15. Brendan Gaughan
16. Kenny Wallace
17. Brad Sweet
18. Dakoda Armstrong
19. Ryan Blaney
20. Andrew Ranger
21. Kevin Swindell
22. Jeremy Clements
23. Mike Bliss
24. Joe Nemechek
25. Hal Martin
26. John Blankenship
27. Derek White
28. Chase Miller
29. Eric McClure
30. Jeffrey Earnhardt
31. Michael Annett
32. Joey Gase
33. Mike Wallace
34. Jason Bowles
35. Josh Wise
36. Timmy Hill
37. Johanna Long
38. Erik Darnell
39. Juan Carlos Blum
40. Jeff Green
41. Scott Riggs
42. J.J. Yeley
43. Dexter Stacey

NSCS: Joey Logano Claims Homestead Pole

Joey Logano, driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota, turned a lap of 176.056 mph (30.672 seconds) during Friday's qualifications to win the pole for the season finale race at Homestead.  He edged Chase contender and points leader, Brad Keselowski, from the top spot.

Sunday will be Logano's last race with Joe Gibbs Racing since he will make the transition to Penske Racing.

"To go out there in our final race with JGR, to go out there and get a pole for those guys -- they deserve it, all the guys back at the shop," Logano said. "I've been working with 'em since I was 15 years old. ... They gave me the car I needed to do what I had to do, and I did what I had to do, and we got the pole."

Coverage beings 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Ford EcoBoost 400 Lineup
1. Joey Logano
2. Marcos Ambrose
3. Brad Keselowski
4. Carl Edwards
5. Aric Almirola
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Martin Truex Jr.
8. Kyle Busch
9. Mark Martin
10. Jimmie Johnson
11. Matt Kenseth
12. Kasey Kahne
13. Greg Biffle
14. Jamie McMurray
15. Jeff Gordon
16. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
17. Sam Hornish Jr.
18. Paul Menard
19. Ryan Newman
20. Trevor Bayne
21. Juan Montoya
22. David Stremme
23. Kevin Harvick
24. Regan Smith
25. Michael McDowell
26. Kurt Busch
27. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
28. Casey Mears
29. Mike Bliss
30. Landon Cassill
31. Dave Blaney
32. Bobby Labonte
33. Jeff Burton
34. David Ragan
35. Tony Stewart
36. Josh Wise
37. David Reutimann
38. Travis Kvapil
39. J.J. Yeley
40. David Gilliland
41. Denny Hamlin
42. Ken Schrader
43. Scott Riggs
Did Not Qualify
Reed Sorenson
Stephen Leicht
Jason Leffler
Joe Nemechek

Sprint Cup Series Results: AdvoCare 500 At Phoenix

 

Phoenix Results

1. Kevin Harvick
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kyle Busch
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Ryan Newman
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Greg Biffle
8. Kurt Busch
9. Paul Menard
10. Mark Martin
11. Carl Edwards
12. Juan Montoya
13. Jeff Burton
14. Matt Kenseth
15. Bobby Labonte
16. Aric Almirola
17. Danica Patrick
18. Marcos Ambrose
19. Tony Stewart
20. Travis Kvapil
21. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
22. Casey Mears
23. Jamie McMurray
24. Regan Smith
25. Landon Cassill
26. Dave Blaney
27. Joey Logano
28. Clint Bowyer
29. Timmy Hill
30. Jeff Gordon
31. Sam Hornish Jr.
32. Jimmie Johnson
33. David Ragan
34. David Stremme
35. Stephen Leicht
36. David Gilliland
37. Josh Wise
38. Michael McDowell
39. Joe Nemechek
40. David Reutimann
41. Mike Bliss
42. Jason Leffler
43. Martin Truex Jr.

Starting Lineup: Cup Series AdvoCare 500 At Phoenix

Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 Toyota, turned a lap at Phoenix International in 25.943 seconds (138.766 mph) to claim his second pole of the season.  Busch was the last driver to make a qualifying run Friday afternoon on scuffed tires.

"For us, the race track wasn't that bad," Busch said. "Yeah, it was really slick to start with when we first went out for practice earlier, but we were fast right off from our first mock run. We just had to make slight changes."

Jimmie Johnson, who is currently leading in standings, will start 24th after posting his worse start of the 2012 Chase.

Race coverage begins Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Phoenix Lineup
1. Kyle Busch
2. Martin Truex Jr.
3. Denny Hamlin
4. Kasey Kahne
5. Aric Almirola
6. Kurt Busch
7. Paul Menard
8. Regan Smith
9. Tony Stewart
10. Mark Martin
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Ryan Newman
13. Carl Edwards
14. Brad Keselowski
15. Joey Logano
16. Clint Bowyer
17. Marcos Ambrose
18. Jamie McMurray
19. Kevin Harvick
20. Greg Biffle
21. Juan Montoya
22. Matt Kenseth
23. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
24. Jimmie Johnson
25. Casey Mears
26. Sam Hornish Jr.
27. Landon Cassill
28. Michael McDowell
29. David Ragan
30. Bobby Labonte
31. David Gilliland
32. David Stremme
33. Jeff Burton
34. David Reutimann
35. Stephen Leicht
36. Mike Bliss
37. Danica Patrick
38. Josh Wise
39. Travis Kvapil
40. Jason Leffler
41. Timmy Hill
42. Dave Blaney
43. Joe Nemechek
Did Not Qualify
J.J. Yeley

Nationwide Series Results: Great Clips 200

Phoenix Results
1. Joey Logano
2. Brian Vickers
3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Kasey Kahne
6. Austin Dillon
7. Michael Annett
8. Brian Scott
9. Brad Keselowski
10. Danica Patrick
11. Justin Allgaier
12. Jason Leffler
13. Mike Bliss
14. Sam Hornish Jr.
15. Alex Bowman
16. Joe Nemechek
17. Jason Bowles
18. Jamie Dick
19. Mike Wallace
20. Eric McClure
21. Paulie Harraka
22. Elliott Sadler
23. Jeff Green
24. Derrike Cope
25. John Blankenship
26. Brendan Gaughan
27. Timmy Hill
28. Daryl Harr
29. Cole Whitt
30. Dexter Stacey
31. Derek White
32. Noel Dowler
33. Jeremy Clements
34. Kevin Lepage
35. Morgan Shepherd
36. Mike Harmon
37. Erik Darnell
38. J.J. Yeley
39. Blake Koch
40. Josh Wise
41. Carl Long
42. Chase Miller
43. Tony Raines

NCWTS Results: Lucas Oil 150 At Phoenix

Phoenix Results
1. Brian Scott
2. Kyle Larson
3. Joey Coulter
4. Timothy Peters
5. Ryan Blaney
6. Ryan Sieg
7. Cale Gale
8. Nelson Piquet Jr.
9. Ryan Truex
10. Justin Lofton
11. Matt Merrell
12. David Mayhew
13. John Wes Townley
14. Miguel Paludo
15. Ty Dillon
16. Bryan Silas
17. James Buescher
18. Todd Peck
19. Norm Benning
20. Matt Crafton
21. Jason White
22. Ron Hornaday
23. Brendan Gaughan
24. German Quiroga
25. Johnny Sauter
26. Brian Weber
27. Parker Kligerman
28. Todd Bodine
29. John King
30. Jeff Choquette
31. Stephen Leicht
32. Dennis Setzer
33. Ross Chastain
34. Chris Fontaine
35. Chris Jones
36. Blake Koch

Sprint Cup Series: AAA Texas 500 Results

Texas Results
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Brad Keselowski
3. Kyle Busch
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Tony Stewart
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
8. Kurt Busch
9. Kevin Harvick
10. Greg Biffle
11. Joey Logano
12. Ryan Newman
13. Martin Truex Jr.
14. Jeff Gordon
15. Aric Almirola
16. Carl Edwards
17. Sam Hornish Jr.
18. Jamie McMurray
19. Jeff Burton
20. Denny Hamlin
21. Casey Mears
22. Trevor Bayne
23. Travis Kvapil
24. Danica Patrick
25. Kasey Kahne
26. Landon Cassill
27. Paul Menard
28. David Ragan
29. Mark Martin
30. Scott Speed
31. Ken Schrader
32. Marcos Ambrose
33. Bobby Labonte
34. Juan Montoya
35. David Gilliland
36. AJ Allmendinger
37. Josh Wise
38. Michael McDowell
39. Dave Blaney
40. Joe Nemechek
41. Mike Bliss
42. J.J. Yeley
43. Reed Sorenson

NNS Lineup: O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge

Texas Lineup
1. Kyle Busch
2. Elliott Sadler
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Austin Dillon
5. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
6. Cole Whitt
7. Joey Logano
8. Danica Patrick
9. Denny Hamlin
10. Kenny Wallace
11. Brian Scott
12. Ryan Newman
13. Jeremy Clements
14. Sam Hornish Jr.
15. Brad Sweet
16. Mike Bliss
17. Justin Allgaier
18. Michael Annett
19. Ryan Blaney
20. Kevin Swindell
21. Johanna Long
22. Eric McClure
23. Joe Nemechek
24. David Starr
25. Blake Koch
26. John Blankership
27. Mike Wallace
28. Josh Wise
29. J.J. Yeley
30. Jason Bowles
31. Jeff Green
32. Scott Riggs
33. Joey Gase
34. Hal Martin
35. Kelly Bires
36. Scott Saunders
37. Kevin Lepage
38. Tim Andrews
39. Erik Darnell
40. Robert Richardson Jr.
41. Juan Carlos Blum
42. Danny Efland
43. T.J. Bell
Did Not Qualify
Chase Miller
Timmy Hill
Jennifer Jo Cobb
Morgan Shepherd

Sprint Cup Series: AAA Texas 500 Lineup

During Friday's qualifying session Jimmie Johnson, who is currently the Chase leader, turned a lap of 191.076 mph (28.261 seconds) to win his first pole at Texas Motor Speedway.  He edged Greg Biffle by .103 seconds to capture his fourth pole of the season and 29th of his career. 

''It was a white-knuckle lap.  I can say I didn't leave anything on the table with that one,'' Johnson said of his qualifying run.

"A couple of opportunities to kind of lose control there, but staying on the throttle definitely kept the car pointed in the right direction and blasted off a great lap."

Kyle Busch will start third and Brad Keselowski, who is second in the Chase, managed a top-ten starting position after completing rather inferior qualifying runs during the past four races.

"It feels like a pole," said Keselowski. "It may not be a pole, but it feels like a pole to us. Our car has had a ton of speed since we've been here, in race trim, but qualifying trim has been our weakness all year...So I think that bodes very well for us come Sunday."

Race coverage begins Sunday at 2:00 p.m. ET and the green flag will fly at 3:19 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Texas Lineup
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Greg Biffle
3. Kyle Busch
4. Clint Bowyer
5. Martin Truex Jr.
6. Joey Logano
7. Trevor Bayne
8. Brad Keselowski
9. Carl Edwards
10. Matt Kenseth
11. Mark Martin
12. Denny Hamlin
13. Kasey Kahne
14. Aric Almirola
15. Marcos Ambrose
16. Jeff Gordon
17. Sam Hornish Jr.
18. Kurt Busch
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20. Casey Mears
21. Tony Stewart
22. Jeff Burton
23. Kevin Harvick
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Juan Montoya
26. AJ Allmendinger
27. Paul Menard
28. J.J. Yeley
29. Bobby Labonte
30. David Gilliland
31. Scott Speed
32. Danica Patrick
33. David Ragan
34. Mike Bliss
35. Josh Wise
36. Ryan Newman
37. Michael McDowell
38. Travis Kvapil
39. Reed Sorenson
40. Dave Blaney
41. Landon Cassill
42. Ken Schrader
43. Joe Nemechek
Did Not Qualify
Stephen Leicht
Kelly Bires
David Stremme

NCWTS Results: WinStar World Casino 350 At Texas

Texas Results
1. Johnny Sauter
2. Parker Kligerman
3. Nelson Piquet Jr.
4. Kyle Busch
5. Ty Dillon
6. Matt Crafton
7. Joey Coulter
8. Todd Bodine
9. Aric Almirola
10. Timothy Peters
11. James Buescher
12. Max Gresham
13. Ryan Sieg
14. Miguel Paludo
15. Cale Gale
16. John Wes Townley
17. Brendan Gaughan
18. Brandon McReynolds
19. Jason White
20. Ron Hornaday
21. David Starr
22. Justin Lofton
23. Bryan Silas
24. David Mayhew
25. Jeff Agnew
26. Norm Benning
27. Jennifer Jo Cobb
28. German Quiroga
29. Russ Dugger
30. Ryan Blaney
31. Ross Chastain
32. Stephen Leicht
33. B.J. McLeod
34. Scott Riggs
35. Dennis Setzer
36. Chris Jones

Johnson Wins At Martinsville And Takes Over Chase

Jimmie Johnson won Sunday's Cup race at Martinsville and proved he is definitely a contender for the Championship.  He started from the pole to pick up his fourth victory of the season and seventh career win at the notorious .526-mile short track. 

Johnson now leads Brad Keselowski in standings by two points.  "I'm ecstatic about the win today. I'm ecstatic about the points lead," he said.  Johnson overtook Keselowski with 14 laps to go, then held off Kyle Busch on a final restart.

Keselowski who began the race way back in 32nd, managed a sixth place finish.  "You can't count this team out," said Keselowski afterwards. "This team has a tremendous amount of heart. Just proud of 'em. I know this championship is going to come down to Homestead. You've just got to be in a position to where you've got a shot at it...We'll keep fighting the good fight."

Tums Fast Relief 500 Results
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Kyle Busch
3. Kasey Kahne
4. Aric Almirola
5. Clint Bowyer
6. Brad Keselowski
7. Jeff Gordon
8. Brian Vickers
9. Bobby Labonte
10. Greg Biffle
11. Ryan Newman
12. Paul Menard
13. Sam Hornish Jr.
14. Kurt Busch
15. Matt Kenseth
16. Joey Logano
17. Jamie McMurray
18. Carl Edwards
19. Landon Cassill
20. Juan Montoya
21. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
22. Jeff Burton
23. Martin Truex Jr.
24. Marcos Ambrose
25. Casey Mears
26. David Ragan
27. Tony Stewart
28. AJ Allmendinger
29. Ken Schrader
30. David Gilliland
31. Travis Kvapil
32. Kevin Harvick
33. Denny Hamlin
34. Stephen Leicht
35. Dave Blaney
36. David Reutimann
37. Scott Speed
38. Josh Wise
39. Michael McDowell
40. David Stremme
41. Joe Nemechek
42. Scott Riggs
43. Reed Sorenson

Sprint Cup Series Lineup: Martinsville Speedway

Jimmie Johnson captured his third pole of the season and 28th of his Cup career during Friday's qualifications at Martinsville Speedway.  He had a top speed of 97.598 mph (19.402 seconds) at the .526-mile track.

"After qualifying as poorly as I did in the spring (22nd), I focused on these two laps pretty heavily and wanted to make sure I did my job," Johnson said. "We just hit it [Friday], from the car standpoint, from my standpoint of driving the race track. We got it right."

Brian Vickers will start second after a lap of 97.533 mph (19.415 seconds).  He had the fastest car during the first practice that took place Saturday.

Current points leader, Brad Keselowski wasn't so lucky during the qualifying session.  He will start 32nd.

"I can tell you, I don't enjoy qualifying like crap," Keselowski said. "That's not what I come to the race track to do. But it's been the course, as of late, and you take solace in the fact that, in the part that matters, the actual racing, my team has done a great job preparing excellent cars and executing on all levels.

"You try to focus on what you have that's going right, and that's what we have that's going right."

Race coverage begins Sunday at 1:00 p.m. ET on ESPN.

Tums Fast Relief 500 Lineup
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Brian Vickers
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Burton
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Tony Stewart
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Paul Menard
10. Aric Almirola
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Kevin Harvick
14. Joey Logano
15. Kasey Kahne
16. David Ragan
17. Bobby Labonte
18. Ryan Newman
19. Kurt Busch
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
21. Michael McDowell
22. Casey Mears
23. Carl Edwards
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Juan Montoya
26. AJ Allmendinger
27. Sam Hornish Jr.
28. Ken Schrader
29. David Reutimann
30. Greg Biffle
31. Josh Wise
32. Brad Keselowski
33. Marcos  Ambrose
34. Landon Cassill
35. Scott Riggs
36. David Gilliland
37. Dave Blaney
38. Joe Nemechek
39. Reed Sorenson
40. David Stremme
41. Travis Kvapil
42. Stephen Leicht
43. Scott Speed
Did Not Qualify
Mike Bliss
J.J. Yeley

Camping World Truck Series Results: Martinsville

Kroger 200 Results
1. Denny Hamlin
2. Nelson Piquet Jr.
3. Joey Coulter
4. Matt Crafton
5. Scott Riggs
6. James Buescher
7. Timothy Peters
8. Ryan Blaney
9. Parker Kligerman
10. Brian Scott
11. Max Gresham
12. Kevin Harvick
13. Jason White
14. Johnny Sauter
15. Miguel Paludo
16. David Starr
17. Josh Richards
18. John Wes Townley
19. Justin Lofton
20. Peyton Bodine
21. Jeff Agnew
22. Todd Bodine
23. Ross Chastain
24. Caleb Holman
25. Clay Greenfield
26. Ryan Sieg
27. Tim George Jr.
28. Ty Dillon
29. Bryan Silas
30. Tyler Young
31. Norm Benning
32. Ryan Truex
33. Ron Hornaday
34. Matt Merrell
35. Cale Gale
36. Chris Fontaine