Front Row Set For Daytona 500

Florida Daytona NASCAR veteran Mark Martin will start 2nd after qualifying at almost 188 miles an hour

by Michael Snowden

Published: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 4:46 am CST Last Updated: Mon, February 09, 2009 - 4:51 am CST

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole for
the season-opening Daytona 500, while sentimental favorite Mark
Martin qualified second.
Truex and Martin locked in their spots during Sunday's
qualifying at Daytona International Speedway. Only the top two
spots were secured under the complicated qualifying process for the
Feb. 15 race, and the rest of the field will be set by a pair of
150-mile races Thursday.
Truex earned the pole by turning a lap at 188.001 mph in a
Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
Martin turned a lap at 187.817 in a Chevrolet for Hendrick
Motorsports. The 50-year-old veteran is returning to full-time
racing this season after running a partial schedule the past two
years.

NASCAR-Daytona 500 Time Trial Results

Race: Sunday, Feb. 15
At Daytona International Speedway
Daytona Beach, Fla.
Lap length: 2.5 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188.001 mph.
2. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 187.817 mph.
3. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 187.778 mph.
4. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 187.743 mph.
5. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 187.739 mph.
6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 187.727 mph.
7. (8) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 187.649 mph.
8. (28) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.574 mph.
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 187.402 mph.
10. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.336 mph.
11. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 187.211 mph.
12. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 187.079 mph.
13. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 187.044 mph.
14. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 186.924 mph.
15. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 186.896 mph.
16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 186.889 mph.
17. (82) Scott Speed #, Toyota, 186.842 mph.
18. (0) David Reutimann, Toyota, 186.827 mph.
19. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 186.807 mph.
20. (8) Boris Said, Ford, 186.780 mph.
21. (20) Joey Logano #, Toyota, 186.753 mph.
22. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 186.726 mph.
23. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 186.614 mph.
24. (26) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 186.509 mph.
25. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 186.451 mph.
26. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 186.389 mph.
27. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 186.374 mph.
28. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 186.070 mph.
29. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 186.066 mph.
30. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 186.012 mph.
31. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 185.958 mph.
32. (36) Scott Riggs, Toyota, 185.893 mph.
33. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 185.858 mph.
34. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 185.805 mph.
35. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge, 185.770 mph.
36. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, 185.590 mph.
37. (9) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, 185.571 mph.
38. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 185.517 mph.
39. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 185.510 mph.
40. (7) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 185.426 mph.
41. (12) David Stremme, Dodge, 185.391 mph.
42. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 185.380 mph.
43. (41) Jeremy Mayfield, Toyota, 185.082 mph.
44. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 185.079 mph.
45. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota, 184.854 mph.
46. (71) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 184.847 mph.
47. (37) Tony Raines, Dodge, 184.106 mph.
48. (73) Mike Garvey, Dodge, 184.004 mph.
49. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 183.602 mph.
50. (66) Terry Labonte, Toyota, 182.043 mph.
51. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 182.020 mph.
52. (23) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet, 181.928 mph.
53. (51) Kelly Bires, Dodge, 181.701 mph.
54. (46) Carl Long, Dodge, 181.032 mph.
55. (64) Geoff Bodine, Toyota, 180.810 mph.
56. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 177.396 mph.

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