Truex on the Pole in Phoenix
Martin Truex Jr. has won the pole at Phoenix International Raceway.
Truex turned a lap at 135.120 mph Friday to qualify first for Sunday's race at PIR in his No. 1 Chevrolet.
His lap bested Kurt Busch, who qualified second at 134.579 mph in the No. 2 Dodge.
It's the first time in NASCAR that car Nos. 1 and 2 started next to each other on the front row for a Sprint Cup race.
Defending three-time series champion Jimmie Johnson qualified third, and was followed by Kasey Kahne and Denny Hamlin.
Mark Martin, who trails Johnson by 71 points in the standings with two races remaining, qualified 10th.
Regan Smith, Kevin Conway and Brandon Ash failed to make the race.
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NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Lineup
At Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale, Ariz.
Lap length: 1 miles
(Car number in parentheses)
1. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 135.12.
2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 134.579.
3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 134.454.
4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 134.293.
5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 134.228.
6. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 134.223.
7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 134.173.
8. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 134.078.
9. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 134.028.
10. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 134.023.
11. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 133.949.
12. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 133.924.
13. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 133.879.
14. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 133.874.
15. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.864.
16. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 133.759.
17. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 133.72.
18. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 133.7.
19. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 133.68.
20. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 133.571.
21. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 133.551.
22. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 133.417.
23. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 133.403.
24. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 133.24.
25. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 133.215.
26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 133.161.
27. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 133.151.
28. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 133.121.
29. (09) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 133.087.
30. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford, 133.062.
31. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 132.93.
32. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 132.925.
33. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 132.812.
34. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 132.783.
35. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 132.763.
36. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 132.65.
37. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 132.333.
38. (36) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 132.275.
39. (96) Erik Darnell, Ford, 132.178.
40. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, Owner Points.
41. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (34) John Andretti, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
43. (37) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 132.091.
Failed to Qualify
44. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 132.062.
45. (70) Kevin Conway, Chevrolet, 131.892.
46. (02) Brandon Ash, Dodge, 130.662.
