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February 29, 2008

Hometown Boy Takes Pole
 
Sprint Cup News
 

Kyle Busch proved Friday that you can go home again. The Las Vegas native returned to his hometown with his new Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team and took the pole for Sunday’s UAW-Dodge 400. Busch the only driver to top the 182 mph mark topped out at 182.352 mph in the No. 18 Toyota. That was almost a full mile per hour quicker than last weeks California winner Carl Edwards. Edwards will roll off second after running a speed of 181.586 mph. Rolling off third will be Mark Martin and he will be followed by Jeff Gordon and Mike Skinner fourth and fifth.

 

Greg Biffle will roll off sixth he will be followed by Scott Riggs, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch and Elliott Sadler. SCR
Matthew Blaylock

 

UAW-Dodge 400 Starting Grid

 

Pos

No

Driver

Rookie

Speed

 

 

 

 

 

1

18

Kyle Busch

 

182.352

2

99

Carl Edwards

 

181.586

3

8

Mark Martin

 

181.293

4

24

Jeff Gordon

 

181.238

5

27

Mike Skinner

 

181.117

6

16

Greg Biffle

 

181.105

7

66

Scott Riggs

 

180.868

8

88

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

 

180.838

9

2

Kurt Busch

 

180.777

10

19

Elliott Sadler

 

180.717

11

5

Casey Mears

 

180.656

12

10

Patrick Carpentier

R

180.608

13

17

Matt Kenseth

 

180.469

14

00

David Reutimann

 

180.379

15

12

Ryan Newman

 

180.355

16

44

Dale Jarrett

 

180.270

17

29

Kevin Harvick

 

180.240

18

1

Martin Truex Jr.

 

180.234

19

49

Ken Schrader

 

179.994

20

77

Sam Hornish Jr.

R

179.958

21

07

Clint Bowyer

 

179.934

22

55

Michael Waltrip

 

179.862

23

70

Jeremy Mayfield

 

179.820

24

31

Jeff Burton

 

179.796

25

20

Tony Stewart

 

179.575

26

22

Dave Blaney

 

179.354

27

11

Denny Hamlin

 

179.265

28

01

Regan Smith

R

179.259

29

28

Travis Kvapil

 

178.489

30

96

J.J. Yeley

 

179.164

31

42

Juan Montoya

 

179.003

32

7

Robby Gordon

 

178.992

33

48

Jimmie Johnson

 

178.944

34

38

David Gilliland

 

178.465

35

41

Reed Sorenson

 

178.389

36

26

Jamie McMurray

 

178.347

37

9

Kasey Kahne

 

178.330

38