Texas Qualifying
Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Nascar Race Results
Today we saw a total of 48 drivers attempt to make the show, however, five of those drivers had to go home. Jeff Gordon was impressive, and grabbed his first career sprint cup pole at Texas Motor Speedway. Jeff Gordon attributed his setup to his teammate Dale Earnhardt Junior. Martin Truex Junior was also impressive and qualified in the second position.
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | Nicorette / DuPont | 188.469 | 28.652 | Leader |
| 2 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 188.003 | 28.723 | -0.071 |
| 3 | 07 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel’s | 187.859 | 28.745 | -0.093 |
| 4 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 187.859 | 28.745 | -0.093 |
| 5 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | AMP Energy / National Guard | 187.748 | 28.762 | -0.110 |
| 6 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | DEWALT | 187.428 | 28.811 | -0.159 |
| 7 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools | 187.402 | 28.815 | -0.163 |
| 8 | 20 | Tony Stewart | Toyota | The Home Depot | 187.246 | 28.839 | -0.187 |
| 9 | 41 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Target | 187.175 | 28.850 | -0.198 |
| 10 | 66 | Scott Riggs | Chevrolet | State Water Heaters | 187.136 | 28.856 | -0.204 |
| 11 | 15 | Paul Menard | Chevrolet | Johns Manville / Menards | 186.883 | 28.895 | -0.243 |
| 12 | 44 | David Reutimann | Toyota | UPS | 186.677 | 28.927 | -0.275 |
| 13 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 186.664 | 28.929 | -0.277 |
| 14 | 5 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | CARQUEST / Kellogg’s | 186.632 | 28.934 | -0.282 |
| 15 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA AUTO PARTS | 186.554 | 28.946 | -0.294 |
| 16 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Office Depot | 186.541 | 28.948 | -0.296 |
| 17 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Office | 186.509 | 28.953 | -0.301 |
| 18 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | AAA | 186.503 | 28.954 | -0.302 |
| 19 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 186.490 | 28.956 | -0.304 |
| 20 | 8 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 186.413 | 28.968 | -0.316 |
| 21 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr.* | Dodge | Penske Truck Rental | 186.335 | 28.980 | -0.328 |
| 22 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Dodge | MAPEI / Menards | 186.316 | 28.983 | -0.331 |
| 23 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 186.297 | 28.986 | -0.334 |
| 24 | 347 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie | 186.284 | 28.988 | -0.336 |
| 25 | 01 | Regan Smith* | Chevrolet | DEI / Principal Financial Group | 186.207 | 29.000 | -0.348 |
| 26 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Dodge | Texaco / Havoline | 186.162 | 29.007 | -0.355 |
| 27 | 78 | Joe Nemechek | Chevrolet | Furniture Row Racing | 186.079 | 29.020 | -0.368 |
| 28 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 186.021 | 29.029 | -0.377 |
| 29 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M’s | 185.778 | 29.067 | -0.415 |
| 30 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 185.778 | 29.067 | -0.415 |
| 31 | 12 | Ryan Newman | Dodge | Alltel | 185.695 | 29.080 | -0.428 |
| 32 | 96 | Ken Schrader | Toyota | DLP HDTV | 185.695 | 29.080 | -0.428 |
| 33 | 84 | Scott Speed | Toyota | Red Bull | 185.644 | 29.088 | -0.436 |
| 34 | 38 | David Gilliland | Ford | CitiFinancial | 185.370 | 29.131 | -0.479 |
| 35 | 43 | Bobby Labonte | Dodge | Cheerios / Betty Crocker | 185.141 | 29.167 | -0.515 |
| 36 | 10 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Country Crock Spread | 184.881 | 29.208 | -0.556 |
| 37 | 25 | Brad Keselowski | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 184.766 | 29.226 | -0.574 |
| 38 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | AT&T Mobility | 184.754 | 29.228 | -0.576 |
| 39 | 21 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Little Debbie | 184.609 | 29.251 | -0.599 |
| 40 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 184.483 | 29.271 | -0.619 |
| 41 | 22 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Caterpillar | 184.300 | 29.300 | -0.648 |
| 42 | 28 | Travis Kvapil+ | Ford | Academy Sports + Outdoors | 183.798 | 29.380 | -0.728 |
| 43 | 202 | Joey Logano | Toyota | The Home Depot | 184.281 | 29.303 | -0.651 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 40 | Bryan Clauson | Dodge | The Guitar Hero World Tour / Target | 183.536 | 29.422 | -0.770 |
| 45 | 70 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | iQ Drive | 183.449 | 29.436 | -0.784 |
| 46 | 45 | Chad McCumbee | Dodge | Richard Petty Driving Experience | 182.371 | 29.610 | -0.958 |
| 47 | 213 | Max Papis | Toyota | GEICO | 180.138 | 29.977 | -1.325 |
| 48 | 08 | Johnny Sauter | Dodge | FUBAR All Natural Drink | 179.087 | 30.153 | -1.501 |