Brian Vickers and his No. 83 Red Bull Toyota won the Pole Award for the 3M Performance 400 presented by Bondo with a lap of 38.189 seconds, 188.536 mph. This is his fifth pole in 159 NASCAR Cup Series races, and his first pole and fifth top-10 start in 2008. This is also his first pole in 10 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Joining Vickers on the front row will be Jimmie Johnson and his No. 48 Lowe's/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet. The Hendrick driver posted his 18th top-10 start of 2008 and his ninth in 14 races at Michigan International Speedway.
Leading the way for the Dodge teams was Elliott Sadler who qualified third and posted his eighth top-10 start at Michigan International Speedway. It is his ninth in 23 races this season.
Fourth overall went to the winner of the June Michigan race, Dale Earnhardt Jr. The No. 88 National Guard/AMP Energy Chevrolet driver was just 0.053 seconds behind Sadler.
Rounding out the top five was the No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet driven by Jeff Gordon.
Greg Biffle qualified ninth, and was the fastest qualifying Ford.
Patrick Carpentier (sixth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
08-17-2008, 12:12 AM
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