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1 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Hitman Absolution Toyota 30.157 179.063
2 3 Austin Dillon # Bass Pro Shops/NWTF Chevrolet 30.173 178.968
3 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 30.179 178.932
4 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford EcoBoost Ford 30.189 178.873
5 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Truck Parts Dodge 30.284 178.312
6 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 30.306 178.183
7 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 30.318 178.112
8 30 James Buescher(i) ABF Chevrolet 30.356 177.889
9 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 30.378 177.760
10 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 30.432 177.445
11 88 Cole Whitt # Ingersoll Rand Chevrolet 30.473 177.206
12 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 30.474 177.200
13 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota 30.555 176.730
14 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 30.572 176.632

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15 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota 30.591 176.523

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1 43 Aric Almirola US Air Force Ford 27.988 192.940
2 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 28.184 191.598
3 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 28.217 191.374
4 16 Greg Biffle Fastenal Ford 28.234 191.259
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 28.243 191.198
6 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Armed Forces Foundation Toyota 28.247 191.171
7 5 Kasey Kahne Quaker State Chevrolet 28.253 191.130
8 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 28.289 190.887

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1 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 119.112 136.006
2 39 Ryan Newman Tornados Chevrolet 119.821 135.202
3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota 120.168 134.811
4 16 Greg Biffle 3M / American Red Cross Ford 120.420 134.529
5 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser / Rheem Chevrolet 120.622 134.304
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Patriotic Chevrolet 121.076 133.800
7 27 Paul Menard Menards / CertainTeed Chevrolet 121.147 133.722
8 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 121.297 133.556
9 14 Tony Stewart Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 121.482 133.353
10 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 121.721 133.091
11 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Good Sam / Camping World Ford 121.861 132.938
12 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 122.292 132.470
13 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 122.420 132.331
14 34 David Ragan US Shredder Ford 124.183 130.453
15 17 Matt Kenseth Fifth Third Bank Ford 125.351 134.606
16 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 126.624 133.197
17 51 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 128.074 131.628
18 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 128.784 130.873

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19 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 130.436 134.511
20 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 0.000 0.000

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1 22 AJ Allmendinger AAA Dodge 30.683 175.993
2 29 Kevin Harvick Rheem Chevrolet 30.726 175.747
3 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 30.730 175.724
4 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Ground Toyota 30.740 175.667
5 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 30.772 175.484
6 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 30.779 175.444
7 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 30.802 175.313
8 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 30.804 175.302
9 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 30.841 175.092
10 12 Sam Hornish Jr.(i) SKF Dodge 30.842 175.086
11 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 30.846 175.063
12 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 30.870 174.927
13 39 Ryan Newman Haas Automation Chevrolet 30.877 174.887
14 51 Kurt Busch Phoenix Construction Services, Inc. Chevrolet 30.879 174.876
15 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 30.892 174.803

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16 10 David Reutimann Accell Construction Chevrolet 30.892 174.803
17 16 Greg Biffle 3M Novec 1230 Ford 30.909 174.706
18 17 Matt Kenseth Ford EcoBoost Ford 30.948 174.486
19 27 Paul Menard Menards/Zecol Chevrolet 30.977 174.323
20 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 30.988 174.261

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1 56 Martin Truex, Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.366 190.369
2 17 Matt Kenseth Best Buy Ford 28.399 190.148
3 16 Greg Biffle Filtrete Ford 28.403 190.121
4 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Best of the Best Toyota 28.418 190.020
5 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 28.476 189.633
6 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 28.497 189.494
7 9 Marcos Ambrose Stanley Ford 28.501 189.467
8 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 28.514 189.381
9 1 Jamie McMurray Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet 28.527 189.294
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 28.529 189.281
11 27 Paul Menard Quaker State/Menards Chevrolet 28.559 189.082
12 22 AJ Allmendinger Shell Pennzoil Dodge 28.568 189.023
13 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office/March of Dimes Toyota 28.589 188.884
14 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 28.601 188.805
15 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 28.624 188.653
16 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet 28.656 188.442
17 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 28.678 188.298
18 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 28.679 188.291

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19 21 Trevor Bayne(i) Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 28.695 188.186
20 99 Carl Edwards Fastenal Ford 28.730 187.957

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By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical

Martin Truex Jr. has absolutely been on fire so far in 2012, as has been the case with the whole Michael Waltrip Racing team. Those trends continued Friday during Coors Light Pole qualifying for Saturday night’s Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Truex posted a lap of 190.369 mph, which was just enough to edge out Roush-Fenway teammates Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle for the pole. This marks the seventh pole of Truex’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career, and it’s his second pole at Texas Motor Speedway.

Matt Kenseth was just saddened by being so close to the pole.

“That was good. I just would feel better if I got beat by more I guess. I felt like I got it all out of there and we just missed it a little bit. Our car has a lot of speed we just don’t have it driving exactly right yet. I had a couple different issues. A little bit of everything. It was a little too loose, but I had some other problems too.”

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1 33 Paul Menard(i) Menards/Rheem Chevrolet 29.717 181.714
2 18 Denny Hamlin(i) SportClips Toyota 29.886 180.687
3 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Pure Michigan Ford 29.934 180.397
4 3 Austin Dillon # American Ethanol Chevrolet 29.974 180.156
5 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet 29.979 180.126
6 54 Kurt Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota 30.085 179.491
7 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet 30.103 179.384
8 38 Kasey Kahne(i) Great Clips Chevrolet 30.224 178.666
9 30 Steve Arpin Mike’s On The Rocks Chevrolet 30.232 178.619
10 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.264 178.430
11 11 Brian Scott Dollar General Toyota 30.299 178.224
12 20 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Batman2DCSuperHeroes Toyota 30.357 177.883
13 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge 30.382 177.737
14 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Wurth Dodge 30.383 177.731
15 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Chevrolet 30.383 177.731
16 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet 30.392 177.678
17 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet 30.394 177.667
18 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford 30.530 176.875
19 09 Ryan Truex Grime Boss Toyota 30.587 176.546
20 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.(i) Degree Chevrolet 30.675 176.039
21 08 Kyle Fowler Randy Hill Racing Ford 30.757 175.570
22 10 Jeff Green TriStar Motorsports Toyota 30.826 175.177

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23 81 Jason Bowles # American Majority Toyota 30.839 175.103
24 01 Mike Wallace G&K Services Chevrolet 30.857 175.001
25 4 Danny Efland Danny Efland Racing Chevrolet 30.903 174.740

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