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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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1 5 Kasey Kahne Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet 19.496 97.128
2 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser is Back Chevrolet 19.512 97.048
3 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 19.521 97.003
4 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 19.521 97.003
5 39 Ryan Newman Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet 19.524 96.988
6 55 Brian Vickers RKMotorsCharlotte.com / Aaron’s Toyota 19.569 96.765
7 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge 19.572 96.750
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 19.573 96.746
9 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet 19.576 96.731
10 20 Joey Logano The Home Depot Toyota 19.581 96.706
11 27 Paul Menard Menards / LIBMAN Chevrolet 19.582 96.701
12 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford 19.597 96.627
13 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 19.606 96.583
14 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/Diet Mtn Dew/Natl Grd Chevrolet 19.637 96.430
15 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot / Mobil 1 Chevrolet 19.659 96.322
16 47 Bobby Labonte Bush’s Best Beans Toyota 19.681 96.215
17 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Rcng/CSX Play It Sf Chevrolet 19.684 96.200
18 31 Jeff Burton BB&T Chevrolet 19.688 96.180
19 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Helping Hungry Homes Ford 19.715 96.049

LISTEN – THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY MARTINSVILLE PREVIEW SHOW
20 1 Jamie McMurray Belkin Chevrolet 19.715 96.049

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1 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 38.626 186.403
2 18 Kyle Busch Interstate Batteries Toyota 38.807 185.534
3 55 Mark Martin Aaron’s Toyota 38.807 185.534
4 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 38.812 185.510
5 5 Kasey Kahne Quaker State Chevrolet 38.812 185.510
6 39 Ryan Newman US ARMY Chevrolet 38.850 185.328
7 29 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Chevrolet 38.877 185.199
8 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 38.878 185.195

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY PREVIEW SHOW
9 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet 38.880 185.185
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet 38.893 185.123

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1 5 Kasey Kahne Farmers Insurance Chevrolet 28.353 190.456
2 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Brown Toyota 28.415 190.040
3 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet 28.419 190.014
4 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet 28.440 189.873
5 15 Clint Bowyer 5-hour Energy Toyota 28.450 189.807
6 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 28.455 189.773
7 14 Tony Stewart Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet 28.471 189.667
8 20 Joey Logano Dollar General Toyota 28.478 189.620

THE FINAL LAP WEEKLY – LAS VEGAS PREVIEW
9 16 Greg Biffle 3M/Meguiars Ford 28.496 189.500
10 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 28.508 189.421

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