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The last of the 46 cars to attempt a qualifying run for the Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400, Kurt Busch piloted the #22 Pennzoil Dodge to his third-straight pole on the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup tour. Achieving the top spot in qualifying with a time of 38.156 second run, Busch's result stood the test of David Reutimann's effort in the Michael Waltrip Racing #00 Toyota. Extending his recent pole-streak, Kurt Busch also repeats as lead qualifier in the spring race at Michigan.
Outside of the top-10, 2008 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr starts 15th with his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Earnhardt Jr actually led the whole Hendrick Motorsports team as Mark Martin will start 19th, Jimmie Johnson 21st and the #24 car of Jeff Gordon will be taking the green flag in 31st spot.
Another notable driver out of the top-10 in qualifying at Michigan International Speedway is the NASCAR Sprint Cup points leader. The Roush Fenway driver Carl Edwards starts 23rd at Michigan positioned differently to the beginning of last week's race at Pocono. Having a 40-point point deteriorate to just a 4-point interval over Jimmie Johnson, #99 Ford of Edwards suffered a rare drivetrain issue. Carl Edwards has two wins in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series at Michigan
Prior to Kurt Busch's pole lap, the biggest news in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage at Michigan International Speedway has been situated on Joe Gibbs Racing attracting the ire of the sanctioning body's scrutinizing. On Friday, oil pans from the team's three Toyotas (the #11, #18 and #20) were confiscated in pre-practice inspection. In qualifying, Denny Hamlin was the highest-qualifying member of Joe Gibbs Racing stable with his #11 Fed Ex Toyota. Kyle Busch starts 24th while Joy Logano in the #20 car will start on the tail end of the 43-car field due to an engine change made after the Toyota's race motor expired on Friday.
The closest race to the Motor City of Detroit, qualifying gave a reason for Chevrolet and Ford to be somewhat worried. Four Toyota Camrys entered the top-10 with Chevrolet Impalas taking three spots and two positions belonging to Ford Fusion race cars. Kurt Busch was the only Dodge in the top-36 for the Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400.
The NASCAR Sprint Cup race at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway will start at 1:00pm Eastern time.
Starting Lineup
NASCAR Sprint Cup
Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips 400
Michigan International Speedway
- 22 Kurt Busch Shell/Pennzoil Dodge
- 00 David Reutimann Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota
- 17 Matt Kenseth Crown Royal Ford
- 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota
- 78 Regan Smith Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet
- 14 Tony Stewart Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet
- 16 Greg Biffle Red Cross/3M Ford
- 4 Kasey Kahne Red Bull Toyota
- 27 Paul Menard Pittsburgh Paints/Menards Chevrolet
- 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota
- 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota
- 51 Landon Cassill Security Benefits/ThankATeacherToday Chevrolet
- 39 Ryan Newman USArmy236Bday/BMooreNASCARHOF Chevrolet
- 1 Jamie McMurray McDonald's Chevrolet
- 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet
- 47 Bobby Labonte RainEater/Advance Auto Parts Toyota
- 21 Trevor Bayne Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
- 9 Marcos Ambrose DeWalt Ford
- 5 Mark Martin GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
- 6 David Ragan UPS Ford
- 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe's/KOBALT Tools Chevrolet
- 29 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Chevrolet
- 99 Carl Edwards Aflac Now Hiring Ford
- 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota
- 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Cars 2 Chevrolet
- 43 A J Allmendinger Best Buy Ford
- 33 Clint Bowyer Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet
- 38 Travis Kvapil Fellowship of Christian Athletes Ford
- 87 Joe Nemechek NEMCO Motorsports Toyota
- 20 Joey Logano Home Depot Toyota
- 24 Jeff Gordon Drive To End Hunger Chevrolet
- 30 David Stremme Inception Racing Chevrolet
- 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet
- 46 J J Yeley Red Line Chevrolet
- 32 Mike Bliss bluCigs Ford
- 71 Andy Lally TRG Motorsports Ford
- 7 Robby Gordon SPEED Energy/Walgreens Dodge
- 66 Michael McDowell HP Racing LLC Toyota
- 13 Casey Mears GEICO Toyota
- 34 David Gilliland Taco Bell Ford
- 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Dodge
- 36 Dave Blaney Golden Corral/GetAuctionAccess.com Chevrolet
- 81 Scott Riggs Whitney's Collision.com Chevrolet
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