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Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 | Michigan International Speedway
June 19, 2011 | Race 15 of 36

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 22 Kurt Busch Dodge Shell / Pennzoil 188.699 38.156 Leader
2 00 David Reutimann Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine 188.684 38.159 -0.003
3 17 Matt Kenseth Ford Crown Royal 188.620 38.172 -0.016
4 83 Brian Vickers Toyota Red Bull 188.157 38.266 -0.110
5 78 Regan Smith Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies 187.607 38.378 -0.222
6 14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Office Depot / Mobil 1 187.578 38.384 -0.228
7 16 Greg Biffle Ford American Red Cross 187.554 38.389 -0.233
8 4 Kasey Kahne Toyota Red Bull 187.534 38.393 -0.237
9 27 Paul Menard Chevrolet Pittsburgh Paints / Menards 187.485 38.403 -0.247
10 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Office 187.436 38.413 -0.257
11 56 Martin Truex Jr. Toyota NAPA Auto Parts 187.393 38.422 -0.266
12 51 Landon Cassill Chevrolet Thank A Teacher Today / Security Benefit 187.232 38.455 -0.299
13 39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet U.S. Army 236th Birthday / Bud Moore NASCAR Hall of Fame 187.227 38.456 -0.300
14 1 Jamie McMurray Chevrolet McDonald's 187.154 38.471 -0.315
15 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard 187.130 38.476 -0.320
16 47 Bobby Labonte Toyota RainEater / Advance Auto Parts 187.062 38.490 -0.334
17 21 Trevor Bayne Ford Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center 187.032 38.496 -0.340
18 9 Marcos Ambrose Ford Dewalt 187.023 38.498 -0.342
19 5 Mark Martin Chevrolet GoDaddy.com 186.969 38.509 -0.353
20 6 David Ragan Ford UPS "We Love Logistics" 186.732 38.558 -0.402
21 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's / Kobalt Tools 186.669 38.571 -0.415
22 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Budweiser 186.669 38.571 -0.415
23 99 Carl Edwards Ford Aflac 186.601 38.585 -0.429
24 18 Kyle Busch Toyota Snickers 186.567 38.592 -0.436
25 42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet "Cars 2" 186.553 38.595 -0.439
26 43 A.J. Allmendinger Ford Best Buy 186.509 38.604 -0.448
27 33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper 186.403 38.626 -0.470
28 38 Travis Kvapil Ford Fellowship of Christian Athletes 186.220 38.664 -0.508
29 87 Joe Nemechek Toyota NEMCO Motorsports 185.821 38.747 -0.591
30 20 Joey Logano Toyota The Home Depot 185.749 38.762 -0.606
31 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet Drive to End Hunger 185.711 38.770 -0.614
32 30 David Stremme Chevrolet Inception Motorsports 185.644 38.784 -0.628
33 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet Caterpillar 185.553 38.803 -0.647
34 46 J.J. Yeley Chevrolet Red Line Oil 185.304 38.855 -0.699
35 32 Mike Bliss Ford blu Cigs 185.252 38.866 -0.710
36 71 Andy Lally* Ford TRG Motorsports 184.777 38.966 -0.810
37 7 Robby Gordon Dodge Speed Energy 184.686 38.985 -0.829
38 66 Michael McDowell Toyota HP Racing LLC 184.573 39.009 -0.853
39 13 Casey Mears Toyota GEICO 184.544 39.015 -0.859
40 34 David Gilliland Ford Taco Bell 184.440 39.037 -0.881
41 2 Brad Keselowski Dodge Miller Lite 184.176 39.093 -0.937
42 36 Dave Blaney+ Chevrolet Golden Corral 182.662 39.417 -1.261
43 181 Scott Riggs Chevrolet WhitneysCollision.com 183.781 39.177 -1.021

Did Not Qualify
44 37 Tony Raines Ford Front Row Motorsports 183.744 39.185 -1.029
45 192 Brian Keselowski* Dodge K-Automotive Motorsports 182.463 39.460 -1.304
46 60 Mike Skinner Toyota Big Red 181.538 39.661 -1.505

+ Set by Owner Points
* Denotes Rookie
 
WOW! Take a look at my little fat buddy from southern Indiana in sixth. :beerbang:
 
Yes! Dodge on the Pole! & the 7 In too!!

Dude - do you just randomly pick something to cheer about?

You have Harvick as your avatar. You are cheering because Dodge is on the pole and that the 7(!?) is in. In another thread, you are cheering that Carl and Ford win.

I suppose it's your prerogative but it's just confusing and I had to ask.
 
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Another race, another pole for Kurt Busch.

This is a drill he's happy to get used to.


AP Photo/Bob Brodbeck
Kurt Busch poses after winning the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 at Michigan International Speedway. It was Busch's third staight pole.
"To be on the pole three weeks, what it does -- there are so many benefits behind the scenes," Busch said. "Picking your pit selection first, having track position right away in the race. ... You could have a slow pit crew, and you have that first pit box, that's going to help you get out in front of guys throughout the day."

Busch won his third consecutive pole in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, finishing first in qualifying Saturday at Michigan International Speedway with a lap of 188.699 miles per hour. He's the first driver to win three straight poles since Brian Vickers in 2009, and two qualifying sessions were canceled during that streak. The last person to win three poles in three races was Ryan Newman in 2007.

Busch is sixth in the points standings and has finished in the top 10 three straight races, including a second-place showing last weekend at Pocono Raceway. He has not won in 2011, but he's enjoyed better results after taking his Penske Racing team to task earlier this season.

"I'm thankful that everybody was able to pull together and understand that we should just try something different," he said. "It's great to be able to see the results pop up so soon. I had no idea that we were right around the corner."

Busch was forced to a backup car last weekend after damaging his No. 22 Dodge in practice. There's been less drama this time around as he prepares for Sunday's 400-mile race.

"This was a conventional weekend, so to speak," he said.

Busch was the pole-sitter in Michigan last June as well, and he finished third.

David Reutimann (188.684 mph) was second in qualifying, and Matt Kenseth (188.620) was third. Vickers, who was fourth, was the leader at one point but Kenseth, Busch and Reutimann all posted faster laps toward the end.

"Right there at the end a big cloud came over and it cooled down quite a bit," Vickers said. "I'm sure it helped those guys and they ran pretty good, too."

Vickers is 26th in the standings. He missed the last 25 races of last season after he was diagnosed in May with a hole in his heart and blood clots down his left leg. Heart surgery in July repaired the hole but also showed he was suffering from May-Thurners syndrome, which caused the clots. He had surgery for the clots the next day.

"I've felt great (since the procedure)," Vickers said. "Everything's been great."

Kenseth, who is seventh in the points standings, will start near the front Sunday, and that's not necessarily a familiar feeling. Kenseth qualified in the top 10 for only the fourth time this season, and he has a hard time relating to Busch, with his three consecutive poles.

"I don't think I've had three poles in 12 years," said Kenseth, who won only his fifth career pole in Las Vegas in March.

Points leader Carl Edwards was 23rd. Jeff Gordon, coming off a win at Pocono, was 31st. Newman, who set the track's qualifying record in 2005 at 194.232 mph, was 13th this time around.

Jimmie Johnson was 21st, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., trying to snap a 107-race losing streak on this circuit, qualified in 15th place.

Busch's impressive run of poles brought one obvious question: Would he like drivers to receive points for finishing first in qualifying?

"I'm in no position to speak of that. I think I've been lucky these last three weeks. ... It would be nice to see one point for a pole," Busch said. "If I'm the guy sitting on the pole the last three weeks, I'd have three more points. Would that change me in points? No, it wouldn't. But it would be nice if you had those banked up toward the end of the season."


Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
 
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