Rain washes out Cup qualifying, Gordon on pole
Rain has washed out Cup qualifying at Martinsville and Jeff Gordon is smiling. The points leader will start on the pole, but more importantly gets his pick of pit stall.
The rain out marks the second straight Sprint Cup qualifying session lost to rain at Martinsville. Mother Nature wiped out last October's time trials which gave then point leader Jimmie Johnson the number one starting spot. He went on to win the race.
The seven-time Martinsville winner will lead the field to the green flag Sunday flanked by Kurt Busch.
Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards round out the top five in Sunday's grid.
Kasey Kahne, Tony Stewart, defending race winner Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth complete the top ten starters.
Lineup Based on Points
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR |
| 1 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont |
| 2 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite |
| 3 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T |
| 4 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | M&M's |
| 5 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac |
| 6 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser |
| 7 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Old Spice / Office Depot |
| 8 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Freight |
| 9 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe's |
| 10 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt |
| 11 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron's Dream Machine |
| 12 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil |
| 13 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Caterpillar |
| 14 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull |
| 15 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target |
| 16 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Charter Comm. |
| 17 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools |
| 18 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M |
| 19 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard / Amp Energy |
| 20 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker |
| 21 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA |
| 22 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Penske Racing |
| 23 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Ask.com |
| 24 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox |
| 25 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel's |
| 26 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS |
| 27 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army |
| 28 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Irwin Industrial Tools |
| 29 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | Charter Comm. |
| 30 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Robby Gordon Motorsports |
| 31 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Kellogg's / Carquest |
| 32 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 |
| 33 | 34 | John Andretti | Chevrolet | Taco Bell |
| 34 | 20 | Joey Logano* | Toyota | The Home Depot |
| 35 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | Capital Window |
| 36 | 82 | Scott Speed* | Toyota | Red Bull |
| 37 | 8 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Guitar Hero |
| 38 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | Energizer / Menards |
| 39 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports |
| 40 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting |
| 41 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports |
| 42 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | All Sport |
| 43 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports |
| Did Not Qualify | ||||
| 44 | 09 | Sterling Marlin | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming |
| 45 | 37 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Long John Silver's |
| 46 | 146 | Dennis Setzer | Dodge | Romeo Guest Construction |
| 47 | 175 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | FW1 Top Secret Wax / Blu Frog Energy / Flip n Bags |