May 1 – – Jeff Gordon expects a battle in Saturday night’s race at Richmond International Raceway where he’ll start on the outside of the front row. But his opponent might not be another competitor; rather, it might be himself. He has complained of back pain over the past few months and expects to fight through pain in the race. “This will be a tough weekend because of the g-forces and the braking that you use here and the long runs that you have here,” Gordon said. Gordon underwent an MRI earlier in the week and has a better picture on his back problems. “I’ve got some information that I’m just not ready to release yet or admit to,” Gordon said. “When I know how I’m going to treat it, I’ll let you know. I don’t believe it’s anything serious.”
source: www.gordonline.com
Starting Grid
| POS | CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 83 | Brian Vickers | Toyota | Red Bull | 127.131 | 21.238 | Leader |
| 2 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet | DuPont | 126.844 | 21.286 | -0.048 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | FedEx Ground | 126.665 | 21.316 | -0.078 |
| 4 | 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | Chevrolet | Bass Pro Shops / Tracker | 126.642 | 21.320 | -0.082 |
| 5 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet | Prilosec OTC / Wal-Mart | 126.322 | 21.374 | -0.136 |
| 6 | 09 | Mike Bliss | Dodge | Miccosukee Resort & Gaming | 126.286 | 21.380 | -0.142 |
| 7 | 5 | Mark Martin | Chevrolet | Cheez-It / Carquest | 126.257 | 21.385 | -0.147 |
| 8 | 82 | Scott Speed* | Toyota | Red Bull | 126.180 | 21.398 | -0.160 |
| 9 | 00 | David Reutimann | Toyota | Aaron’s Dream Machine | 126.133 | 21.406 | -0.168 |
| 10 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | U.S. Army | 125.945 | 21.438 | -0.200 |
| 11 | 12 | David Stremme | Dodge | Star Trek | 125.927 | 21.441 | -0.203 |
| 12 | 33 | Clint Bowyer | Chevrolet | BB&T | 125.909 | 21.444 | -0.206 |
| 13 | 20 | Joey Logano* | Toyota | The Home Depot | 125.892 | 21.447 | -0.209 |
| 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | Combos | 125.798 | 21.463 | -0.225 |
| 15 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | Lowe’s | 125.786 | 21.465 | -0.227 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Chevrolet | Office Depot / Old Spice | 125.751 | 21.471 | -0.233 |
| 17 | 2 | Kurt Busch | Dodge | Miller Lite | 125.716 | 21.477 | -0.239 |
| 18 | 9 | Kasey Kahne | Dodge | Budweiser | 125.681 | 21.483 | -0.245 |
| 19 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet | Shell / Pennzoil | 125.681 | 21.483 | -0.245 |
| 20 | 16 | Greg Biffle | Ford | 3M | 125.535 | 21.508 | -0.270 |
| 21 | 47 | Marcos Ambrose | Toyota | Bush’s Best Baked Beans / Kingsford / Clorox | 125.441 | 21.524 | -0.286 |
| 22 | 6 | David Ragan | Ford | UPS Freight | 125.424 | 21.527 | -0.289 |
| 23 | 43 | Reed Sorenson | Dodge | McDonald’s McCafe | 125.366 | 21.537 | -0.299 |
| 24 | 187 | Joe Nemechek | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 125.197 | 21.566 | -0.328 |
| 25 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet | National Guard – Drive the Guard / Amp Energy | 125.023 | 21.596 | -0.358 |
| 26 | 66 | Dave Blaney | Toyota | Prism Motorsports | 124.908 | 21.616 | -0.378 |
| 27 | 26 | Jamie McMurray | Ford | Crown Royal | 124.792 | 21.636 | -0.398 |
| 28 | 77 | Sam Hornish Jr. | Dodge | Mobil 1 | 124.763 | 21.641 | -0.403 |
| 29 | 42 | Juan Montoya | Chevrolet | Target | 124.700 | 21.652 | -0.414 |
| 30 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Toyota | NAPA Adaptive One | 124.700 | 21.652 | -0.414 |
| 31 | 44 | A.J. Allmendinger | Dodge | Paralyzed Veterans of America / King’s Cup | 124.683 | 21.655 | -0.417 |
| 32 | 19 | Elliott Sadler | Dodge | Stanley Tools | 124.654 | 21.660 | -0.422 |
| 33 | 98 | Paul Menard | Ford | NIBCO / Menards | 124.585 | 21.672 | -0.434 |
| 34 | 171 | David Gilliland | Chevrolet | TRG Motorsports | 124.579 | 21.673 | -0.435 |
| 35 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Ford | Dewalt | 124.298 | 21.722 | -0.484 |
| 36 | 7 | Robby Gordon | Toyota | Energizer | 124.281 | 21.725 | -0.487 |
| 37 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Ford | Aflac | 124.149 | 21.748 | -0.510 |
| 38 | 41 | Jeremy Mayfield | Toyota | SmallSponsor.com | 124.127 | 21.752 | -0.514 |
| 39 | 36 | Scott Riggs | Toyota | Tommy Baldwin Racing | 123.768 | 21.815 | -0.577 |
| 40 | 96 | Bobby Labonte | Ford | Ask.com | 123.468 | 21.868 | -0.630 |
| 41 | 07 | Casey Mears | Chevrolet | Jack Daniel’s | 123.265 | 21.904 | -0.666 |
| 42 | 34 | John Andretti+ | Chevrolet | WindowWorld.com | 122.917 | 21.966 | -0.728 |
| 43 | 37 | Tony Raines | Chevrolet | Long John Silver’s | 123.700 | 21.827 | -0.589 |
| Did Not Qualify | |||||||
| 44 | 64 | Todd Bodine | Toyota | Gunselman Motorsports | 123.119 | 21.930 | -0.692 |
| 45 | 106 | Trevor Boys | Dodge | Boys Will Be Boys Racing Co. | 117.228 | 23.032 | -1.794 |
Qualifying Laps
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpDmZq6xWF8
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