Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Impala SS captured the pole for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway. It is the seventh Bud pole for the four-time NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) champion and the 63rd number one starting position of Gordon’s career.
Gordon went out 28th in the order of the 48 cars attempting to qualify [...]

CARL EDWARDS — No. 99 Office Depot Ford Fusion (Qualified 20th)
“It’s great for us. That’s the best lap I could make right there. I couldn’t make a better one. Maybe somebody else could, but I’m not the best at Martinsville. I’m happy with it. Hopefully, we’ll end up in the top 10 or so. This [...]

KURT BUSCH (No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge Avenger)
“The lap felt good. We should end up around 10th or so. It’s qualifying at Martinsville and anything can happen. Starting up front really helps but it’s a long race come Sunday.”

DAVE BLANEY, No. 22 Caterpillar Toyota Camry, Bill Davis Racing Starting position: 17th
How was your qualifying lap? “We didn’t practice much and I really wasn’t all that happy with the car in practice. We had a little motor issue that we had to work on. I hit the curb a little on that qualifying lap [...]