Kyle Busch continued his dominance with a strong qualifying effort to capture the pole for the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race. Busch is the Sprint Cup points leader with three wins and seven top-10 finishes in 11 races.

Busch was more than a half-second faster than Jeff Gordon, who will start on the outside of the front row for Saturday’s non-points race.

Kurt Busch, Kyle’s older brother, qualified third, followed by Martin Truex Junior, Greg Biffle and Jamie McMurray.

STARTING LINEUP:

POS CAR DRIVER MAKE SPONSOR SPEED TIME BEHIND
1 18 Kyle Busch Toyota M&M’s 44.278 121.956 Leader
2 24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 44.084 122.494 -0.538
3 29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet Pennzoil Platinum 43.945 122.882 -0.926
4 2 Kurt Busch Dodge Miller Lite 43.847 123.157 -1.201
5 1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet Bass Pro Shops / Tracker 43.786 123.328 -1.372
6 16 Greg Biffle Ford DISH Network 43.758 123.406 -1.450
7 26 Jamie McMurray Ford Crown Royal 43.713 123.533 -1.577
8 31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet AT&T Mobility 43.608 123.830 -1.874
9 12 Ryan Newman Dodge Alltel 43.486 124.179 -2.223
10 07 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet Jack Daniel’s 43.447 124.288 -2.332
11 43 Bobby Labonte Dodge Cheerios / Betty Crocker 43.337 124.605 -2.649
12 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Nat’l Guard Citizen Soldier / AMP Energy 43.313 124.674 -2.718
13 20 Tony Stewart Toyota The Home Depot 43.264 124.816 -2.860
14 5 Casey Mears Chevrolet Kellogg’s / CARQUEST 43.211 124.969 -3.013
15 8 Mark Martin Chevrolet U.S. Army 43.175 125.072 -3.116
16 99 Carl Edwards Ford Office Depot 43.014 125.539 -3.583
17 17 Matt Kenseth Ford DEWALT NANO Technology 42.872 125.957 -4.001
18 44 Dale Jarrett Toyota UPS 42.675 126.539 -4.583
19 42 Juan Montoya Dodge Wrigley’s Juicy Fruit 42.472 127.143 -5.187
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe’s / Kobalt Tools 40.729 132.582 -10.626
21 11 Denny Hamlin Toyota FedEx Freight 39.246 137.594 -15.638