Backstretch Motorsports

Qualifying Fast Facts
Talladega Superspeedway
AMP Energy 500

Coors Light Pole Winner: Travis Kvapil
Age: 32
Team : No. 28 - Academy Sports & Outdoors Ford
Owner: Doug Yates
Crew Chief: Todd Parrott

Travis Kvapil won the Coors Light Pole Award for the AMP Energy 500 with a lap of 51.109 seconds, 187.364 mph.
This is his first pole in 100 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2008.
This is his first pole in five races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Casey Mears (second) posted his fifth top-10 start of 2008 and his fourth in 12 races at Talladega Superspeedway.
Aric Almirola (third) posted his first top-10 start at Talladega Superspeedway. It is his third in 10 races this season.
Regan Smith (fourth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

Travis Kvapil — No. 28 Academy Sports & Outdoors Ford Fusion (Qualified 1st) – “I’m really just thankful for Yates Racing and Roush Yates Engines. This is a brand new race car. All the guys that build these things back in Concord, they did a great job in the fab shop and I’m just really proud. Todd Parrott loves coming to speedway races and he did a great job preparing this car. All of the guys on the 28 team did a phenomenal job. I’m just really excited to drive it. We’ve got another new sponsor on board with Academy Sports and Outdoors, so we’re excited to have a good showing for them.”

ANY CAKE FOR YOUR 100TH CUP START? “No, it’s just another day for me. Qualifying here there’s not a whole lot a driver can do to differentiate from a good lap to a bad lap. You just get up through the gears clean and then from there you just hold the white line. It’s all about Yates Racing and the Roush Yates power under the hood. Hopefully, it’ll hold up. We’ll see.”

Starting Line Up by Row
Talladega Superspeedway
AMP Energy 500

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Mark Martin 05/10/97 02:39:18 188.354
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 28 Travis Kvapil Academy Sports & Outdoors Ford 51.109 187.364
2 5 Casey Mears Pop-Tarts/CARQUEST Chevrolet 51.128 187.295
Row 2: 3 8 Aric Almirola U.S. ARMY Chevrolet 51.136 187.265
4 01 Regan Smith # DEI/The Principal Financial Group Chevrolet 51.159 187.181
Row 3: 5 15 Paul Menard Menards/Johns Manville Chevrolet 51.170 187.141
6 33 Mike Wallace Realtree Chevrolet 51.213 186.984
Row 4: 7 78 Joe Nemechek Furniture Row Chevrolet 51.217 186.969
8 70 Tony Raines iQ Drive Chevrolet 51.280 186.739
Row 5: 9 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 51.289 186.707
10 1 Martin Truex, Jr. Bass Pro Shops / Tracker Boats Chevrolet 51.298 186.674
Row 6: 11 66 Scott Riggs Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet 51.306 186.645
12 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 51.344 186.507
Row 7: 13 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Texaco/Havoline Dodge 51.365 186.430
14 00 Kenny Wallace Champion Mortgage Toyota 51.365 186.430
Row 8: 15 88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. AMP Energy Ride With Dale Jr./National 51.367 186.423
16 6 David Ragan AAA Travel Ford 51.387 186.351
Row 9: 17 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 51.396 186.318
18 09 Sterling Marlin Miccosukee Resorts Chevrolet 51.410 186.267
Row 10: 19 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 51.420 186.231
20 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s/Kobalt Tools Chevrolet 51.422 186.224
Row 11: 21 84 Mike Skinner Red Bull Toyota 51.466 186.065
22 16 Greg Biffle 3M Ford 51.467 186.061
Row 12: 23 45 Terry Labonte Marathon American Spirit Motor Oil Dodge 51.468 186.057
24 12 Ryan Newman alltel/Samsung HDTV Dodge 51.499 185.945
Row 13: 25 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Toyota 51.538 185.805
26 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 51.544 185.783
Row 14: 27 21 Jon Wood Motorcraft Ford 51.544 185.783
28 26 Jamie McMurray Benrzomatic Ford 51.547 185.772
Row 15: 29 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 51.556 185.740
30 41 Reed Sorenson Memorex Dodge 51.561 185.722
Row 16: 31 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 51.570 185.689
32 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios Racing/Betty Crocker Dodge 51.583 185.643
Row 17: 33 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 51.613 185.535
34 20 Tony Stewart Subway/Home Depot Toyota 51.628 185.481
Row 18: 35 07 Clint Bowyer Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 51.644 185.423
36 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Express Toyota 51.658 185.373
Row 19: 37 18 Kyle Busch Pedigree Toyota 51.705 185.205
38 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 51.758 185.015
Row 20: 39 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 51.760 185.008
40 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald’s Dodge Owner Points
Row 21: 41 38 David Gilliland Ford Drive One Ford Owner Points
42 7 Robby Gordon Mapei/Menards Dodge Owner Points
Row 22: 43 96 Ken Schrader DLP HDTV Toyota 51.557 185.736
Did Not Qualify: # 77 Sam Hornish, Jr. #; # 10 Patrick Carpentier #.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 16 0 Ford 8 0
Dodge 9 2 Toyota 10 0