Backstretch Motorsports

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Goody’s Cool Orange 500
Martinsville Speedway
Qualifying Fast Facts

Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon
Age: 36
Team: DuPont Chevrolet
Owner: Rick Hendrick
Crew Chief: Steve Letarte

Jeff Gordon won the Coors Light Pole Award for the Goody’s Cool Orange 500 with a lap of 19.666 seconds, 96.288 mph.
This is his 65th pole in 515 career NASCAR Sprint Cup races. He is fourth on the all-time pole winners list behind Richard Petty (126), David Pearson (112) and Cale Yarborough (70).
This is his second pole and sixth top-10 start in 2008.
This is Gordon’s seventh pole at Martinsville Speedway. He also started first here in September 1995 when qualifying was canceled.
Denny Hamlin posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 19.775 seconds, 95.757 mph. This is his fourth top-10 start in six Martinsville races – all also top-fives. This is Hamlin’s second top-10 start in 2008.
Aric Almirola (third) posted his career-first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series top-10 start. His best start in his seven-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career was 16th, which came last race at Bristol.
amie McMurray (fifth) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time.
Sam Hornish Jr. (26th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Michael McDowell (34th) qualified for his career-first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Starting Line Up by Row
Martinsville Speedway
GOODY’S COOL ORANGE 500

Driver Date Time Speed
Track Race Record: Jeff Gordon 09/22/96 03:11:54 82.223
Pos Car Driver Team Time Speed
Row 1: 1 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 19.666 96.288
2 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 19.775 95.757
Row 2: 3 8 Aric Almirola U.S. Army Chevrolet 19.780 95.733
4 6 David Ragan AAA Insurance Ford 19.814 95.569
Row 3: 5 26 Jamie McMurray IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford 19.830 95.492
6 9 Kasey Kahne Budweiser Dodge 19.831 95.487
Row 4: 7 49 Ken Schrader Microsoft Small Business Toyota 19.836 95.463
8 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota 19.860 95.347
Row 5: 9 20 Tony Stewart Home Depot Toyota 19.876 95.271
10 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 19.888 95.213
Row 6: 11 29 Kevin Harvick Shell/Pennzoil Chevrolet 19.889 95.208
12 07 Clint Bowyer BB&T Chevrolet 19.889 95.208
Row 7: 13 12 Ryan Newman alltel Dodge 19.916 95.079
14 28 Travis Kvapil Yates Racing Ford 19.920 95.060
Row 8: 15 44 David Reutimann UPS Toyota 19.925 95.036
16 55 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 19.926 95.032
Row 9: 17 21 Bill Elliott Little Debbie Snack Cakes Ford 19.943 94.951
18 22 Dave Blaney Caterpillar Toyota 19.959 94.874
Row 10: 19 16 Greg Biffle Jackson Hewitt Ford 19.960 94.870
20 2 Kurt Busch Miller Lite Dodge 19.968 94.832
Row 11: 21 38 David Gilliland freecreditreport.com Ford 19.968 94.832
22 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr AMP Energy/National Guard Chevrolet 19.981 94.770
Row 12: 23 96 JJ Yeley DLP HDTV Toyota 19.993 94.713
24 31 Jeff Burton AT&T Mobility Chevrolet 20.009 94.637
Row 13: 25 19 Elliott Sadler McDonald’s Dodge 20.009 94.637
26 77 Sam Hornish Jr # Mobil 1 Dodge 20.009 94.637
Row 14: 27 99 Carl Edwards Claritin Ford 20.017 94.600
28 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Ford 20.018 94.595
Row 15: 29 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Wrigley’s Big Red Dodge 20.018 94.595
30 84 Mike Skinner Red Bull Toyota 20.025 94.562
Row 16: 31 70 Jeremy Mayfield Haas Automation Chevrolet 20.029 94.543
32 43 Bobby Labonte Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge 20.030 94.538
Row 17: 33 01 Regan Smith # Dale Earnhardt Inc./Principal Chevrolet 20.041 94.486
34 00 Michael McDowell # Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota 20.058 94.406
Row 18: 35 15 Paul Menard Menards/Pittsburgh Paints Chevrolet 20.066 94.369
36 66 Scott Riggs State Water Heaters Chevrolet 20.078 94.312
Row 19: 37 10 Patrick Carpentier # Charter Dodge 20.081 94.298
38 41 Reed Sorenson Target Dodge 20.115 94.139
Row 20: 39 5 Casey Mears Kellogg’s/CARQUEST Chevrolet 20.152 93.966
40 83 Brian Vickers Red Bull Toyota 20.217 93.664
Row 21: 41 7 Robby Gordon Charter Dodge Owner Points
42 1 Martin Truex Jr Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet Owner Points
Row 22: 43 40 Dario Franchitti # Kennametal Dodge 20.128 94.078
Did Not Qualify: # 45 Kyle Petty; # 34 John Andretti; # 08 Tony Raines; # 78 Joe Nemechek.
Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs Manufacturer Starting Lineup DNQs
Chevrolet 13 2 Ford 8 0
Dodge 11 2 Toyota 11 0