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CUP: Sadler Wins Texas Pole
Johnson 17th on time trial sheet, followed by Harvick and Hamlin
Mike Hembree  |  Posted November 05, 2010   Fort Worth, TX
Elliott Sadler, driver of the #19 Stanley Ford, poses in Victory Lane after qualifying for the pole position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)
Elliott Sadler logged a blistering lap of 195.397 mph to breeze to the pole Friday for Sunday’s AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Sadler upstaged the championship-contending trio of Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin in the time trial session. Johnson qualified 17th, Harvick 26th and Hamlin 30th.

Sadler, closing out his time this season with Richard Petty Motorsports, won the eighth pole of his career on a day that also saw the announcement that he will drive the full Nationwide Series schedule next season for Kevin Harvick, Inc.

Following Sadler in the top five were Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Juan Pablo Montoya and David Ragan as Fords took four of the first five spots.

Trevor Bayne qualified for his first Sprint Cup Series start in the Wood Brothers Ford. He will start 28th.


Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEED.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.

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