Defending champ Johnson wins pole for Sunday's race
DOVER, Del. -- Jimmie Johnson will go for the Dover sweep from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 157.356 mph on Friday at Dover International Speedway and will start first for only the second time this season. He led a career-high 298 laps in May to win at the Monster Mile.
The top four spots at qualifying spots for Sunday's race all went to Chase for the championship drivers. Juan Pablo Montoya was second, Ryan Newman third and Greg Biffle fourth.
The remainder of the Chase drivers were scattered among the field.
Kasey Kahne was sixth and four-time series champion Jeff Gordon seventh. Brian Vickers was 12th and Denny Hamlin 13th. Points leader Mark Martin qualified 14th and Kurt Busch was 16th.
Two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart was 22nd and Carl Edwards was the lowest Chase qualifier, starting 30th.
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