NASCAR: Part time driver on pole for Richmond

[ron olds]

He may be a vetran, maybe a part time driver, maybe retired how many years ago, but dont call him slow.

Mark Martin piloted his #55 Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota for Michel Waltrip Racing to the Coors Light Pole Award for the 58th Annual Capital City 400 Presented By Virginia Is For Lovers with a lap of 21.040 seconds, 128.327 mph.

This is his 53rd pole in 837 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, and his second pole and fifth top-10 start in 2012. This is also his fifth pole in 53 races at Richmond International Raceway.

With the Pole, Mark Martin breaks his previous record as oldest Coors Light Pole winner at Richmond (53 years, 3 months, 19 days).

Here is the starting lineup for Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway:

1.Mark Martin
2.Carl Edwards
3.Kevin Harvick
4.AJ Allmendinger
5.Kyle Busch
6.Jeff Gordon
7.Denny Hamlin
8.Martin Truex Jr.
9.Kasey Kahne
10.Dale Earnhardt Jr.
11.Aric Almirola
12.Ryan Newman
13.Kurt Busch
14.Marcos Ambrose
15.Regan Smith
16.Brad Keselowski
17.Dave Blaney
18.Joey Logano
19.Bobby Labonte
20.Juan Pablo Montoya
21.Landon Cassill
22.Tony Stewart
23.Clint Bowyer
24.Matt Kenseth
25.Michael McDowell
26.Casey Mears
27.Jimmie Johnson
28.Greg Biffle
29.Travis Kvapil
30.Jeff Burton
31.Paul Menard
32.Josh Wise
33.David Reutimann
34.David Stremme
35.Joe Nemechek
36.Scott Speed
37.Jamie McMurray
38.David Ragan
39.Mike Bliss
40.Stephen Leicht
41.Stacy Compton
42.David Gilliland
43.Reed Sorenson

DNQ: Scott Riggs, J.J. Yeley


Top 12 Driver standings before Richmound

1
Greg Biffle

2
Martin Truex Jr.

3
Matt Kenseth

4
Dale Earnhardt Jr.

5
Denny Hamlin

6
Kevin Harvick

7
Jimmie Johnson

8
Tony Stewart

9
Carl Edwards

10
Ryan Newman

11
Clint Bowyer

12
Joey Logano