Harvick wins pole at Richmond:

#29-Kevin Harvick won the Budweiser Pole for the Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway with a lap of 128.425mph for his 2nd pole of 2005 and 4th of his career. #16-Greg Biffle will start 2nd, followed by rookie #77-Travel Kvapil [his best career start], #6-Mark Martin and #97-Kurt Busch. Points leader #20-Tony Stewart starts 25th. #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start 29th. #37-Tony Raines was the highest non top-35 team, qualifying 21st. Missing the race were: #75-Anderson, #95-Barrett, #00-Long, #92-Sadler, #89-Shepherd, #34-McCarthy and #27-Shelmerdine [who also wrecked].
For qualifying results, starting lineup, links, qualifying order and practice speeds, see Jayski’s Richmond Qualifying/Practice/Starting Grid Page.(9-9-2005)