Jeff Burton won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the USG Sheetrock 400, lapping Chicagoland Speedway in 29.728 seconds at 181.647 mph. Jimmie Johnson holds the track-qualifying record of 28.701 seconds, 188.147 mph – set July 8, 2005. This is Burtons fourth career Bud Pole in 421 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series races.
This is his second Bud Pole and sixth top-10 start in 2006. This is the first year that Burton has had more than one Bud Pole in a season in his NASCAR NEXTEL Cup career
This is Burtons first Bud Pole and second top-10 start in six race at Chicagoland Speedway.
Burton became the fourth repeat Bud Pole winner in 2006. Kasey Kahne (four), Greg Biffle (two) and Kurt Busch (two) are the other multiple Bud Pole winners this season.
Burton became the sixth different Bud Pole winner in six races at Chicagoland Speedway, joining Todd Bodine (2001), Ryan Newman (2002), Tony Stewart (2003), Jeff Gordon (2004) and Jimmie Johnson (2005).
Brian Vickers posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 29.782 seconds, 181.318 mph and will join Burton on the front row for the USG Sheetrock 400. This is his sixth top-10 start of 2006. Vickers has posted three top-10 starts in three races at Chicago. all top-fives.
This is the fifth Bud Pole for Chevrolet in 2006. Dodge has eight Bud Poles and Ford has four. Qualifying was canceled at Bristol.
Kasey Kahne (third) posted his second top-10 start in three races at Chicago both topfives. This is his 11th top-10 start in 2006.
Kevin Harvick (fourth) has started from the top-10 in three of his six races at Chicago. This is Harvicks fifth top-10 start of the 2006 season.
Jimmie Johnson (fifth) posted his fourth top-10 start in five races at Chicago. This is Johnsons 12th top-10 start of 2006.(NASCAR Statistical Services)(7-7-2006)
