Brian Vickers won the Nextel Cup Series Bud Pole for the Dickies 500, lapping Texas Motor Speedway in 27.518 seconds at 196.235 mph. He broke Bill Elliotts track-qualifying record of 27.803 seconds, 194.224 mph – set April 5, 2002. The top eight drivers bettered Elliotts time.
This is the fastest qualifying lap since Geoffrey Bodine posted a lap of 197.478 mph at Atlanta in November 1997.
This is Vickers fourth career Bud Pole in 111 Nextel Cup Series races.
This is his first Bud Pole and 11th top-10 start in 2006. He became the 15th different Bud Pole winner this season.
This is Vickers first Bud Pole and first top-10 start in five Nextel Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway. His previous best start here was 13th in 2004.
Vickers became the ninth different Bud Pole winner in 12 races at Texas Motor Speedway.
Elliott Sadler posted the second-quickest qualifying lap of 27.637 seconds, 195.390 mph and will join Vickers on the front row for the Dickies 500. Sadler posted his fourth top-10 start in 10 races at Texas. It is his third second-place start here.
This is the 12th Bud Pole for Chevrolet in 2006. Dodge has 15 Bud Poles and Ford has five. Qualifying was canceled at Bristol and the second Atlanta race.
Kurt Busch (third) has posted just two top-10 starts in eight races at Texas both this season.
Kasey Kahne (fourth) has posted his fourth top-10 start in five Texas races all fourth or better.
Jimmie Johnson (fifth) has posted three top-10 starts in his seven races at Texas.
David Gillliand (seventh) posted his second top-10 start in his 13 Nextel Cup races. This is his first race at Texas in any of NASCARs top-three series.
Terry Labonte used a past champions provisional to make the field for what is slated to be his final Nextel Cup race.(NASCAR Statiscal Services)(11-3-2006)
