.. Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Aaron’s 499, his 60th Bud Pole in 482 career Nextel Cup races. He moved into fourth on the all-time Bud Pole winners list, breaking a tie with Darrell Waltrip. .. This is his third Bud Pole this season. He also started first at Texas when qualifying was canceled. This is Gordon’s seventh top-10 start in 2007 all top-fives. .. This is Gordon’s first Bud Pole in 29 races at Talladega. .. David Gilliland (second) posted an identical qualifying time to Gordon’s. Gilliland will start second based on the tie-breaker which is current year car owner points. This is his third consecutive front-row start in a restrictor-plate race. He won the bud Pole for the Daytona 500 this season and the UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega last October. .. Denny Hamlin (third) posted his best Nextel Cup start at Talladega. Hamlin also started third in both of his Busch Series races here (2005 and 2006). .. Sterling Marlin (fourth) posted his second top-10 start of 2007 and his best start since he started third at Martinsville in August 2004. .. Kenny Wallace (sixth) posted his best start since he started fourth at Martinsville in October 2003. That was also Wallace’s most recent top-10 start. .. This is the first time that the Wood Brothers have not qualified for a race since this race in 2000.(NASCAR)(4-28-2007)
