.. Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the 3M Performance 400 with a lap of 38.090 seconds, 189.026 mph. .. This is his 62nd Bud Pole in 496 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his sixth Bud Pole and 15th top-10 start in 2007. .. This is Gordon’s fifth Bud Pole and 20th top-10 start in 30 races at Michigan International Speedway. .. Greg Biffle posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 38.159 seconds, 188.684 mph, as the final two cars to go out took the top two positions. It is his fourth top-10 start in 2007 and his third in 10 races at Michigan. .. Kasey Kahne (third) posted his 12th top-10 start in 2007 and his fourth in eight Michigan races. .. Michael Waltrip (11th) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. Waltrip posted his best qualifying effort since he started third at Indianapolis in August 2005. .. David Reutimann (12th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(8-17-2007)
