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Kansas Qualifying Fast Facts:

..Jimmie Johnson won the Bud Pole for the LifeLock 400 with a lap of 30.846 seconds, 175.063 mph. .. This is his 12th Bud Pole in 212 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his third Bud Pole and 20th top-10 start in 2007. He is tied with Denny Hamlin (seventh) for the most top-10 starts this season. .. This is Johnson’s second Bud Pole in six races at Kansas Speedway. He became the first repeat Bud Pole winner in seven races here. .. Matt Kenseth (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2007, posting his season-best starting position for the third time. It is his third top-10 start in seven Kansas races “ all in the past three. .. Scott Riggs (third) was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. It is his eighth top-10 start in the 23 races that he has qualified for this season. It is his second top-10 start in four races at Kansas. He started second here in 2006. .. David Ragan (19th) was the fastest qualifying rookie. .. Ryan Newman’s qualifying time was disallowed following post-qualifying inspection.(NASCAR Statistics)(9-28-2007)