.. Michael Waltrip won the Bud Pole for the UAW-Ford 500 with a lap of 50.648 seconds, 189.070 mph. .. This is his fourth Bud Pole in 686 career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his first Bud Pole and first top-10 start 11 races in 2007. .. This is Waltrip’s first Bud Pole and 11th top-10 start in 43 races at Talladega Superspeedway. .. Dave Blaney posted the second-fastest qualifying time with a lap of 50.838 seconds, 188.838 mph. He posted his second top-10 start in 14 races at Talladega and his seventh top-10 start in 27 races in 2007. .. Brian Vickers (third) posted his second top-10 start in seven Talladega races. It is his second top-10 start in 19 races this season. .. Jacques Villeneuve (sixth) qualified for his career-first Nextel Cup race. .. Waltrip was the fastest of the drivers required to make the field on time. .. David Reutimann (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.(NASCAR Statistics)(10-6-2007)
