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Truex Jr. wins pole at Texas:

#1-Martin Truex Jr. won the Budweiser Pole for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.105mph for his first pole of his career. Truex is the 17th Budweiser Pole winner in 2007 and there are now 22 drivers eligible for the 2008 Budweiser Shootout. #24-Gordon qualified second and just missed taking the pole from Truex, the rest of the top-10 are: #42-Montoya, #29-Harvick, #84-Allmendinger [tied speed with Harvick who is higher in owners pts and gets the 4th spot], #2-Busch, #11-Hamlin, #48-Johnson, #25-Mears and #01-Martin. The non-top 35 teams that made the race were: #84-Allmendinger, #36-Skinner, #10-Riggs, #83-Vickers, #44-Jarrett, #21-Elliott, #78-Nemechek and #00-Reutiman. For qualifying results, pole progression, starting lineup, see the Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results/Order Page.(11-2-2007)