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Edwards on pole at Bristol:

#99-Carl Edwards won the Coor’s Light Pole for the Sharpies 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway with a speed of 121.860mph for his first pole of 2008 and 4th pole of his career. Edwards is the 13th different pole sitter of 2008. #44-Reutimann will start 2nd followed by #24-Gordon, #01-Smith, #21-Elliott, #29-Harvick, #96-Schrader, #84-Allmendinger, #18-Busch and #19-Sadler. #88-Earnhardt Jr. will start 40th. #6-Ragan, spun and wacked the wall doing damage to the front and right side of the car, he will have to go to a backup. The Go-or-go homers [non top 35 in owners pts] to make the race: #21-Elliott, #96-Schrader, #84-Allmendinger, #70-Raines, #09-Marlin, #45-Petty, #00-Skinner and #78-Nemechek. Missing the race are #34-Green, #10-Carpentier, #08-Sauter and #50-Barrett [withdrew] See the pole progression, qualifying results and starting lineup on my Starting Lineup/Qualifying Results/Order page.(8-22-2008)