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*** NASCAR Martinsville Virginia 500 Lineup/Info - Jeff Gordon wins pole - Sunday Fox at
NASCAR.com ^ | 4/11/03

Posted on 04/11/2003 2:35:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge

MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- It appears Jeff Gordon loves Martinsville in the springtime.

For the third time in his career, Gordon grabbed the Bud Pole at Martinsville Speedway, turning a lap of 94.307 mph Friday to earn the top starting spot for Sunday's Virginia 500.

Gordon, whose three poles at Martinsville have all come in the spring race, knocked Dale Earnhardt Jr. off the pole. Earnhardt's best lap was 93.863.

The rest of the top five included Ryan Newman, Ken Schrader and Rusty Wallace.


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: jeffgordon; martinsville; nascar; virginia500
Martinsville Speedway The paperclip-shaped short track known as Martinsville opened in 1947, two years before NASCAR was founded. Under the direction of H. Clay Earles, who ran the speedway until his death in 1999, Martinsville grew from a dusty, rough-hewn operation into one of the most beautiful and modern racing facilities around.
1 posted on 04/11/2003 2:35:48 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
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1 #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet DuPont 94.308 20.079 Leader
2 #8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet Budweiser 93.863 20.174 -0.095
3 #12 Ryan Newman Dodge ALLTEL 93.678 20.214 -0.135
4 #49 Ken Schrader Dodge BAM Racing 93.590 20.233 -0.154
5 #2 Rusty Wallace Dodge Miller Lite 93.543 20.243 -0.164
6 #25 Joe Nemechek Chevrolet UAW/Delphi 93.382 20.278 -0.199
7 #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet Lowe's 93.221 20.313 -0.234
8 #20 Tony Stewart Chevrolet Home Depot 93.148 20.329 -0.250
9 #23 Kenny Wallace Dodge Stacker 2 93.125 20.334 -0.255
10 #99 Jeff Burton Ford CITGO 93.116 20.336 -0.257
11 #42 Jamie McMurray* Dodge Havoline 93.116 20.336 -0.257
12 #22 Ward Burton Dodge Caterpillar 93.111 20.337 -0.258
13 #7 Jimmy Spencer Dodge Sirius Satellite Radio 93.111 20.337 -0.258
14 #0 Jack Sprague* Pontiac NetZero 93.075 20.345 -0.266
15 #77 Dave Blaney Ford Jasper Engines & Transmissions 93.070 20.346 -0.267
16 #5 Terry Labonte Chevrolet Kellogg's/got milk? 92.997 20.362 -0.283
17 #32 Ricky Craven Pontiac Tide 92.965 20.369 -0.290
18 #38 Elliott Sadler Ford M&M's 92.937 20.375 -0.296
19 #21 Ricky Rudd Ford Motorcraft Quality Parts 92.910 20.381 -0.302
20 #16 Greg Biffle* Ford Grainger 92.901 20.383 -0.304
21 #4 Mike Skinner Pontiac Kodak 92.874 20.389 -0.310
22 #41 Casey Mears* Dodge Target 92.860 20.392 -0.313
23 #19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dodge Dealers 92.792 20.407 -0.328
24 #6 Mark Martin Ford Viagra 92.773 20.411 -0.332
25 #40 Sterling Marlin Dodge Coors Light 92.769 20.412 -0.333
26 #01 Jerry Nadeau Pontiac U.S. Army 92.769 20.412 -0.333
27 #74 Tony Raines* Chevrolet Staff America 92.737 20.419 -0.340
28 #10 Johnny Benson Pontiac Valvoline 92.715 20.424 -0.345
29 #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet GM Goodwrench Service 92.669 20.434 -0.355
30 #15 Michael Waltrip Chevrolet NAPA Auto Parts 92.619 20.445 -0.366
31 #9 Bill Elliott Dodge Dodge Dealers 92.597 20.450 -0.371
32 #1 Steve Park Chevrolet Pennzoil 92.569 20.456 -0.377
33 #45 Kyle Petty Dodge Georgia Pacific 92.497 20.472 -0.393
34 #17 Matt Kenseth Ford DeWalt Power Tools 92.443 20.484 -0.405
35 #30 Jeff Green Chevrolet America Online 92.443 20.484 -0.405
36 #97 Kurt Busch Ford Rubbermaid 92.384 20.497 -0.418
 
Provisional
37 #88 Dale Jarrett Ford UPS 92.330 20.509 -0.430
38 #31 Robby Gordon Chevrolet Cingular Wireless 92.357 20.503 -0.424
39 #18 Bobby Labonte Chevrolet Interstate Batteries 91.900 20.605 -0.526
40 #43 John Andretti Dodge Cheerios 92.348 20.505 -0.426
41 #154 Todd Bodine Ford National Guard 91.967 20.590 -0.511
42 #37 Derrike Cope Chevrolet Friendly's Ice Cream 91.483 20.699 -0.620
43 #02 Hermie Sadler Chevrolet GoTeamVa.com 91.584 20.676 -0.597
 

2 posted on 04/11/2003 2:37:14 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic.. God Bless America, the coalition, and Our Troops and families)
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Virginny Weather looks most obliging this weekend.

5 Day Forecast

Today Tomorrow Sun Mon Tue 6-10 Day
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4 posted on 04/11/2003 2:55:00 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi .. Support FRee Republic.. God Bless America, the coalition, and Our Troops and families)
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To: NormsRevenge
race ready in utah bump!
5 posted on 04/11/2003 5:49:14 PM PDT by glock rocks (pray for our men and women in harms way -- God bless America)
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