On Friday afternoon, Jimmie Johnson qualified his number 48 Lowe’s Racing on the front row for Sunday’s TUMS Fast Relief 500 with a lap of 19.402 seconds, 97.598 mph. This is Johnson’s second pole at the 0.526 mile track and his 28th career pole. Johnson’s best friend and former teammate, Brian Vickers, qualified second and Kyle Busch, another former Hendrick teammate, rounded out the top three.
Coverage of the TUMS Fast Relief 500 begins on Sunday, November 28th at 1:00pm EST on ESPN.
Starting Lineup (Bold is Chase Drivers)
1. Jimmie Johnson
2. Brian Vickers
3. Kyle Busch
4. Jeff Burton
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Matt Kenseth
7. Tony Stewart
8. Clint Bowyer
9. Paul Menard
10. Aric Almirola
11. Jeff Gordon
12. Martin Truex Jr.
13. Kevin Harvick
14. Joey Logano
15. Kasey Kahne
16. David Ragan
17. Ryan Newman
18. Bobby Labonte
19. Kurt Busch
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
21. Michael McDowell
22. Casey Mears
23. Carl Edwards
24. Jamie McMurray
25. Juan Pablo Montoya
26. AJ Allmendinger
27. Sam Hornish Jr.
28. Ken Schrader
29. David Reutimann
30. Greg Biffle
31. Josh Wise
32. Brad Keselowski
33. Marcos Ambrose
34. Landon Cassill
35. David Gilliland
36. Scott Riggs
37. Dave Blaney
38. Joe Nemechek
39. Reed Sorenson
40. David Stremme
41. Travis Kvapil
42. Stephen Leicht
43. Scott Speed
Who did not make it:
Mike Bliss
JJ Yeley
