Denny Hamlin Wins Pole for Dover

A week after winning in New Hampshire, Denny Hamlin and the No. 11 FedEx Toyota is still making waves.

On Saturday afternoon, Hamlin captured his first pole at Dover International Speedway with a lap of   22.599 seconds, 159.299 mph. Hamlin is definitely continuing to prove he is ready to win a Sprint Cup championship. This is Hamlin’s third pole of the 2012 season.

Fellow Chase driver, Clint Bowyer,will join Hamlin on the front row on Sunday.

Coverage for the AAA 400 from the Monster Mile starts on ESPN at 1pm EST on Sunday.

Starting Lineup: (Chase Drivers in Bold)

1. Denny Hamlin  
2. Clint Bowyer  
3. Martin Truex Jr.
4. Sam Hornish Jr.
5. Kyle Busch
6. Greg Biffle  
7. Jeff Gordon
8. Ryan Newman
9. Kasey Kahne  
10. Brad Keselowski  
11. Jimmie Johnson  
12. Matt Kenseth  
13. Kevin Harvick  
14. Joey Logano
15. Carl Edwards
16. Bobby Labonte
17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
18. Regan Smith
19. Paul Menard
20. Jamie McMurray
21. Aric Almirola
22. Landon Cassill
23. Josh Wise
24. Tony Stewart  
25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.  
26. Mark Martin
27. Marcos Ambrose
28. Kurt Busch
29. Reed Sorenson
30. Casey Mears
31. David Ragan
32. Michael McDowell
33. Travis Kvapil
34. Scott Speed
35. Juan Pablo Montoya
36. Scott Riggs
37. Joe Nemechek
38. Danica Patrick
39. Jeff Burton
40. JJ Yeley
41. TJ Bell
42. David Gilliland
43. Dave Blaney

Did Not Qualify:

David Stremme, Mike Bliss, Jason Leffler, Cole Whitt and Kelly Bires