Edwards earns pivotal starting spot at Indianapolis - WTHR
Joe Gibbs Racing's Carl Edwards won the pole for the Crown Royal Presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Edwards drove his No. 19 Stanley Toyota to his 15th career pole and first in 11 races at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway with a lap of 183. 464 mph. In searching for his first win at Indianapolis on Sunday, Edwards will look to improve upon his best-ever performance at IMS when he finished as the runner-up to Jimmie Johnson in 2008. "After yesterday, this is amazing," Edwards said. This is the first pole at the Brickyard for Toyota. Due to the new high-drag aerodynamic package on Sprint Cup Series cars, Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard qualifying was modified to a two-round format. Each car posted a time for one lap in the first round, with the 12 fastest cars advancing to a second round, where one more single-lap run was used to determine the polesitter. "The first round, we weren't the fastest car. I watched the clouds and the timing worked out pretty well, and I thought I'm going to be pretty aggressive on this second one. Then, after going through Turns 1 and 2, I thought 'This is going to be a really good lap. Joey Logano and David Ragan qualified second and third behind Edwards - the same top 3 qualifiers as a week ago at New Hampshire. "We got a good start," said Logano, who drove his No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford to a lap of 183. 139 mph. Source: www.wthr.com
