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High speeds were the theme in Sprint Cup qualifying Friday at Michigan International Speedway, and when it was all said and done a familiar face was atop the scoring chart.
Posting the seventh-fastest pole speed (206.558 mph) in NASCAR history, Jeff Gordon was the No. 1 qualifier for Sunday’s Pure Michigan 400. The pole was the 76th of Gordon’s career, who also took top honors in qualifying a week ago at Watkins Glen International.
Thirty two of 43 qualifiers time broke the previous Michigan track set by Kevin Harvick in June.
“This is exciting,” Gordon said. “To be running this good and have cars that are this great; back-to-back poles from Watkins Glen to Michigan, we’re having a lot of fun right now.”
Sharing the front row with Gordon is Joey Logano, who qualified second. Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers and Brad Keselowski will start third through fifth, respectively. Rounding out the top 10 were Harvick, Paul Menard, Austin Dillon, Jamie McMurray and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
“It is fast,” Edwards said. “That is the simplest way to describe it. It is fast. I wish you guys could ride in that car with me. That is screamin’.”
