Keselowski takes Bristol pole
Saturday, Mar. 20, 2010
BRISTOL, Tenn. - Brad Keselowski claimed the pole for Saturday's Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race after topping the charts in qualifying at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Keselowski edged Joey Logano for the top starting position with a lap of 124.557 m.p.h. for his second pole of the season and the fifth of his Nationwide career. He also won the pole at Bristol last August.
Logano qualified 0.1 seconds behind Keselowski to capture the outside pole.
Kelly Bires will start third, followed by Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle.
Kyle Busch, Kasey Kahne, Reed Sorenson, Steve Wallace and Jason Leffler qualified sixth through 10th, respectively.
Dennis Setzer, Mark Green, Scott Riggs, Jason Bowles, Brad Teague, Parker Kligerman and Chris Lawson failed to qualify.
The 300-lap race at Bristol is scheduled to start around 2:30 p.m. (et).
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