 | | Ted Musgrave won the pole by nearly two-tenths of a second over Jack Sprague. Credit: Nate Mecha/HSP |
April 30, 2005
06:24 PM EDT (22:24 GMT)
Ted Musgrave will start Saturday night's Dodge Ram Tough 200 from the pole after winning the top starting Saturday afternoon in qualifying at Gateway International Raceway. Musgrave toured the 1.25-mile oval in 33.294 seconds at an average speed of 135.159 mph. That is a track record. Jack Sprague will start second after clocking in at 33.413/134.678. Ron Hornaday Jr., who underwent surgery earlier this week for a ruptured appendix, will start third. Bill Lester and David Starr rounded out the top five. The Dodge Ram Tough 200 is scheduled to begin at 8:15 p.m. ET. Stay with NASCAR.COM for updates. | 
