Hornaday earns Truck pole at AMS; Busch on outside
By NASCAR.COM
March 6, 2010
12:18 PM EST
March 6, 2010
12:18 PM EST
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Ron Hornaday won the pole for the E-Z-GO 200 with a lap of 31.195 seconds (177.721 mph) around 1.54-mile Atlanta Motor Speedway, his third overall in 10 races at the track.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his first top-10 start of 2010 and his sixth in six races at Atlanta.
Austin Dillon (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
Notes-n-Nuggets
| • Ron Hornaday posted his 24th career pole in his 252nd career race. He ranks third all time. |
| • Ron Hornaday has eight wins from the pole. |
| • Ron Hornaday has top-five starts in the past five Atlanta races. |
| • Ron Hornaday was 15th-fastest in final practice |
| • Three races at Atlanta have been won from the pole. |
| • Matt Crafton was the fastest in final practice, he time trialed third. |
| • Steve Wallace (sixth) will make his Truck Series debut. |
| • Geoff Bodine (eighth) will make his first Truck start since 2004. |
| • Points leader Timothy Peters will start 30th. The lowest starting position of an Atlanta race winner is 18th: Ron Hornaday in 2005. |
| • Two drivers failed to qualify: Carl Long and Chris Jones. |
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