Carl Edwards, who just so happens to drive the Subway sponsored car, grabbed the pole for today's Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix (3pm eastern on FOX). Edwards also happens to be the winner of the last race at Phoenix, so perhaps we should all be going out and getting our five dollar footlongs in celebration of his impending victory?
Maybe not... Even with Edwards on the pole and his previous success in the race, the favorite this afternoon may very well be Kyle Busch, who won both the truck race on Friday and the Nationwide series race yesterday. He led all 200 laps of the latter race.
Dale Earnhart Jr, who won the pole at Daytona qualified a disappointing 35th, while Daytona winner Trevor Bayne didn't fare much better qualifying 33rd. Jimmy Johnson, the all time leader in wins at Phoenix and the reigning five time NASCAR champion, will start in the #28 position.
Here's the full starting lineup for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix
- Carl Edwards
- Kurt Busch
- Kasey Kahne
- Kyle Busch
- Regan Smith
- Joey Logano
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Jamie McMurray
- Brad Keselowski
- Greg Biffle
- David Ragan
- Denny Hamlin
- Paul Menard
- Ryan Newman
- AJ Allmendinger
- Clint Bowyer
- Kevin Harvick
- Tony Stewart
- Brian Vickers
- Jeff Gordon
- Bobby Labonte
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Mark Martin
- Matt Kenseth
- Jeff Burton
- David Reutimann
- Casey Mears
- Jimmie Johnson
- Marcos Ambrose
- David Gilliland
- Robby Gordon
- Joe Nemechek
- Trevor Bayne
- Michael McDowell
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Mike Skinner
- Landon Cassill
- JJ Yeley
- Bill Elliott
- Travis Kvapil
- Andy Lally
- Tony Raines
- Dave Blaney