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Carl Edwards served notice that Ford was wasn't lying down as he won the pole at Michigan International Speedway at 202.452 mph.
This season both Chevrolet and Toyota cars have monopolized victory lane in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series in every event except for Edwards' victory in Las Vegas.
Although Edwards is second in the series points; Jimmie Johnson - the current leader - could miss one race and still be ahead.
In the last week Roush Fenway Racing and Penske Racing, the leading Ford teams have started to work together to challenge the stranglehold its' rivals have.
“One week ago we talked about at Roush Fenway things we needed to do better as a group and working with the folks at Penske and we just started this ball rolling,” said Edwards.
“We just talked yesterday about it up at Ford World Headquarters. This is one lap and it is good. I am really happy. The process that is going to put us out in front of Hendrick Motorsports and the guys at Joe Gibbs Racing and the rest of these guys every Sunday, that process is just starting.”
Kurt Busch, who drives for the one-car Furniture Row Racing, put on another David-like performance putting his Chevrolet alongside Edwards' car.
“It was a great lap it's amazing how close it comes down after a two mile run,” said the 2004 series champ.
“Carl (Edwards) posted a fast lap early on. I just wanted to go after it. We just came up a tenth shy. The good news is we keep unloading fast. We are right there in the mix.
“All the guys back at the shop that are working on the pull down rig and all the simulation they are doing their job to the best that I have seen in this garage area. We just have to keep it up.”
Kasey Kahne was third in another Chevy. “We picked up a little bit from where we were in practice,” he said. I was happy about that. I knew Carl (Edwards) had a really good lap and we weren't able to get there. We still had a good lap with our Farmers Insurance Chevy.
“We should end up in the top maybe three or four somewhere in there. It's a great spot for Sunday. Looking forward to the race, I don't know the track is really nice and it seems like it will move around some so it should be good.”
Paul Menard, in a Chevy, and Aric Almirola, in a Ford, rounded out the top five. Matt Kenseth had the best Toyota of the day qualifying seventh.
This season both Chevrolet and Toyota cars have monopolized victory lane in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series in every event except for Edwards' victory in Las Vegas.
Although Edwards is second in the series points; Jimmie Johnson - the current leader - could miss one race and still be ahead.
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| Photo: Ford |
In the last week Roush Fenway Racing and Penske Racing, the leading Ford teams have started to work together to challenge the stranglehold its' rivals have.
“One week ago we talked about at Roush Fenway things we needed to do better as a group and working with the folks at Penske and we just started this ball rolling,” said Edwards.
“We just talked yesterday about it up at Ford World Headquarters. This is one lap and it is good. I am really happy. The process that is going to put us out in front of Hendrick Motorsports and the guys at Joe Gibbs Racing and the rest of these guys every Sunday, that process is just starting.”
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| Photo: Ford |
Kurt Busch, who drives for the one-car Furniture Row Racing, put on another David-like performance putting his Chevrolet alongside Edwards' car.
“It was a great lap it's amazing how close it comes down after a two mile run,” said the 2004 series champ.
“Carl (Edwards) posted a fast lap early on. I just wanted to go after it. We just came up a tenth shy. The good news is we keep unloading fast. We are right there in the mix.
“All the guys back at the shop that are working on the pull down rig and all the simulation they are doing their job to the best that I have seen in this garage area. We just have to keep it up.”
Kasey Kahne was third in another Chevy. “We picked up a little bit from where we were in practice,” he said. I was happy about that. I knew Carl (Edwards) had a really good lap and we weren't able to get there. We still had a good lap with our Farmers Insurance Chevy.
“We should end up in the top maybe three or four somewhere in there. It's a great spot for Sunday. Looking forward to the race, I don't know the track is really nice and it seems like it will move around some so it should be good.”
Paul Menard, in a Chevy, and Aric Almirola, in a Ford, rounded out the top five. Matt Kenseth had the best Toyota of the day qualifying seventh.