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Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski stole the spotlight as they snared the front row for Sunday's NASCAR race in Texas.
So it was another Ford Fast Friday as they beat the times put down by the top three in points.
And it was a nail biter for Edwards who turned a lap of 196.114 mph around the mile and-a-half Texas Motor Speedway. “The late draw saved us there,” said Edwards.
“That wiggle, the car got loose off two and I definitely saw our whole hopes fade right there. I didn't think it was going to happen but then it went through three and four really, really well. I have to go back and watch but I don't know that anybody could have gone through much better. (...) Overall I think the car is a lot better than that lap even.”
Brad Keselowski the 2012 series champion, who failed to make the Chase, was only two thousandths of a second off of Edwards' pace at 196.100mph.
“I haven't looked at disappointments, I have looked at successes. If you spend your time focusing on your disappointments you will get more of them. I have been focusing on the successes and how to repeat them. Opportunities, successes, those moments where things have come together.
“You can't dwell on the things that haven't gone your way. You have to just acknowledge them and move on.”
Jimmie Johnson qualified third (195.943 mph) in a Chevrolet three positions ahead of Matt Kenseth in a Toyota (195.518 mph), who is tied with Johnson for the top spot in the series standings with three Chase races left.
Third-place Jeff Gordon, who trails the leaders by 27 points, earned the eighth starting spot, one position behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Paul Menard (195.837 mph) qualified fourth, .008 second faster than fifth-place starter Kyle Busch (195.780 mph), who is fifth in the Chase standings, 36 points behind Kenseth and Johnson.
This was Edwards' first pole at Texas, his second of the season and the 13th of his career. Edwards is a three-time winner at TMS, tops in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
So it was another Ford Fast Friday as they beat the times put down by the top three in points.
And it was a nail biter for Edwards who turned a lap of 196.114 mph around the mile and-a-half Texas Motor Speedway. “The late draw saved us there,” said Edwards.
“That wiggle, the car got loose off two and I definitely saw our whole hopes fade right there. I didn't think it was going to happen but then it went through three and four really, really well. I have to go back and watch but I don't know that anybody could have gone through much better. (...) Overall I think the car is a lot better than that lap even.”
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| Carl Edwards (Photo: Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images) |
Brad Keselowski the 2012 series champion, who failed to make the Chase, was only two thousandths of a second off of Edwards' pace at 196.100mph.
“I haven't looked at disappointments, I have looked at successes. If you spend your time focusing on your disappointments you will get more of them. I have been focusing on the successes and how to repeat them. Opportunities, successes, those moments where things have come together.
“You can't dwell on the things that haven't gone your way. You have to just acknowledge them and move on.”
Jimmie Johnson qualified third (195.943 mph) in a Chevrolet three positions ahead of Matt Kenseth in a Toyota (195.518 mph), who is tied with Johnson for the top spot in the series standings with three Chase races left.
Third-place Jeff Gordon, who trails the leaders by 27 points, earned the eighth starting spot, one position behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Paul Menard (195.837 mph) qualified fourth, .008 second faster than fifth-place starter Kyle Busch (195.780 mph), who is fifth in the Chase standings, 36 points behind Kenseth and Johnson.
This was Edwards' first pole at Texas, his second of the season and the 13th of his career. Edwards is a three-time winner at TMS, tops in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.