Good news is the weather. Its going to be perfect race weather with temperatures expected to be below normal in the low to mid 70s.
Thanks! fingers crossed on the weather.. we need full races
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He who laughs last: Martin first in MIS qualifying
http://www.nascar.com/news/120817/mmartin-pole-michigan/index.html
Notes-n-Nuggets
• Mark Martin won his 55th career Cup pole in his 845th start.
• Mark Martin’s last pole was at Dover in June of this season, four starts ago.
• It’s Mark Martin’s first Michigan pole in 54 starts.
• Mark Martin has now won a pole at 20 different tracks.
• Michael Waltrip Racing notched its 12th all-time pole, and Cup-leading fifth of the season.
• Carl Edwards (second) grabbed his best Michigan start in his 17th race at the track.
• Jimmie Johnson (third) posted his 15th top-10 start in 22 races at Michigan — one of five tracks at which he is winless.
• Matt Kenseth(fourth) posted his fifth consecutive top-10 start at Michigan.
• Kasey Kahne (fifth) notched his seventh top-10 start at Michigan in the past eight races.
• Parker Kligerman (17th) qualified the No. 22, which Sam Hornish Jr. is expected to race on Sunday. Hornish must start from the rear because of the driver change.
• Aric Almirola (41st) had an accident in his time-trial run that forced him to a backup car.
• Two drivers failed to qualify: Stephen Leicht and J.J. Yeley.