Full Throttle

Roush Racing again proved their strength by sweeping the first four starting positions in Fontana. Carl Edwards sits on the pole, his first in [avatar:http://cranialcavity.net/files/cup.jpg]NEXTEL Cup[/avatar], followed by Mark Martin, Kurt Busch and Greg Biffle, winner of the Auto Club 500 at Fontana in Feburary.

Of the two closest to busting into the Chase with late season charges is Jeff Gordon who will start 6^th and last weeks winner Matt Kenseth who lines up 23^rd.

The surprise of the qualifying session was J.J. Yeley by solidly placing his FedEx Chevy in the top ten and will start from the fourth row. Kyle Busch earned the pole in Feburary, making him the youngest driver in NASCAR history to earn a Cup pole. Some of that performance seems to have been lost as he will roll off from the 25^th position Sunday.

Who will win. Well lemme tell ya.

Despite the Roush rolling barbershop quartet that starts from the first two rows and disregarding Biffle’s early Cali win. I’m not going that way. I’m headed Jeff Gordon’s way. Followed by Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Carl Edwards and Scott Riggs.

NASCAR, Auto Racing, Sports

1 99 Carl Edwards Office Depot Ford 185.061 39.906
2 6 Mark Martin Viagra Ford 184.833 38.954
3 97 Kurt Busch Smirnoff Ice/Sharpie Ford 184.403 39.045
4 16 Greg Biffle National Guard/Charter Ford 184.370 39.052
5 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 184.049 39.120
6 24 Jeff Gordon DuPont Chevrolet 183.333 39.166
7 9 Kasey Kahne Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 183.805 39.172
8 11 J.J. Yeley FedEx Freight Chevrolet 183.758 39.182
9 25 Brian Vickers GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet 183.702 39.194
10 10 Scott Riggs Valvoline Chevrolet 183.482 39.241
11 * 32 Bobby Hamilton Jr. Tide Chevrolet 183.435 39.251
12 40 Sterling Marlin Coors Light Dodge 183.318 39.276
13 19 Jeremy Mayfield Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge 183.309 39.278
14 20 Tony Stewart The Home Depot Chevrolet 182.987 39.347
15 38 Elliott Sadler M&M’s Ford 182.941 39.357
16 31 Jeff Burton Cingular Wireless Chevrolet 182.913 39.363
17 43 Jeff Green Wheaties Dodge 182.741 39.400
18 29 Kevin Harvick GM Goodwrench Chevrolet 182.727 39.403
19 15 Michael Waltrip NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 182.560 39.439
20 45 Kyle Petty Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge 182.542 39.443
21 07 Dave Blaney Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 182.519 39.448
22 01 Joe Nemechek U.S. Army Chevrolet 182.486 39.455
23 17 Matt Kenseth DeWalt Power Tools Ford 182.380 39.478
24 * 7 Robby Gordon Fruit of the Loom Chevrolet 182.283 39.499
25 5 Kyle Busch # Kellogg’s Chevrolet 182.195 39.518
26 * 36 Boris Said CENTRIX Financial Chevrolet 182.043 39.551
27 22 Scott Wimmer Caterpillar Dodge 181.749 39.615
28 12 Ryan Newman SONY HD TV/Alltel Dodge 181.726 39.620
29 77 Travis Kvapil # Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge 181.351 39.702
30 * 91 Bill Elliott McDonald’s Dodge 181.228 39.729
31 49 Ken Schrader Red Barron Pizza Dodge 181.141 39.748
32 * 37 Tony Raines Patron Tequila/BoSPOKER.net Dodge 180.991 39.781
33 41 Casey Mears Target Dodge 180.873 39.807
34 2 Rusty Wallace Miller Lite Dodge 180.537 39.881
35 * 51 Stuart Kirby Marathon Multipower-3 Chevrolet 180.524 39.884
36 * 66 Mike Garvey # Jani-King Ford 180.415 39.908
37 88 Dale Jarrett UPS Ford 180.252 39.944
38 0 Mike Bliss Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet 180.108 39.976
39 21 Jon Wood Motorcraft Genuine Parts Ford 179.816 40.041
40 42 Jamie McMurray Home123 Dodge 179.744 40.057
41 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Budweiser Chevrolet 179.681 40.071
42 18 Bobby Labonte AsthmaControl.com Chevrolet 176.631 40.763
43 * 92 Hermie Sadler Oak Gloves Chevrolet 176.479 40.798
44 * 34 P.J. Jones peopros.com Chevrolet 176.039 40.900
DNQ * 4 John Andretti Lucas Oil/Wide Open Engy Drink Chevrolet
* - Required to qualify on time