Burton Grabs The Pole And Sadler's New Ride Puts Him On The Front Row!

 

Burton nips Sadler for fourth pole
By JEFF HOOD - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Brooklyn, Mich. — The Richard Childress Racing resurgence remains in high gear.

Five days after Kevin Harvick was victorious on the road course at Watkins Glen, his RCR teammate Jeff Burton motored around the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway at 187.936 miles per hour to win the pole for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400.

It was the fourth pole position of the season for Burton, who received some timely advice from Harvick prior to his qualifying effort.

"Kevin qualified just ahead of us," said Burton, ranked fourth in the Nextel Cup standings. "He sent word down to me that the track had a tremendous amount of grip. That helped us."

Elliott Sadler was second-fastest while making his debut in the No. 19 Evernham Motorsports Dodge, just one week after former driver Jeremy Mayfield struck an out-of-court settlement with team owner Ray Evernham over his termination. continue story