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Vickers on Pole at Talladega

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By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio


Brian Vickers (left) won the pole while Jimmie Johnson (right) earned the second starting position in Saturday's chaotic and confusing qualifying session for today's NASCAR race at Talladega Superspeedway. Vickers made a lap around this 2.66-mile superspeedway at 196.129 mph during the third and final round in qualifying.


Ricky Stenhouse Jr., presently 27th in the point standings, surprisingly failed to qualify for the 500-mile race. Rookie Justin Allgaier and Joe Nemechek also did not make the starting field at Talladega.


Johnson, the six-time and defending Sprint Cup champion, posted a lap at 195.732 mph. He is currently 11th in the Chase point standings and needs to win at Talladega in order to advance into the next playoff round. A.J. Allmendinger qualified third, followed by Ryan Blaney, who finished fifth in the Camping World Truck Series race just prior to Sprint Cup qualifying. Brad Keselowski qualified third.


The other championship contenders and their starting positions include: Matt Kenseth (13th), Carl Edwards (15th) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (28th). Earnhardt is also in a must-win situation here, as he sits 12th in the Chase points.


Keselowski and Kenseth, though, will start from the rear of the field. Kenseth's team made an engine change before qualifying, while Keselowski's team replaced the alternator on his car.


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