Martin makes it 2 poles in a row in Bristol

Posted: 03.21.2009 at 3:32 PM

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BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) - Mark Martin has gone seven years without
winning a pole. Now he's got two in a row.

Martin has won the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway, turning a lap
at 125.773 mph on Saturday to earn the top starting spot for
Sunday's race.

It marks the first time in 20 years that Martin has won
consecutive poles. He did it at Darlington and Bristol in 1989.
The 50-year-old driver also won the pole in Atlanta two weeks ago.

Ryan Newman has qualified second and three-time defending series
champion Jimmie Johnson was third. Greg Biffle and Kasey Kahne
round out the top five.

Jeremy Mayfield and Scott Riggs are the two drivers who failed
to qualify. Both had raced their way into the season-opening
Daytona 500.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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