Veteran Mark Martin (Chevy No 5) surprised every one by grabbing the pole position of the Sharpie 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race to be held Saturday evening at the Bristol Motor Speedway.

Other surprises followed as Greg Biffle (Ford No 16) got the second starting spot followed by Scott Speed (Camry No 82), Dave Blaney (Toyota No 66) and Matt Kenseth (Ford No 17).

Series' point leader Tony Stewart (Chevy No 14) couldn’t do better than 30th.




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