Dale Earnhardt Jr. did exactly what was necessary to win the pole for Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond International Raceway -- and teammate Jeff Gordon did more than enough to make Kyle Busch very nervous.
The 44th of 45 drivers to make a qualifying attempt in Friday's time trials, Earnhardt toured the .75-mile speedway in 21.526 seconds (127.023 mph) to claim his first Coors Light pole award of the season, his first at Richmond and the 11th of his career.
But it was Gordon who put himself in position for a last-ditch attempt to qualify for the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a second-place run at 126.981 mph. Gordon can dislodge Kyle Busch from the second provisional wild-card position by winning the race (if Tony Stewart remains in the top 10 in the Cup standings) or by beating Busch by more than 12 points, if no wild-card contender with one victory wins on Saturday night.
Busch posted the 15th-fastest time on Friday and will start the race 13 position...
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