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Team Chevy Qualifying Recap

Found September 01, 2012 on Start 'N' Park Blog: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Jeff Gordon,  Kasey Kahne,  Ryan Newman,  Danica Patrick,  Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Tony Stewart led the way for Team Chevy by putting his #14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet on the pole for Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 from the Atlanta Motor Speedway. He was followed in the top fifteen by Jeff Gordon (5th), Jimmie Johnson (8th), and Kasey Kahne (11th). Below are quotes from those drivers after their qualifying runs as well as Ryan Newman (17th), Danica Patrick (23rd), and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (35th). TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET – POLE WINNER YOU GOT A GREAT LAP IN QUALIFYING HOW ABOUT THE RACE ITSELF? “This has always been a fun place.  The slicker it gets the more fun it gets.  At least we’ve got a great starting spot for this now.” JEFF GORDON, NO. 24 DUPONT CHEVROLET – QUALIFIED FIFTH ON HIS LAP: “It was a solid lap.  I was expecting to have a little bit more grip than what we did.  I came through (turns) three and four coming to take the green and it didn’t stick as good as I was hoping.  I was fighting the wheel a little bit and I was like ‘wh...
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