Sunday, July 26, 2009

Mark Martin gets the pole at Indy

Mark Martin was the fastest in the delayed Sprint Cup qualifying effort on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Martin's time around the 2.5-mile historic track was 49.436 seconds, equating to a speed of 182.054 mph. That was more than a mile per hour faster than runner-up Juan Pablo Montoya. It may not see like much but in NASCAR-speak, it's a ton. If he has as much luck in the race as he did in qualifying Martin could be on his way to his fifth win of the season.
A worthy note heading into today's race, Dale Earnhardt Jr., who qualified 3rd fastest, is battling a stomach virus and said he has been vomiting and running fever. To combat the illness, he has been taking IV fluids at the care center and believes he will be okay at race time. Just in case, he has Brad Kesolowski on stand-by.

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