Riggs Scores His First Pole
Written by John Davison · April 8, 2005
Scott Riggs scored his first-ever NASCAR NEXTEL Cup pole position at Martinsville Speedway with a lap of 19.588 sec/96.671 mph, bumping Ryan Newman out of the inside lane by a hair’s-breadth .003 second. Newman, in turn, edged fellow Dodge driver Jeremy Mayfield by .015 sec. Newman’s fellow Penske Racing South driver Rusty Wallace, owner of seven victories at Martinsville out of his 42 starts to date, was another .005 second back of Mayfield.
Last weekend’s double winner, Kevin Harvick, placed the No. 29 Chevy fifth on the grid with a lap of 19.648 sec/96.376 mph.
Qualifying was interrupted briefly by a rain showers but the track never really got wet in the session, allowing an almost normal qualifying session. “I think that here, winning a pole means a lot because everyone knows you’ve got a good car, you know you can go fast off the bat,” said Riggs after his Jackson Hewitt Pole Day victory.
Advance Auto Parts 500 Starting Line-Up Martinsville Speedway - Martinsville, Va.
Pos) Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Scott Riggs, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 19.588 sec, 96.671 mph
2) Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 19.591, 96.657
3) Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 19.606, 96.583
4) Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 19.611, 96.558
5) Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 19.648, 96.376
6) Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Interstate Batteries Chevrolet, 19.672, 96.259
7) Tony Stewart, No. 20 The Home Depot Chevrolet, 19.685, 96.195
8) Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard/Jackson Hewitt Ford, 19.699, 96.127
9) Kurt Busch, No. 97 Crown Royal Ford, 19.712, 96.063
10) Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 19.722, 96.015
11) Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 19.742, 95.917
12) Jason Leffler, No. 11 FedEx Express Chevrolet, 19.748, 95.888
13) Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft Quality Parts Ford, 19.753, 95.864
14) Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 19.777, 95.748
15) Mike Bliss, No. 0 Net Zero Best Buy Chevrolet, 19.778, 95.743
16) Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont Chevrolet, 19.781, 95.728
17) Travis Kvapil #, No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Eng. & Trans. Dodge, 19.787, 95.699
18) Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 19.813, 95.574
19) Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia-Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 19.817, 95.554
20) Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light Dodge, 19.837, 95.458
21) Kyle Busch #, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 19.874, 95.280
22) Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 19.876, 95.271
23) Mike Wallace, No. 4 Lucas Oil Chevrolet, 19.889, 95.208
24) Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 19.892, 95.194
25) Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 19.897, 95.170
26) Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 19.906, 95.127
27) Brian Vickers, No. 25 GMAC/ditech.com Chevrolet, 19.914, 95.089
28) Bobby Hamilton Jr., No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 19.923, 95.046
29) Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 19.931, 95.008
30) Jeff Burton, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 19.942, 94.955
31) Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 19.950, 94.917
32) Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 19.961, 94.865
33) Scott Wimmer, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 20.006, 94.652
34) Mike Garvey, No. 75 Jani-King/Rinaldi Air Conditioning Dodge, 20.014, 94.614
35) Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 20.025, 94.562
36) Carl Edwards, No. 99 Scotts Ford, 20.034, 94.519
37) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 20.040, 94.491
38) Hermie Sadler, No. 66 Peak Fitness Ford, 20.073, 94.336
39) Randy LaJoie, No. 34 Mach 1 Racing Chevrolet, 20.117, 94.129
40) Johnny Sauter, No. 09 Miccosukee Resort Dodge, 20.160, 93.929
41) Kevin Lepage, No. 37 TBA Dodge, 20.246, 93.530
42) Dave Blaney, No. 07 SKF/Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, 20.247, 93.525
43) Robby Gordon, No. 7 Harrah’s Chevrolet, 20.284, 93.354
Did Not Qualify: Stanton Barrett #; Jeff Fuller; Kirk Shelmerdine; Carl Long. #: Rookie
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