Rudd Puts Wood Brothers on Pole Again
Written by John Davison · April 23, 2004
Ricky Rudd put the Wood Brothers’ car on the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Aaron’s 499. This marks the famous team’s first pole position since Buddy Baker put the No. 21 on the front row at Atlanta in March of 1984.
Rudd’s last pole was the Watkins Glen race in 2001.
Starting lineup, Aaron’s 499, Talladega Superspeedway:
Pos, Driver, Car, Time, Speed
1) Ricky Rudd, No. 21 Motorcraft/U.S. Air Force Ford, 50.089 sec, 191.180 mph
2) Michael Waltrip, No. 15 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, 50.143 sec, 190.974 mph
3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., No. 8 Budweiser Chevrolet, 50.311 sec, 190.336 mph
4) Joe Nemechek, No. 01 U.S. Army Chevrolet, 50.371 sec, 190.109 mph
5) Scott Riggs*, No. 10 Valvoline Chevrolet, 50.395 sec, 190.019 mph
6) Mark Martin, No. 6 Viagra Ford, 50.425 sec, 189.906 mph
7) Dale Jarrett, No. 88 UPS Ford, 50.434 sec, 189.872 mph
8) Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, 50.490 sec, 189.661 mph
9) Sterling Marlin, No. 40 Coors Light/Kentucky Derby Dodge, 50.527 sec, 189.522 mph
10) Ward Burton, No. 0 NetZero HiSpeed Chevrolet, 50.558 sec, 189.406 mph
11) Jeff Gordon, No. 24 DuPont/Pepsi Chevrolet, 50.561 sec, 189.395 mph
12) Elliott Sadler, No. 38 M&M’s Ford, 50.599 sec, 189.253 mph
13) Terry Labonte, No. 5 Kellogg’s Chevrolet, 50.605 sec, 189.230 mph
14) Kevin Harvick, No. 29 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet, 50.618 sec, 189.182 mph
15) Jeff Green, No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, 50.639 sec, 189.103 mph
16) Casey Mears, No. 41 Target Dodge, 50.644 sec, 189.085 mph
17) Ryan Newman, No. 12 ALLTEL Dodge, 50.675 sec, 188.969 mph
18) Robby Gordon, No. 31 Cingular Wireless Chevrolet, 50.745 sec, 188.708 mph
19) Bobby Labonte, No. 18 Wellbutrin XL Chevrolet, 50.705 sec, 188.857 mph
20) Brendan Gaughan*, No. 77 Kodak EasyShare Dodge, 50.727 sec, 188.775 mph
21) Jimmy Spencer, No. 4 Morgan-McClure Chevrolet, 50.763 sec, 188.641 mph
22) Kurt Busch, No. 97 Sharpie/IRWIN Industrial Tools Ford, 50.754 sec, 188.675 mph
23) Ricky Craven, No. 32 Tide Chevrolet, 50.778 sec, 188.586 mph
24) Kasey Kahne*, No. 9 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 50.789 sec, 188.545 mph
25) Jeff Burton, No. 99 Roundup FastAct Ford, 50.781 sec, 188.574 mph
26) Kenny Wallace, No. 00 Aaron’s Chevrolet, 50.797 sec, 188.515 mph
27) Johnny Sauter*, No. 30 America Online Chevrolet, 50.855 sec, 188.300 mph
28) Kyle Petty, No. 45 Georgia Pacific/Brawny Dodge, 50.820 sec, 188.430 mph
29) Scott Wimmer*, No. 22 Caterpillar Dodge, 50.859 sec, 188.285 mph
30) Matt Kenseth, No. 17 DeWalt Power Tools Ford, 50.863 sec, 188.270 mph
31) Jamie McMurray, No. 42 Texaco/Havoline Dodge, 50.878 sec, 188.215 mph
32) Rusty Wallace, No. 2 Miller Lite Dodge, 50.863 sec, 188.270 mph
33) Johnny Benson, No. 09 Miccosukee Gaming & Resorts Dodge, 50.896 sec, 188.148 mph
34) Eric McClure, No. 04 77sports.com/I CAN Learn Chevrolet, 50.931 sec, 188.019 mph
35) Kerry Earnhardt, No. 33 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, 50.956 sec, 187.927 mph
36) Tony Stewart, No. 20 Home Depot Chevrolet, 50.960 sec, 187.912 mph
37) Jeremy Mayfield, No. 19 Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge, 50.980 sec, 187.838 mph
38) Greg Biffle, No. 16 National Guard/Subway Ford, 50.690 sec, 188.913 mph
Provisional
39) Brian Vickers*, No. 25 GMAC Financial Services Chevrolet, 51.010 sec, 187.728 mph
40) Ken Schrader, No. 49 Schwan’s Home Service Dodge, 51.103 sec, 187.386 mph
41) Derrike Cope, No. 50 Arnold Development Companies Dodge, 51.197 sec, 187.042 mph
42) Dave Blaney, No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Dodge, 51.129 sec, 187.291 mph
43) Morgan Shepherd, No. 89 Voyles/Carter’s Royal Dispos-all Dodge, 52.312 sec, 183.056 mph
Did Not Qualify
Larry Foyt, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing Dodge, 51.470 secc, 186.050 mph
Todd Bodine, No. 98 Lucas Oil Products Ford, 52.787 sec, 181.408 mph
Kirk Shelmerdine, No. 72 2nd Chance Race Parts Ford, No Time
*: Rookie
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Amazing performances by both Rudd and the Wood Brothers.